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Sky in the Deep
by Adrienne Young
I received this book for free from Titan Press in exchange for an honest review.
Viking warrior Eelyn is fighting alongside her tribe, the Aska, when she sees her brother - who she believed to be dead - fighting with the enemy. When Eelyn attempts to find out the truth, she finds herself becoming a slave to the Riska. But a bigger threat looms, that might force Eelyn to convince everyone to work together for survival.
This was a really perfect standalone for me with all the right amount of action, friendship and romance to really bring the story along and didn’t leave me with any burning questions or regret. It’s rare now to get a good standalone book that’s not forced into a eulogy and Adrienne Young did a stellar job with Sky in the Deep.
I really loved learning all about the background of this world that Eelyn lives in - which is very reminiscent to what we know of Viking culture. It’s a violent world, full of warriors (male and female, yes!) who are ready to wield an axe at any given moment and spill blood and gods that thirst for vengeance on enemies based on stories from long ago. I loved that the author did not shy away from the fact that Eelyn was a warrior and had killed, and would kill again. One of my pet peeves is when a character is made out to be fearsome and then she never actually does anything to prove this - all talk, no action. Well Eelyn does it all and more! There’s an eye-plucking scene!!
The romance in this book was very sweet and I did really love it and the characters it centred around but I think I would have liked even more build-up for it as the move from slightly friendly to love was a bit quick for me. I also would have liked more explanation as to why Eelyn’s brother chose to fight with the Riska against the Aska - essentially killing the people he had grown up with and who had never mistreated him in any way. His reasoning for staying with them was sound - but not killing his family tribe!
I recommend this as a good standalone if someone is looking fro something fresh and easy to read with a bit of action.
Viking warrior Eelyn is fighting alongside her tribe, the Aska, when she sees her brother - who she believed to be dead - fighting with the enemy. When Eelyn attempts to find out the truth, she finds herself becoming a slave to the Riska. But a bigger threat looms, that might force Eelyn to convince everyone to work together for survival.
This was a really perfect standalone for me with all the right amount of action, friendship and romance to really bring the story along and didn’t leave me with any burning questions or regret. It’s rare now to get a good standalone book that’s not forced into a eulogy and Adrienne Young did a stellar job with Sky in the Deep.
I really loved learning all about the background of this world that Eelyn lives in - which is very reminiscent to what we know of Viking culture. It’s a violent world, full of warriors (male and female, yes!) who are ready to wield an axe at any given moment and spill blood and gods that thirst for vengeance on enemies based on stories from long ago. I loved that the author did not shy away from the fact that Eelyn was a warrior and had killed, and would kill again. One of my pet peeves is when a character is made out to be fearsome and then she never actually does anything to prove this - all talk, no action. Well Eelyn does it all and more! There’s an eye-plucking scene!!
The romance in this book was very sweet and I did really love it and the characters it centred around but I think I would have liked even more build-up for it as the move from slightly friendly to love was a bit quick for me. I also would have liked more explanation as to why Eelyn’s brother chose to fight with the Riska against the Aska - essentially killing the people he had grown up with and who had never mistreated him in any way. His reasoning for staying with them was sound - but not killing his family tribe!
I recommend this as a good standalone if someone is looking fro something fresh and easy to read with a bit of action.