![]() The Girl the Sea Gave Back is a sequel in the sense that the world is the same as in Sky in the Deep, only the reader gets to see more of it. 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… 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. So when I got the offer to read an Advanced Reader Copy of the follow-up book The Girl the Sea Gave Back, I jumped at it, excited to see what Young would deliver.* And let me just say, I was definitely surprised.įor 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. It applies to books just as much.Īdrienne Young’s Sky in the Deep (which I reviewed here) was a tough debut to follow since it was well received and got a lot of love (aka screen time all over bookstagram). ![]() Well, this is exactly the same across art forms. Second albums, man, they’re even scarier than first ones.” ![]() Let me start this review with a quote from Kanye West: “I didn’t want to play it boring and safe. ![]()
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