A review by princessgirlypop
Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

I listened to the audiobook and loved it! (I’m usually not a fan of audiobooks)
Usually I’m a sucker for romance but in this book I enjoyed the non-romantic relationships more than the romantic one. The friendships and family bonds were so well-written and I was so invested in them! Especially the sibling bond between Eerie and Eelyn, I was so moved by the way their relationship evolved throughout the book. Also the friendship between Mira and Eelyn was so beautiful and made me cry. I cannot praise the writing of the relationships enough, it was amazing! I also really enjoyed the fight scenes, they were really descriptive and suspenseful. 

My only critiques were that I don’t think this book should be classified as YA. Yes Eelyn is 17 but it was really graphically violent as well as other aspects I think go more with adult books. Also, I think the book could’ve benefitted from being longer. This is because I personally wouldn’t cut anything from the book, but I think the romance could’ve been more fleshed out and the ending felt slightly rushed to me. Lastly I saw it was classified as fantasy, but there really wasn’t any explicit fantasy aspects. It’s not a big deal but if you were hoping for fantasy that might disappoint. However these critiques are really minor, overall I still really enjoyed the book and would recommend it! 
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