Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Fable, by Adrienne Young

57 reviews

natashaleighton_'s review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Death, Child abuse, Blood, Grief, and Bullying

Minor: Abandonment and Kidnapping

extrafolklore's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Death of parent

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death, Violence, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, and Torture

happilyeveralli's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

FIRST READ OF 2023! FABLE has been recommended to me in some capacity for a few years. When I saw that the audiobook was available I decided to borrow it to start my year off with a light read. I'm going, to be frank, and say that I didn't like the first half of the book. It felt basic and cliche and nothing really captured my attention. The second half of the book was a pleasant upturn. I quite enjoyed the character of Fable in the second half despite the fact that I thought she was a bit basic in the beginning. The crew of the Marigold was also a highlight that helped me stay. Saint is an interesting character. I definitely think that I'll be reading the second book when I get the time, but for now, onto the next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death of parent, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism

shannnne's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Grief

maddie_rae_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Such a unique story about family, finding your own way, and survival. 

Fable is smart yet naive, which leaves lots of room to grow and learn. She’s young and life in the Narrows is not easy, especially on Jeval.  

When she finally gets off the island and sees her father, it does not go how she expected and is now faced with an unknown future. 

Also, the cliffhanger?! Gah! Starting Namesake right now. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Death of parent

raineedayreader's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

From the very first page, I was stranded on an island, diving into the sea, and surviving the storms. What an amazing read! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Alcohol

katiev9beb5's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Torture, Child death, and Physical abuse

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Injury/injury detail and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent and Child abuse

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed this well enough! It was a quick read and some parts were fun. The twist was good - I thought it would go a different way! I liked the characters. I think there were just some things that bugged me. The characters aren't very well developed for how many there are - I had to keep reminding myself who the hell Hamish was 😅 I think there was too much "keeping secrets" and it made the characters under developed. And I obviously haven't read the second book but I feel like things could have been cut to be one book... 

My biggest annoyance? Fable continually refers to her mom by her first name which I found so weird for a teen. It made sense for her dad but not for her mom, who she was close to and lost... 
Anyways. If I can find the second book inexpensive then I might read it 😅

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Violence, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Vomit

rodes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Vomit, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, and Grief