Sky in the Deep

By Adrienne Young

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! A Most Anticipated Young Adult book from debut author Adrienne Young, Sky in the Deep is part Wonder Woman, part Vikings—and all heart. OND ELDR. BREATHE FIRE. Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient, rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: fight and survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield—her brother, fighting with the enemy—the brother she watched die five years ago. Faced with her brother's betrayal, she must survive the winter in the mountains with the Riki, in a village where every neighbor is an enemy, every battle scar possibly one she delivered. But when the Riki village is raided by a ruthless clan thought to be a legend, Eelyn is even more desperate to get back to her beloved family. She is given no choice but to trust Fiske, her brother’s friend, who sees her as a threat. They must do the impossible: unite the clans to fight together, or risk being slaughtered one by one. Driven by a love for her clan and her growing love for Fiske, Eelyn must confront her own definition of loyalty and family while daring to put her faith in the people she’s spent her life hating.

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Published Apr 2, 2019

340 pages

Average rating: 7.44

62 RATINGS

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Victoria Miller
8/10 stars
This book reminded me of Game of Thrones’ battles in the snow against the cold ones from the Wildlings point of view. It is actually a Viking clan story about an axe-wielding warrior maiden, Eelyn, whose clan traditionally wars with another clan every year until villages worth of people in both clans are mysterious killed off. Eelyn (which autocorrect wants to keep changing to Evelyn) thought her older brother died in a battle years ago but ends up getting captured by his clan and living with his new family. As she learns about this rival clans’ way of life she must choose loyalties and question her belief system as all clans people face this new horror. I felt like the plot and storyline were predictable but I ended up loving and connecting with the characters so much, it didn’t matter to me in the end. I would read this just for the “woman-kicking-a**” part of it again.

I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley for review consideration.
bookcultgirlies
We all agreed it needed more substance, the concept was totally cool but the execution was bland.
tonyalee
10/10 stars
I loved this so much. Brutal world but I loved the Badass lead, adorable & sweet romance, and sex positive, too!

Highly recommend.
MauveSoul8099
6/10 stars
I really wanted to like this book more than I did

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