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The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young
3.0

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The Girl the Sea Gave Back is a companion/sequel novel to Sky in the Deep, it is a Viking inspired novel. This one follows Tova who was found by the Svells, they took her in but are scared of her because she is a Kyrr and can see the future in runes. We also follow the POV of Halvard, a chieftain in training. Soon war is brewing…

I personally found Sky in the Deep totally average, and the same goes for The Girl the Sea Gave Back. I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it either. I’m not the biggest fan of Vikings, and the whole war story was very boring. It felt most of the time that the story didn’t really go anywhere, or if it did it was never shocking or surprising. The main characters are pretty bland, but I liked how the author connected this book to Sky in the Deep. If you liked Sky in the Deep, I’m sure you will enjoy this one though. 3/5 stars.