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Sky in the Deep

by Adrienne Young

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·Sky and Sea #1

Why Read This?

A Viking warrior captured by the enemy clan that stole her brother must survive among people she was raised to hate, and the slow thaw between her and Fiske is brutal and beautiful.

Synopsis

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. Part Wonder Woman, part Vikings —and all heart.

At a Glance

3.93 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

enemies to loverscaptive romanceslow burn

Mood

intensedarkepictenseadventurous

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.93 ★

Page Count

340 pages

Published

2018

Primary Genre

Young Adult

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Format

Single Narrator

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: warrior/fighter sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

Minimal on-page intimacy. One fade-to-black scene and a couple of semi-detailed kissing scenes. The romance builds through subtle glances and brief touches rather than physical scenes. sign in to unlock

attempted sexual assaultgraphic violencegoreslaverydeath of loved onescaptivitywargrief

World & Setting

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Reading Context

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