A review by amiascah
The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

The Girl the Sea Gave Back is a continuation of the story from Sky in the Deep, you wouldn't know it from reading the blurb which only mentions a new character Tova, but I was pleasantly surprised to learn that half the book is from Harvard's point of view, the younger brother to Fiske, from the first book. As always it seems with a book from Adrienne Young I found it very compelling and enchanting. I didn't enjoy it as much as I enjoyed Eelyn's story, which was more of a strait forward tale of two viking clans in a generational blood feud that was slowly wiping out both groups of people. This second instalment is less gritty, less blood thirsty but much more mystical and mysterious. A lot of Tova is unsure and her origins are as much a mystery to her as they are to the reader. I actually found seeing the snippets of how to two feeding clans have merged to be the most interesting parts, most of the bits with the Svell brothers didn't hold my interest.