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The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young

11 reviews

geminisoul's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed this books- I just wish there was more of it! I felt like it moved so fast and i just would have like to spend more time in the world really building the characters and their development up. Either way it was a great read! 
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caffinatedslug's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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readwithsuzanna's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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stardust_heidi's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Really enjoyed this one, though it was quite a different feel from the first book in the series. I love Tova and Halvard a lot. 
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lktx's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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kayyyqgilbs's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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the_books_music_life's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The Girl the Sea Gave Back is dual pov and follows Halvard from the first book as a young adult and a young Kyrr girl named Tova. 
 
So far I don’t really care for this story and I contemplated for a while if I was going to DNF this. I looked at reviews and most of them were mixed, I tried to find a spoiler one so I could know what happened. The only reason I didn’t DNF this one was because I wanted to know how it ended. 
 
I do like how Halvard gets his own story and I like the small bits we are told about what happened to the characters from the first book. 
 
The action and fight scenes are more thought out, last longer, and are, in my opinion, better than the first book. But just like the first book The Girl the Sea Gave Back is character driven and not plot so it took a while for anything to really happen. 
 
There are some things that happen in this book that you have to suspend your disbelief on, both because it’s just not possible and because it’s not explained. 
 
If you are looking for a romance or even a slight one this isn’t the book for you. This books main focus is the conflict, the action, and the main characters. 
 
I would recommend the audiobook if you are like me and have a hard time pronouncing things because let me tell you, the way things are spelled in this book isn’t how they’re actually pronounced.
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steffandbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I feel like I just watched an Episode of Vikings and I loved every second of it. But only an Episode, not an entire season. Contrary to Sky in the Deep, which took place over the span of several months, the story of Tova and Halvan took place over a couple of days. While we had glimpses of flashbacks to 13 years ago, 10 years ago, 7 years ago and 3 years ago, it was a fast paced story. 
I loved to see how Halvan‘s story developed to him being a full grown man instead of the so far helpless little brother in Sky in the Deep. I loved that we saw glimpses of characters we already knew. I loved their big family, how everyone came together besides not being blood related. 
I loved that we got to see the seer side in this story and how Tova‘s and Halvan‘s fates were intertwined.
I need more of these stories please!
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wolf013's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-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? No

4.75

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bailee_c's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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