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A review by scepter
The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young
5.0
The Girl The Sea Gave Back is such a wonderful companion book to Sky in the Deep.
Adrienne Young wrote another beautiful, bloody, fragile, viking story that is again full with themes of family, roots and war. But this book is also full of superstition, rune casting, seers and gods.
The story returns to the harsh world of Sky in the Deep and is told alternating between Halvard, who we met before as a child and is now a young man, and Tova, the mysterious girl the sea gave back and who has to find her place in this world of different clans and brutal fights.
I love how the reader sees the events unfold, told from Halvard's and Tova's point of view and how we get to meet Eelyn, Fiske, Iri and some other beloved characters again briefly but in special moments.
There is also a new clan, the mysterious and superstitious people of the Kyrr, who will play an important role and who are so intriguing.
Adrienne Young has woven a tale of fate, belief and of how important it is to know ones heritage and that found family can be just as important as true family.
The Girl The Sea Gave Back is a book that's as strong and compelling as Sky in the Deep without relying too heavy on Adrienne's debut novel. There are some beloved characters returning but they never take away the spotlight from Tova or Halvard.
This is fully their story of coming into their own and taking fate into their own hands.
I hope there will be another book sometime in the future because I have a feeling that their story isn't over yet.
Thank you so much to the publisher and Netgalley for granting my wish and sending me an eARC in exchange for a honest review!
Adrienne Young wrote another beautiful, bloody, fragile, viking story that is again full with themes of family, roots and war. But this book is also full of superstition, rune casting, seers and gods.
The story returns to the harsh world of Sky in the Deep and is told alternating between Halvard, who we met before as a child and is now a young man, and Tova, the mysterious girl the sea gave back and who has to find her place in this world of different clans and brutal fights.
I love how the reader sees the events unfold, told from Halvard's and Tova's point of view and how we get to meet Eelyn, Fiske, Iri and some other beloved characters again briefly but in special moments.
There is also a new clan, the mysterious and superstitious people of the Kyrr, who will play an important role and who are so intriguing.
Adrienne Young has woven a tale of fate, belief and of how important it is to know ones heritage and that found family can be just as important as true family.
The Girl The Sea Gave Back is a book that's as strong and compelling as Sky in the Deep without relying too heavy on Adrienne's debut novel. There are some beloved characters returning but they never take away the spotlight from Tova or Halvard.
This is fully their story of coming into their own and taking fate into their own hands.
I hope there will be another book sometime in the future because I have a feeling that their story isn't over yet.
Thank you so much to the publisher and Netgalley for granting my wish and sending me an eARC in exchange for a honest review!