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Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

27 reviews

dragon_named_fox's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Trafficking, Blood, Murder, Xenophobia, Torture, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault

geminisoul's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved everything about this book. From the descriptions of the world it's set in to the relationships and depth of feeling that the characters showed. It does have very violent scenes but if that doesn't bother you I would highly recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Blood, Death, Violence, Body horror, and War

caffinatedslug's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Torture, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Gore, Slavery, and Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy and Sexual assault

jackiepreston's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, War, Slavery, Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual assault, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death

Minor: Death of parent

r_j_setser's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

 I didn't realize how many of Adrienne Young's books were on my TBR until recently, but somehow this one made it to the top of my list. Sky in the Deep is my first read of hers and I want to binge all of her books now!

Sky in the Deep is such a fresh YA Fantasy compared to what I've been reading lately. It's a simple, straightforward plot that is both exciting and easy to follow. I loved the sibling's relationship. I loved the portrayal of how intimate friendship looks, both male friendships and female friendships. And of course, the romance was very natural and sweet.

The Viking clan theme is one of my favorites and this one was done very well. And the parents that are in this? Viking parents have always been some of my favorites in literature and the parents in this book are no different. I kept picturing Hiccup's dad from How to Train Your Dragon whenever Eelyn mentioned her father. The family dynamics are just so nice in this book. Highly recommend it to lovers of Viking fantasy!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore and Torture

Minor: Rape

Content warnings: Spice levels are very low, two semi-detailed kissing scenes and implied/fade-to-black seggsy scenes. There are also a couple of suggestive, sexual harassment comments made, as well as an attempted r*pe scene. Gore levels, however, are very high with battle scenes very descriptive and some torturous acts made by the main character. This is very unlike me, but I cannot for the life of me remember if there was any cursing... If there was, it would've been mild enough that I overlooked it. But I truly don't think there was any language.

gabrielle_reads_a_lot's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Death, Violence, Sexual harassment, Torture, Kidnapping, and Gore

Minor: Sexual violence

serendipity_94's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death, Blood, and Abandonment

booktrovertreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Torture, and War

Minor: Sexual harassment

enchantedelfie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Sexual violence, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Abandonment, Animal death, Mental illness, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault