A review by acozyadventurer
The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young
3.0
I really enjoyed this book! Thank you to Netgalley and the author for allowing me the opportunity to read it ahead of its release date.
This story has vikings, witchcraft, and plenty of mystique. It emphasizes familial love (with a tad bit of romance as well) and tests the loyalty and ethics of its characters. I loved getting pulled into the worlds of the three people groups!
I give it 3.5 stars!The only thing is that I wish I had read its predecessor first. It’s my understanding that this novel is a standalone, however it took me a while to completely understand the background of the plot. It’s my understanding that this novel is a standalone, but it was a bit difficult to completely understand the background of the plot (the different groups and way of the land), and I believe the setting was probably naturally introduced in a more easily understood way in the first book that takes place in their world.
This story has vikings, witchcraft, and plenty of mystique. It emphasizes familial love (with a tad bit of romance as well) and tests the loyalty and ethics of its characters. I loved getting pulled into the worlds of the three people groups!
I give it 3.5 stars!The only thing is that I wish I had read its predecessor first. It’s my understanding that this novel is a standalone, however it took me a while to completely understand the background of the plot. It’s my understanding that this novel is a standalone, but it was a bit difficult to completely understand the background of the plot (the different groups and way of the land), and I believe the setting was probably naturally introduced in a more easily understood way in the first book that takes place in their world.