Sky in the Deep

Spoiler-Free Review:

I have been feeling the holiday hangover, y'all, and I read so many amazing books in December that I hit a bit of a slump. Enter Sky in the Deep to save the day! I read this book as part of the Bibliovert Podcast's Sisterhood of the Traveling Books where we send our favorite books to a group and each person annotates it. I read this book for the first time at the beginning of 2021 after hearing Jacklyn from Bibliovert Pod talk about it on one of their episodes. It was a 5 star read then, and it is still a 5 star read! This is a YA enemies to lovers story that follows two young adults from enemy villages. The storytelling that Adrienne Young does in this book is phenomenal! The imagery is excellent and the plot so well thought out. Amazing world building without being terribly complex, which makes it a nice easy read. I am once again simping for Fiske, who is profoundly loyal. Eelyn, the female main character, has such amazing growth and revelations throughout the book. There's amazing friendships and found family! Overall such an amazing read, and so many of the themes could be applied to modern culture. This is very comfortably YA of any age. This was a reread for me but it felt like reading it for the first time. I picked up on so much more this time around, and I definitely this is going to be a comfort read for me from now on!