Review of Honey And Salt

[Kaushiki Parihar]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Honey And Salt" by David Perlmutter.]

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2 out of 4 stars

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Olivia Thrift, secretly known as Captain Fantastic, is a pre-teen from Manitoba, Canada, who gets her superpowers from Lightsound, an alien who resides in all communication devices. She is excited to attend her first meeting with the Canadian Consortium of Super-heroines. At the convention, Olivia meets and befriends her role model, Gerda Munsinger, also known as Muscle Girl. However, suddenly Captain Fantastic’s most despised enemy, Gridiron Girl, appears at the Consortium. She provokes Olivia into fighting a losing battle with her. Tricked by her enemy, Olivia loses her confidence and powers. She loses her ability to become Captain Fantastic again. Meanwhile, the Merch (a villainous group of men) has kidnapped the super-heroines of the Canadian Consortium. Now, what will happen to Captain Fantastic? Will she die from her enemy’s hands? How will she save her fellow heroines from the Merch?

Honey And Salt is a superheroic science fiction fantasy novella by David Perlmutter. The novella is a 140-page short read comprising 10 chapters. The story is narrated from Olivia’s perspective. Friendship, superheroes, and girl power are the main themes of the book.

What I appreciate the most in the book are its genuine and compassionate young characters. Thoughtfully and meticulously, David has developed each character in the book, including the supporting characters. Every character has its own past story, strengths, and weaknesses described in the book. The background and surroundings are also just perfectly described. I also liked David’s frank and casual writing style, which captivated me from the first page. The twists and turns in the plot were also compelling.

Though I enjoyed reading this book, I also found some flaws in it. Firstly, I didn’t like the plain and dull cover and title of the book. Judging from the book’s cover and title, I thought it to be a poetry book, and if not so, a sad yet motivating non-fiction book, but it was none. Though David has explained the meaning of the book’s title in chapter 4, it is still beguiling. Another thing that perplexed me is the unclear target audience for the novella. Reading starting chapters of the book, I thought young adults will enjoy this book. But in the last chapters, the mature conversations make it suitable for adults. Additionally, the author has used many abbreviated forms and Canadian words, most of which I was unable to comprehend.

Unfortunately, I found more than 10 errors in the book. Therefore, I rate Honey And Salt 2 out of 4 stars. I enjoyed and liked the novel; however, I cannot overlook the negatives. Consequently, I couldn’t rate it any higher. Finally, I detected profanity but no sexual content in the book. For that reason, I recommend this book to 16+ teenagers and to those who enjoy superheroic fantasies.

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[Ruchi Raina]

This book sounds great. Captain Fantastic and Muscle Girl seem like awesome superheroines. How will Olivia gain back her powers? Thanks for the beautiful review.

[Prarthna]

I concur with you, I thought this would be a poetry book judging from the title. Apart from that, this seems to be an interesting book full of twists and turns. Thanks for your wonderful review.

[zainherb]

Cool.
I agree with you about the cover and title. It is rather plain for a fantasy book.
It sounds like an interesting book With the superhero stuff.
I might give it a try.
Thanks for the honest review.

[Kaushiki Parihar]

Cool.
I agree with you about the cover and title. It is rather plain for a fantasy book.
It sounds like an interesting book With the superhero stuff.
I might give it a try.
Thanks for the honest review.

I'm glad you liked my review. Thank you for stopping by and commenting.

[Victor Jerry I]

I’m wondering what the result of mixing honey and salt would give. This book sounds like a really interesting science fiction. I would love to meet Lightsound, an alien who resides in all communication devices. I’m wondering if he exists in my phone.

[Astral Magi]

A pity about the cover and the multiple errors. It still sounds like a great story. Thank you for an insightful review.

[Kaushiki Parihar]

I’m wondering what the result of mixing honey and salt would give. This book sounds like a really interesting science fiction. I would love to meet Lightsound, an alien who resides in all communication devices. I’m wondering if he exists in my phone.

I don't think it's a great idea to mix honey and salt. But, I want to beware you of Lightsound. You never know when will he pops out of your phone.
Thank you for reading my review and your comment.

[NancyDrew12]

I love the name of this novel but I cant really explain why. However, I cant say that it really made me think of superheroes nor superpowers. Maybe a nice cooking book or some kind of romance novel? Anyhow, thank you for your honest review!

[Prisallen]

This sounds like it could be a wonderful book for teenagers and older who enjoy heroines who have super powers, but the profanities need to be removed and the errors fixed in order to attract a wider audience. Excellent review!

[G D H]

Perfectly simple, and nailed.
Judging from your remarkably honest review, David Pelmutter's Honey and Salt does have some true fantastical honey to lick up.

Would work for kids, they don't need the salt (deep content and polish); maybe for teens too. Young, informed adults are the only problemꟷwe lick up too much of salt! Not good David, you've gone and made our dear Kaushiki Parihar stuck as to whom deserves the most recommendation.

In all, thanks for your review.

[VictoriousReader]

The story is captivating. I actually like the book cover; it's plain and simple even though the title does not seem to corelate with the storyline.

[Unosthetic]

Captain Fantastic sounds familiar, hmm. I liked the simplicity of the book cover. Thanks for the great review.

[kdstrack]

I am curious about Olivia's efforts to get her superpowers back. Great writing to pique our curious minds! I agree with your comments about the book's cover. So, I am also curious about what the author said about why he chose it for this book. Thanks for the mysterious and suspenseful review!

[Jim Michael M]

Ah, this book uses metaphorical representations through utilizing science fictions. Superbly interesting. Want to read it now.