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A review by elfbread
The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young
2.0
Can we start with how BEAUTIFUL this cover is? The art instantly grabbed my attention. Plus, I really enjoyed [b:Sky in the Deep|34726469|Sky in the Deep|Adrienne Young|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1508350209l/34726469._SY75_.jpg|55907957], so I was excited to read this one.
When I first started reading, I was a little frustrated that I didn't know or couldn't remember who the characters were (looking at you Myra). The exceptions were the main characters from [b:Sky in the Deep|34726469|Sky in the Deep|Adrienne Young|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1508350209l/34726469._SY75_.jpg|55907957], but the minor characters I had totally forgotten. This ended up not being too much of an issue, as the main characters in [b:The Girl the Sea Gave Back: A Novel|42867937|The Girl the Sea Gave Back A Novel|Adrienne Young|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1550596899l/42867937._SY75_.jpg|55914969] are either new, or were significant in the previous book.
I ended up taking a week's break from this book, because I was feeling a bit burnt out and was struggling to pay attention to the story. After taking a break and reading something from an entirely different genre, I picked this one up where I left off and found out that it wasn't just me, it was the story line. I continued to have trouble staying focused while reading. I think the story was not as well developed as the previous novel and the story seemed very simplistic and linear. There was no major surprise in the story (the ending was easy to predict). Halvard and Tova were not a realistic coupling to me and I did not feel connected to their relationship.
I enjoy [a:Adrienne Young|16640489|Adrienne Young|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1554841626p2/16640489.jpg]'s writing style and thought the world she created in [b:Sky in the Deep|34726469|Sky in the Deep|Adrienne Young|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1508350209l/34726469._SY75_.jpg|55907957] was well developed, but this one was just a miss for me.
When I first started reading, I was a little frustrated that I didn't know or couldn't remember who the characters were (looking at you Myra). The exceptions were the main characters from [b:Sky in the Deep|34726469|Sky in the Deep|Adrienne Young|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1508350209l/34726469._SY75_.jpg|55907957], but the minor characters I had totally forgotten. This ended up not being too much of an issue, as the main characters in [b:The Girl the Sea Gave Back: A Novel|42867937|The Girl the Sea Gave Back A Novel|Adrienne Young|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1550596899l/42867937._SY75_.jpg|55914969] are either new, or were significant in the previous book.
I ended up taking a week's break from this book, because I was feeling a bit burnt out and was struggling to pay attention to the story. After taking a break and reading something from an entirely different genre, I picked this one up where I left off and found out that it wasn't just me, it was the story line. I continued to have trouble staying focused while reading. I think the story was not as well developed as the previous novel and the story seemed very simplistic and linear. There was no major surprise in the story (the ending was easy to predict). Halvard and Tova were not a realistic coupling to me and I did not feel connected to their relationship.
I enjoy [a:Adrienne Young|16640489|Adrienne Young|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1554841626p2/16640489.jpg]'s writing style and thought the world she created in [b:Sky in the Deep|34726469|Sky in the Deep|Adrienne Young|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1508350209l/34726469._SY75_.jpg|55907957] was well developed, but this one was just a miss for me.