If you like Below Deck and White Lotus, you’ll love Salty. The story follows two sisters, Helen and Denise, as they work together for the first time to charter a yacht for the Falcon Family who coincidently mowed down their childhood home to build condos with a a problematic lagoon. The Falcons shady real estate dealings, and own personal gains, come to the surface and culminate with showing just how far they’ll go to keep their secrets.

This book was a like, not love for me. There are a variety of characters in the book and often times it was difficult to discern who was narrating a chapter. Helen was undoubtably my favorite character and I did find myself laughing out loud during points of the book. It felt a little long in the middle and then a rushed ending where it jumped to an unspecified time in the future with a snapshot of where everyone is now. I would have loved to hear more about the drama and fall out after the storm and what transpired.

Thanks to NetGalley and HarperVia for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Tongue-in-cheek, hilariously sharp, and brimming with maritime mayhem, Salty is exactly as its title suggests—a bitingly funny, deliciously cynical look at the ultra-wealthy and their scandalous messes.

Captain Denise is far more at ease wrangling a stingray than entertaining yacht guests. With years of experience navigating the Caribbean, she’s kept her career afloat by following one golden rule: never mix with the owners. That is, until her recently fired, walking-disaster sister Helen shows up to work for her, dragging chaos right onto Denise’s meticulously maintained decks.

Their first gig? Hosting the Falcon family, shady real estate developers who, as fate would have it, bulldozed the sisters' childhood home to build luxury condos. But when one of the Falcons’ newest buildings collapses—and a dead body washes up with it—Denise and Helen are thrown into a storm of corruption, cover-ups, and questionable guests, including the insufferably obnoxious Tom and his suspiciously sweet fiancée, Poppy.

Kate Myers delivers a laugh-out-loud, whip-smart mystery with the perfect mix of family dysfunction, social satire, and high-seas suspense. With a cast of deliciously awful one-percenters and a pair of sisters who are equal parts flawed and entertaining, Salty is a must-read for anyone who loves sharp-witted capers with a side of revenge served briny and cold.

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Quick read! Salty by Kate Myers is a sharp, funny mystery that perfectly skewers influencer culture. When a struggling YouTuber joins an exclusive cruise, she expects luxury—not murder. With witty dialogue, biting satire, and plenty of twists, it’s a fast, fun read that keeps you hooked.

Mix White Lotus and Below Deck together, add privilege, environmental concern, relationships, wealth and a dash of satire and you have Salty, the read of the summer and every season to come. Denise, a yacht captain and her sister Helen, a yachtie, have been estranged but now unite over development plans for their peninsula home. Somehow (we can guess) the uber rich Falcon family has received permission to develop the fragile peninsula ecosystem into a condo/lagoon community. This will not go well. The Falcons, foreseeing problems, begin to transfer property to their hapless, soon-to-be daughter-in-law Poppy. Problems ensue.

Salty is a delectable read that should go to the top of your TBR pile! A tropical location next to a marina and boating life combine with unforgettable characters. Denise and Helen try hard to repair their relationship and be a family again. And Poppy, Poppy is amazed by her sudden wealth and blinded by Falcon manipulation. Her fiancé Tim, although truly obnoxious, uses creative speech “absofruitly” “gird your groins” “Beverly Hills Pop” that makes him laugh-out-loud funny. No spoilers here. Just go to the library or nearest bookstore and put in an order for Salty. You’ll thank me. Publishes June 24. 5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, HarperVia and Kate Myers for this ARC.

this was a good book! It was full of so many funny moments, and the pacing of this book was really good. I liked the themes of friendship, losing, moving on, and rebuilding! It was an entertaining book and I enjoyed reading it!!

Thank you to NetGalley, to the author, and to the publisher for this complimentary ARC in exchange for my honest review!!!

Denise is a no-nonsense boat captain and her younger sister, Helen, is more of a free-spirited social butterfly who also works on boats. When Helen begs Denise for a job, they find themselves reconnecting and uniting against a common enemy - the Falcons. The Falcons are real estate magnates who destroyed Denise’s and Helen’s childhood home and are currently mixed up in another shady deal…

Salty is funny, a bit mysterious, and a lot of fun. I enjoyed getting to know Denise and Helen (and Randy and others) and how they teamed up to take down the Falcons.

Thank you to HarperVia and NetGalley for the opportunity to read a copy.

At first I thought this was going to be a serious book, and then it turned out to be pretty funny. I enjoyed the exploration of sisterhood and how working together towards a common goal can happen despite differences. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

This novel is set at a tropical marina where two estranged sisters, Denise and Helen, reunite to work on a luxury yacht. They team up to take down the yacht's owners, the family who ruined their childhood home. Oh, and a body shows up too—maybe connected, maybe not.

I had a blast with this book. The ensemble cast of characters was so much fun, especially Poppy, the fiancé of the rich family Denise and Helen are investigating. The characters and the imagery were great, but I did struggle a bit with the plot. I liked that some details were glossed over—I didn’t want to get bogged down in too much—but it was almost too streamlined. Even though I tried to just go with it, there were some plot holes that stood out. I think a bit more detail or less complexity in the plot would’ve made it come across more as humorous fiction.

This novel publishes June 24. Thanks @netgalley for the gifted advanced copy.

I really enjoyed Myers' debut novel, Excavations, so highly recommend reading that one while waiting for this one to publish!

SALTY has an intriguing premise of two estranged sisters who are forced together working on a yacht for the wealthy real estate family who ended up demolishing their childhood home. A risky romance, a dead body, and chaos ensues. A nice dash of suspense and commentary on working class working for the rich. I didn't particularly find myself caring about any of characters, so it felt more of a read to me rather than living in their world, but I can see others enjoying it.

3.5 stars rounded to 4.

Thank you to HarperVia and NetGalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

Okay this book was so funny! I loved the sister relationship and how it was portrayed. I love that they are total different but come together to take down the shady Falcon family. I loved all the multiple points of view. This book is very much about the rich vs the working class people. I loved that this book had it all- drama, mystery, murder, laughs, love. I think this is the perfect beach read for summer!

Wow! What can I say about Kate Myer’s latest novel, *Salty*? This sarcastic, hilarious page-turner feels like it could be the love child of John Oliver's wit, mixed with *The White Lotus*and *Triangle of Sadness.*

The novel is told from multiple points of view and revolves around two estranged, polar opposite sisters who reunite to take down the owner of a luxury yacht who has bought and ruined their childhood home. Readers also get to know the real estate moguls, the Falcons, their arrogant son, his naive but lovable fiancée, and the family's devious entourage.

Like *The White Lotus* or *Triangle of Sadness* you get beachy vibes that are beautifully interwoven with themes of working-class struggles versus wealthy patrons. This read is well-written, fun, and suspenseful especialy because of the play in time/sequence of events mixed with the multiple POVs.

I would love to buy this as an audiobook to experience the cast of characters and their hilarity. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and would highly recommend it to others. Thank you to HarperVia and NetGalley for this perfect beach read! I definitely am going back to read Myers’ Excavations.