A Sea of Unspoken Things

A Sea of Unspoken Things

Adrienne Young

Enjoyment: 4.75Quality: 4.75Characters: 4.5Plot: 4.25
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A woman investigates her brother's mysterious death while coming to terms with her own haunting past in this atmospheric novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Unmaking of June Farrow The only thing James and Johnny Golden have ever had is each other. For as long as she can remember, James’s deep connection with her twin brother, Johnny, has gone beyond intuition—she can feel what he feels. So, when Johnny is killed in a tragic accident, James knows before her phone even rings that her brother is gone and that she’s alone—truly alone—for the first time in her life.  When James arrives in the rural town of Hawthorne, California to settle her brother’s affairs, she’s forced to rehash the ominous past she and Johnny shared and finally face Micah, the only person who knows about it. He’s also the only man she’s ever loved.  But James soon discovers that the strange connection she had with Johnny isn’t quite gone, and the more she immerses herself into his world, the more questions she has about the brother she thought she knew. Johnny was keeping secrets, and he’s not the only one. What she uncovers will push her to unravel what happened in the days before Johnny’s death, but in the end, she’ll have to decide which truths should come to light, and which should stay buried forever.


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    “It was such a simple way of saying it, but the meaning was anything but. That’s what Johnny had always believed, too. That we were made in the dark. Forged from the shadows of this forest as creatures that were created to survive only here. I’d felt that, too. In fact, I was sure that was what was wrong with me. Why I’d never been able to feel like I belonged anywhere else.”

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    Atmospheric and beautifully haunting. It was like I was there in the trees of Six Rivers in Northern California nestled under the redwoods. Alittle bit of mystery, thriller, and romance rolled into one. With hints of magical realism sprinkled in that Adrienne Young does so well. I’ll admit I really thought I knew who did it. Once I got halfway through the book was absolutely sure. Then really just so surprised because I had it wrong. Young does a great job of having you question everything.

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    Atmospheric, evocative, subtly haunting and mysterious. The characters drove the plot, and kept me absorbed the whole time. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this lightly fantastical whodunit. Thank you to the publisher for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

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