The Girl the Sea Gave Back
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Epic
3.8
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Adrienne Young
From Adrienne Young, New York Times bestselling author of Sky in the Deep, comes her new gut-wrenching epic The Girl the Sea Gave Back. 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.
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Author
Adrienne Young
Pages
350
Publisher
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Published Date
2019-09-03
ISBN
1250168503 9781250168504
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"Not my favorite Adrienne Young book, but it was still pretty good! I loved the fight scenes, and the world building was pretty good! Halvard and Tova were both so sweet! The ending was a little bit unsatisfying, it could have been longer, and actually finished their love story😠!! But other than that, I really enjoyed this book, and thought it was a pretty good sequel to Sky in the Deep."
Madison C
"Another win for a book. This book is kind of based on Vikings and clans. It does have battle and carnage in it, but that’s not the main point of the book. It has a journey, character development, a resolute (mostly) ending. I think it makes the characters feel real and the storytelling is amazing. It does come from 2 point of views, which is new for me, but I think that fit together cohesively but it can make it hard to stop in the middle of the chapter. I love the pacing of this book."
Leeann Smith
"3.5 stars- This book was a little confusing to me. I felt like I was thrown into the middle of a story already going on, but part of that could be because I haven’t read Sky in the Deep. The Girl the Sea Gave Back had a haunting intro that gave me high hopes for the rest of the book. Unfortunately, the chapters after that were slow moving. It took me 50ish pages to really get into the story. However, the story really took off from there. The mythology Young brought in added a lot to the book, it was something I’ve never read about before. I loved the action and the fight scenes were very well written. I also enjoyed watching Tova grow as a character and discover who she wanted to be.<br/><br/>Thank you to the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review."
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Alyssa Czernek
"DNF at 29% — nothing wrong with this, but just had not drummed up any interest at a third of the way in. Too many books too little time."
Reading into the Void
"This was a pretty good stand alone, but could be set up for a sequel. "
Liz Beauchamp
"Sounds very interesting! Very excited to read "
Charlyse
"I finished this book with a feeling of wanting. I enjoyed Thora and Halvard with the promise of their fates intertwined, but instead of delving deeper into their story there is a hint of a third book. Why not make he font smaller and finish their story. There can’t be much more to it."
Tanya Grayson Andoniadis
"It was not my style, although it was well written and I'm sure someone else would love it!"
olivia randall
"Adrienne Young leaves me wanting more! The detail that she weaves into the book is great. Can’t wait to devour her next one! "
J G
Jodie Gill
"Adrienne Young is such an amazing writer. Her fight scenes are like a well choreographed dance, that puts you right in the middle of it. I highly recommend you read all of her books!"
Erica Lynn
