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A review by kayladaniella
The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young
2.0
“There’s no need to go looking for war. War is faithful to come looking for us time and again.”
The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young is the sequel to Sky in the Deep. It takes place 10 years later, with new characters. This book was bleak.
Genre: YA Fantasy
Type: 2nd in a duology
POV: 2 POV's, first person, past tense
Age Rating: 12-18 years old
~Synopsis~
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. 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. 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.
“The Spinners were wise, but they weren’t always kind. Sometimes fate was a tangled knot. Sometimes it was a noose. Or a net. But sometimes, it was the rope that pulled you from the sinking deep.”
~Writing and Setting~
This is the fourth book by Young that I read and the worst written. I couldn't focus when reading it and I wasn't motivated to keep on reading. The writing was all over the place and the setting was basically nonexistent.
“They weren’t afraid of battle. They were afraid of losing what they loved. And that’s what made them brave in battle.”
~Plot~
There was hardly a plot. Or at least a plot I understood. Suddenly there was magic and fate reading in this world, in which the previous book there wasn't. It was confusing and didn't make sense. I couldn't understand the motives. There was no unique twists or really any twists at all. And the romance was forced.
“There will always be war, Halvard. War is easy. It comes again and again, like waves to a shore.”
~Characters~
It was a shame because I really liked Halvard character in the last book. But, he was eight and now he's eighteen. He's become extremely unlikable and acted like a weak little boy. I didn't like him. Tova was even worse. She was confusing. She was the misunderstood girl who doesn't belong and it just didn't fit. The only characters I liked were Eelyn and Fiske who were barely briefly mentioned, but I was so excited to learn that they were married! For me, the once sentence where Fiske called Eelyn his wife was the best part about this book.
“They weren’t afraid of battle. They were afraid of losing what they loved. And that’s what made them brave in battle.”
~Overall~
The Girl the Sea Gave Back was an extremely disappointing sequel. I disliked the characters, the conflict, and simply did not understand it. I expected more from Young.
“You’ve made me a bringer of death, Jorrund. And there’s no offering of reparation for a crime like that."
1.5/5 stars
The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young is the sequel to Sky in the Deep. It takes place 10 years later, with new characters. This book was bleak.
Genre: YA Fantasy
Type: 2nd in a duology
POV: 2 POV's, first person, past tense
Age Rating: 12-18 years old
~Synopsis~
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. 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. 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.
“The Spinners were wise, but they weren’t always kind. Sometimes fate was a tangled knot. Sometimes it was a noose. Or a net. But sometimes, it was the rope that pulled you from the sinking deep.”
~Writing and Setting~
This is the fourth book by Young that I read and the worst written. I couldn't focus when reading it and I wasn't motivated to keep on reading. The writing was all over the place and the setting was basically nonexistent.
“They weren’t afraid of battle. They were afraid of losing what they loved. And that’s what made them brave in battle.”
~Plot~
There was hardly a plot. Or at least a plot I understood. Suddenly there was magic and fate reading in this world, in which the previous book there wasn't. It was confusing and didn't make sense. I couldn't understand the motives. There was no unique twists or really any twists at all. And the romance was forced.
“There will always be war, Halvard. War is easy. It comes again and again, like waves to a shore.”
~Characters~
It was a shame because I really liked Halvard character in the last book. But, he was eight and now he's eighteen. He's become extremely unlikable and acted like a weak little boy. I didn't like him. Tova was even worse. She was confusing. She was the misunderstood girl who doesn't belong and it just didn't fit. The only characters I liked were Eelyn and Fiske who were barely briefly mentioned, but I was so excited to learn that they were married! For me, the once sentence where Fiske called Eelyn his wife was the best part about this book.
“They weren’t afraid of battle. They were afraid of losing what they loved. And that’s what made them brave in battle.”
~Overall~
The Girl the Sea Gave Back was an extremely disappointing sequel. I disliked the characters, the conflict, and simply did not understand it. I expected more from Young.
“You’ve made me a bringer of death, Jorrund. And there’s no offering of reparation for a crime like that."
1.5/5 stars