I think a story about Myra would be fascinating, or even a story about Inge's backstory and how she is who she is today. Inge and Myra, for example, were two characters that I liked so much more than Eelyn. Many of the other characters, such as her brother, Iri, were also not all that captivating and didn't do much for me to care about them, but there were a few that stood out. Then, when she finally decides to overcome the hatred between the two clans, she becomes upset with her father and friend for not immediately understanding it as well! It was beyond hypocritical. It was beyond frustrating listening to her thoughts throughout the entire story. She was also incredibly close-minded to pretty much everything and it drove me crazy how judgmental she was and how she refused to even think about deeper reasons for why certain events might happen if it wasn't something she thought was right, she shut her mind and stuck to her stubborn ways. I had zero connection to her and I felt like I didn't know her at all, which also left me not really caring about her. The main character, Eelyn, came across a cardboard character to me with very little personality. Because of this, we're left with very little feelings or loyalty towards the Aska, so I didn't really feel the same hatred or frustrations as she did being towards the Riki while she was in their clan. There just wasn't enough given to the reader in the way of varying perspectives to fully understand just how dramatic and difficult this entire plot and situation was for Eelyn and the Riki clan members. I think part of the problem is that we spend so little time with Eelyn in her blood Aska clan in the beginning and almost immediately jump to her being with the enemy Riki clan.
I wanted a lot more depth regarding the world and the clans and the people within them. There really was only one major plot line happening and a few minor others, but none of them held much weight for me and I found it slightly cliche'd.
The plot itself just felt very flat and really lacked anything deep enough to captivate me.
The biggest problems I had with this book were that, for me, it was dry, boring, and fairly predictable. It really pains me to have a write this review because of how disappointed I was. But then I started reading it and I felt myself becoming more and more disappointed as each page went by. I was highly anticipating this Viking book with an awesome female lead and plot that made me curious, so when I received an ARC of this title from NetGalley I was beyond thrilled. Sky in the Deep was a decent book overall, but personally it was mostly a huge disappointment as well.
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