Of course I chose one of my most highly-anticipated novels of 2025 for my first review of the year. Sadly, it didn’t come even close to living up to my expectations. 

A Sea of Unspoken Things isn’t just a bad book: It’s a boring book. It’s a boring book that constantly put me to sleep and didn’t do anything new for the magical realism/paranormal fiction genre it occupies in the publishing sphere. 

Adrienne Young has been a hit or miss author for me in the past. I didn’t like her YA novels but I loved Spells for Forgetting and The Unmaking of June Farrow. I had hoped this book would fall more in line with these latter titles, but I honestly felt like this book looked for its own plot the entire time I was reading it and never settled on one. 

I was provided a copy of this title by the author and publisher via Netgalley. All thoughts, opinions, views, and ideas expressed herein are mine and mine alone. Thank you.

File Under: Ghost Fiction/Magical Realism/Mystery/Paranormal Mystery/Paranormal Romance