The Girl the Sea Gave Back
by Adrienne Young
Published by Wednesday Books on September 3rd, 2019
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance
Format: ARC
Source: Kindly provided by Raincoast Books in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
Summary from Goodreads:
The new gut-wrenching epic from the New York Times bestselling author of Sky in the Deep.
For as long as she can remember, Tova has lived among the Svell, the people who found her washed ashore as a child and use her for her gift as a Truthtongue. Her own home and clan are long-faded memories, but the sacred symbols and staves inked over every inch of her skin mark her as one who can cast the rune stones and see into the future. She has found a fragile place among those who fear her, but when two clans to the east bury their age-old blood feud and join together as one, her world is dangerously close to collapse.
For the first time in generations, the leaders of the Svell are divided. Should they maintain peace or go to war with the allied clans to protect their newfound power? And when their chieftain looks to Tova to cast the stones, she sets into motion a series of events that will not only change the landscape of the mainland forever but will give her something she believed she could never have again—a home.
Review
The Girl the Sea Gave Back is a spin-off of Adrienne Young's Sky in the Deep.
With an amazing setting and highly captivating plot, one could only anticipate the two lovers falling for each other and following their destiny. However, the romance never really took off and became diluted as the story continued to progress. This left the romance feeling unimportant to the overall scheme of things. It also seemed as if, in contrast to Young's previous work, it was more driven on the characters than the plot itself. While I enjoyed learning about the two main characters, Tova and Halvard, and reading scenes from both of their perspectives, I felt as if they were at times overly serious. As one gained a better understanding about the characters' past, one was also able to observe the lack of personality both characters had. This can makes the story less immersive as they are not able to relate to the characters and/or feel for the characters. I was a bit disappointed as I felt that the book had more potential than just what was on the pages. Though the viking folklore was engrossing, the
Overall, it was an okay story that was interesting to read but had more potential.
Rating
★★★★
About the Author
New York Times bestselling author of SKY IN THE DEEP, THE GIRL THE SEA GAVE BACK & the upcoming FABLE duology from Wednesday Books. Agent: Barbara Poelle, IGLAAdrienne Young is a born and bred Texan turned California girl. She is a foodie with a deep love of history and travel and a shameless addiction to coffee. When she’s not writing, you can find her on her yoga mat, scouring antique fairs for old books, sipping wine over long dinners, or disappearing into her favorite art museums. She lives with her documentary filmmaker husband and their four little wildlings beneath the West Coast sun.
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