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A Sea of Unspoken Things
by Adrienne Young
3.5⭐️ I was so excited for this one, I was lucky enough to get this on audio on its release day from Libby but it ultimately didn’t live up to my excited expectations. I LOVED The Unmaking of June Farrow, as that was my first Adrienne Young book. Then I read Spells for Forgetting and I didn’t love that nearly as much and if you’ve read them both - this one is closer in feel to Spells for Forgetting. It is definitely a murder mystery, set in a very atmospheric remote mountainous town with little to no magical realism that I’d come to love and expect from an Adrienne Young book. This is a super slow burn about James (a girl), looking into the death of her twin in the town they grew up. It is about familial connections, small town loyalties/secrets, second chance romance and finding the place you belong.
The first 60% moved at a pretty slow pace but I was engaged the entire time, setting up it’s characters, the backstories and initial investigation into Johnny’s death - then it hits the 60% mark and moves at a much quicker pace with one twist after another unfolding. It was a little jarring but still fun. Once the whodunit parts hit, I was scratching my head… I didn’t see it coming but it was also so far out of left field that it was almost too unrealistic. I wanted to care more for the story but it just fell a little flat in the end as it was just an OK/average story. I will continue to be the first to read Adrienne’s books and hope for the magic I know is possible with her books.
The audio was excellent, it kept me engaged considering the slow pacing. I tried to read this at the same time, but I probably would have DNFed it if I only read it and ended up returning the book early in favor of the audio.
This was my 3rd book of 2025
Format: Audio - Libby (library)
The first 60% moved at a pretty slow pace but I was engaged the entire time, setting up it’s characters, the backstories and initial investigation into Johnny’s death - then it hits the 60% mark and moves at a much quicker pace with one twist after another unfolding. It was a little jarring but still fun. Once the whodunit parts hit, I was scratching my head… I didn’t see it coming but it was also so far out of left field that it was almost too unrealistic. I wanted to care more for the story but it just fell a little flat in the end as it was just an OK/average story. I will continue to be the first to read Adrienne’s books and hope for the magic I know is possible with her books.
The audio was excellent, it kept me engaged considering the slow pacing. I tried to read this at the same time, but I probably would have DNFed it if I only read it and ended up returning the book early in favor of the audio.
This was my 3rd book of 2025
Format: Audio - Libby (library)