A review by ellieb_reads
A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

I wanted more from this. Admittedly my expectations were set high (perhaps unfairly so)  after reading The Unmaking of June Farrow last year. It was a slow burn, and the vibes were perfect for an emotional thriller. But there was a lot of build up to big reveals that then were not fully explored the way I wanted. The romantic subplots felt like added fluff, and one in particular felt very odd given a 20 year hiatus. Adrienne Young is a beautiful writer, and this really was a gorgeous novel. But I just didn’t like the story enough.