Book Review: "The Salt-Black Tree" by Lilith Saintcrow

 What happens when you find a way to save your loved one… but the price might not be worth it—the stunning conclusion to New York Times bestseller Lilith Saintcrow’s The Dead God’s Heart

Nat Drozdova has crossed half the continent in search of the stolen Dead God’s Heart, the only thing powerful enough to trade for her beautiful, voracious, dying mother’s life. Yet now she knows the secret of her own birth—and that she’s been lied to all her young life.

The road to the Heart ends at the Salt-Black Tree, but to find it Nat must pay a deadly price. Pursued by mouthless shadows hungry for the blood of new divinity as well as the razor-wielding god of thieves, Nat is on her own. Her journey leads through a wilderness of gods old and new, across a country as restless as its mortal inhabitants, and it’s too late to back out now.

Blood may not always prevail. Magic might not always work. And the young Drozdova is faced with an impossible choice: Save her mother’s very existence…

…or accept the consequences of her own. - from Netgalley.com 

This eARC was provided by Netgalley.com and I am providing an unbiased review.

I was so happy when I was given the chance to read this book! This is the kind of fantasy story I love to read, especially when we are dealing with divinities of all sorts, and just how one could imagine them getting along with one another. This centers more around the Baba Yaga and seasonal aspects more than other 'gods' but still brings a somewhat humorous interaction amongst the characters. I have enjoyed Saintcrow's previous books, and though this one seems to wrap up the story of Nat (one could hope for future tales?) I would look forward to more from this author.