The Girl the Sea Gave Back

A Novel

De: Adrienne Young

Narrado por: Caitlin Kelly, Dan Bittner

"Both narrators add depth and resonance to Young's rich prose.... Those who enjoy epic fantasy novels should definitely give this a listen!" (AudioFile Magazine)

From Adrienne Young, New York Times best-selling 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.

"Gripping and exquisitely written. The Girl the Sea Gave Back tore at my heart strings until I was completely unraveled." (Stephanie Garber, New York Times best-selling author of Caravel)

©2019 Adrienne Young (P)2019 Macmillan Audio

great story!

I loved the first book way more, but it was still good! love these kinds of stories!

Just right

Not as good as the first one, but not as bad as I initially thought it was when the second one began, I would rate it just as good at this point. I appreciate the fact that they’re trying to swap comparisons of the viewpoints of the character is the only thing that I struggle with the most about that is the fact that they didn’t do it for the first book and the female‘s voice was different however we didn’t get to hear a lot from Eelyn And Fiske -yes they’re mentioned periodically as well as Eerie.
I do wish that we would’ve send the top characters transition to the second book, but it started out immediately kind of not even close to having them involved. In fact they’re very seldomly involved, and that made a little bit of a disconnect on top of having different narrators and then the first book was only female no other perspective second book being both male and female narrators from two different prospectives. I just think all of that could’ve been done in a better way, but all on all the books themselves I Loved I will be buying a hard copy of these.

Soo good!!

Had me gasping and awwing!! Such a great book! The readers fit the story well!!

good, but could use more

a good story, but i feel like it didn't have much depth. I would read it again though

weary vs wary

I originally gave this book 2 stars. Few things bug me more than mispronounced words in an audiobook! ie pronouncing wary as weary. Also, this book is narrated by 2 people who seemed to have no communication/direction on how they were going to pronounce proper nouns and words that are unique to the text, such as the name of currency used in the story. Super annoying. I decided to returned it after a few chapters, thinking I would check the text book out from my library.
But I have a boring commute and went ahead and finished listening. I did enjoy the story very much. I like the author. I f you have some free credits, then I would suggest the series. BUT I would not pay for this audio. There are better choices out there. Changing my review to 3 stars.

Runes, fates, and spinners

There is so much I loved about this book. I love the mythology intertwined in the storytelling. I love the characters and the world.

Definitely worth reading (or listening to)

I LOVE the world in this book. The gods and the feuds, the battles and the runes, the marks and their meanings... all of it. This world is fantastic.
And Tova is freaking wonderful. Her view of herself and the blame she heaps on herself is heartbreaking, but it makes her completely relatable. And her mysterious past adds depth and intrigue.
Halvard was a welcome change from the cocky, reckless, hot-tempered male MCs that show up so often. He actually considers the responsibilities before him, and it's very refreshing.
Enemy to love isn't normally a thing I go for, nor is the whole fated thing, but it was done well.
I highly recommend this book.
Btw, I listened to the audiobook and loved the dual narration.

Fantastic!

Well written and perfectly told by excellent readers! I absolutely loved it! Can't wait for the next book!

Good story but was hoping for more depth

I enjoyed this story but was hoping for more depth and background regarding the Gods they talked about. The ending seemed abrupt and unfinished. Overall, I enjoyed the characters and story line.

First half too long

Decent story line. The first half of the book felt very detailed and had great character build up. The second half felt very rushed. The story should’ve been broken into two books, a longer novel, or less details and character development in the first half. It made the book feel very off balance.

Also, since the second half was so rushed, the romance between the two main characters was very confusing to me. It felt like a romance from a cheesy movie: eyes meet, fall in love, the end.