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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Arc review - thank you to Adrienne Young and Quercus for sending me an arc copy in exchange for an honest review.
A Sea of Unspoken Things follows James who returns to her hometown after the sudden death of her twin brother looking for answers surrounding his death that even she’s not sure she’s ready for.
To say I am an Adrienne Young fan, is a huge understatement. The way that she writes characters and compelling storylines with her ability to draw you in makes her one of the best storytellers that I have ever read, this small town mystery novel is no exception to that.
This was a beautiful, emotional, heartfelt story, one I wanted to savour every word of. I could get lost in Adrienne Young’s atmospheric prose, whilst I was desperate to unravel the mystery I did not want to turn the last page.
Her imagery and reflection on the characters is nothing like any other author I’ve read. In this book, the magical elements were very subtle (think ghost/memory of your deceased loved one trying to communicate and help solve the mystery) The focus was on the relationships between the characters and the mystery element of the story rather than full on fantasy. This read much more like a contemporary mystery novel than a fantasy, but for me this was perfect.
Don’t go in to this book expecting a thrilling action packed adventure book - that’s not what this story is. Adrienne wrote this book for her twin brother Adam, and I could really feel the personal touch to the emotions and the first hand experience of the relationship between twin siblings.
The romantic interest between James and Micah was beautiful, I love a second chance romance, seeing how they fell in love before and how the relationship changes and develops so many years down the line. I really felt the connection and heartfelt emotion to getting back someone you once thought lost to you forever.
“We could fill an ocean with the things we never said”
Whilst it begins fairly slow paced the story picked up in the second half with gripping twists and developments that had me really questioning the characters and feeling every emotion with James questioning how well can you truly know someone.
This book stayed with me long after finishing as Adrienne’s novels always do. I was emotionally invested in James’ story and was relieved that she found herself and her happy ending.
A Sea of Unspoken Things follows James who returns to her hometown after the sudden death of her twin brother looking for answers surrounding his death that even she’s not sure she’s ready for.
To say I am an Adrienne Young fan, is a huge understatement. The way that she writes characters and compelling storylines with her ability to draw you in makes her one of the best storytellers that I have ever read, this small town mystery novel is no exception to that.
This was a beautiful, emotional, heartfelt story, one I wanted to savour every word of. I could get lost in Adrienne Young’s atmospheric prose, whilst I was desperate to unravel the mystery I did not want to turn the last page.
Her imagery and reflection on the characters is nothing like any other author I’ve read. In this book, the magical elements were very subtle (think ghost/memory of your deceased loved one trying to communicate and help solve the mystery) The focus was on the relationships between the characters and the mystery element of the story rather than full on fantasy. This read much more like a contemporary mystery novel than a fantasy, but for me this was perfect.
Don’t go in to this book expecting a thrilling action packed adventure book - that’s not what this story is. Adrienne wrote this book for her twin brother Adam, and I could really feel the personal touch to the emotions and the first hand experience of the relationship between twin siblings.
The romantic interest between James and Micah was beautiful, I love a second chance romance, seeing how they fell in love before and how the relationship changes and develops so many years down the line. I really felt the connection and heartfelt emotion to getting back someone you once thought lost to you forever.
“We could fill an ocean with the things we never said”
Whilst it begins fairly slow paced the story picked up in the second half with gripping twists and developments that had me really questioning the characters and feeling every emotion with James questioning how well can you truly know someone.
This book stayed with me long after finishing as Adrienne’s novels always do. I was emotionally invested in James’ story and was relieved that she found herself and her happy ending.
it was fine. i did see part of the mystery coming but it still felt satisfying and complete while the other half was just... there. also, johnny's character was just not quite there for me. nothing new got turned up about, his role in the story was ultimately insignificant. i wish the author went a different route with that.
