Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei

SALTCROP by Yume Kitasei (The Deep Sky and The Stardust Grail ) has a beautiful cover. The story centers on three sisters living in a dystopian world. I listed to the audiobook which is narrated by Eunice Wong and she did an excellent job of relating the story. Unfortunately, it just seemed really slow and rather sad. Two of the sisters, Carmen and Skipper travel around the coast in search of their missing sister Nora. No one has heard from her in a long time and their only clues point to extending the dangerous voyage with little hope of success. Instead, they will potentially be sacrificing access to much needed medical help and a steady job for Carmen. The publisher describes this text as “an epic journey spanning oceans and continents and a wistful rumination on sisterhood, friendship, and ecological disaster.” It is all that – just too slow and potentially heartbreaking for me. Kirkus (“the sisters’ world is one full of both darkness and hope”), Library Journal ([about] “family bonds and ordinary people fighting corporate greed, sure to appeal to fans of Carrie Vaughn's Bannerless and Cory Doctorow's Walkaway”) and Publishers Weekly (“moving portrayal of sibling dynamics set in a disturbing near future”) all gave SALTCROP starred reviews so have a look (or a listen) and decide for yourself.