This book was mostly an action heavy book.

I know it was a big factor on me adding it to my physical shelf. I love the mystery in the girl’s face because you can’t see the entirety of her face. I am in love with the gold on top of the black. I feel like I always mention this but guy, THE COVER! It is so stunning.I think the author did a really great job fleshing out the characters in this book (and there were quite a few), to the point where I knew who each of them were without difficulty. I held my breath every fight scene, hoping they would all make it back alive (even though I know what war does). I felt like I knew them by the end, and was really pulling for them. But in the end I really came to love quite a few of these characters. You could feel the grim and grit radiating off these characters, which made the experience feel authentic. Back to what I was saying though- this story felt legit. I also have been personally getting into D&D lately and even ended up naming my current character after Eelyn because of how gritty and bad ass she was, it inspired me to design a character like that for my next campaign.

This was a HUGE selling point for me because of how unique it is. You do not come across many modernly popular YA books with Viking-like characters. I loved how unique this story felt because of the backdrop.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.

They must do the impossible: unite the clans to fight together, or risk being slaughtered one by one. She is given no choice but to trust Fiske, her brother’s friend, who sees her as a threat. 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. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield-her brother, fighting with the enemy-the brother she watched die five years ago.įaced 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. Her life is brutal but simple: fight and survive. Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient rivalry against the Riki clan.

Sky in the deep characters