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Fable by Adrienne Young

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her's review against another edition

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adventurous informative lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-paced

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

3.0

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

For seventeen-year-old Fable, the daughter of the most powerful trader in the Narrows, the sea is the only home she has ever known. It's been four years since the night she watched her mother drown during an unforgiving storm. The next day her father abandoned her. To survive she must keep to herself, learn to trust no one, and rely on the unique skills her mother taught her. The only thing that keeps her going is the goal of getting off the island, finding her father, and demanding her rightful place beside him and his crew, To do so Fable enlists the help of a young trader named West to get her off the island and across the Narrows to her father. Fable soon finds that West isn't who he seems. Together, they will have to survive more than the treacherous storms that haunt the Narrows if they're going to stay alive.

✨My Opinion✨

Fable was a compelling heroine that was dynamic and not overtly feminine, which I really liked. She was practical, humble, smart and tenacious. She knew her worth.

West was stoic, but a caretaker. While not flowery with his words, his willingness to risk it all for those he cared for made him a man to be respected and admired as a romantic interest for Fable. He was the stability she could depend on when her dad was absent.

The stakes were high from the beginning and really drew me in to the story. Survival, found family, parental death, estranged family, enemies-to-lovers. There was a lot going on, but it was spread out and explored fully so you didn’t feel like you were bombarded with trope.

The tension that came with the hesitant savior/enemies-to-lovers was well done. I enjoyed every moment.

The word building was seamlessly intertwined with the familiarity of maritime seafaring. It gives you the sense that oceans are the same in any world, and maybe even an additional character.

I enjoyed it so much and started the second book right away.

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theteamsreader's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

A definite favourite. Such an incredibly light, but engaging read with a promise of more to come. All characters were interesting and fun to read about and explore, and the actual plot and setting itself felt like a strong breath of air in terms of a subgenre like this. Recommend to anyone into pirate and trader books, with hunts for missing treasure, escapes from islands, battles on and off seas, big plot twists, and characters to fall in love with entirely.

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marareading's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

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

2.75

The end makes up for the middle. The beginning starts off very interesting as we find out Fable was abandoned on an island after a shipwreck with her parents in which her mother died. Her father, Saint, was the captian. She has been trying to fight her way off this island of theives for years so she can find her way back to him and confront him.

The premise is amazing. As I mentioned the middle was very slow for me. The end made up for it a bit. It was slightly predictable in some of the plot.

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adventurous dark emotional

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

4.5

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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kinskinn's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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_savannahreads_'s review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

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adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

What you need to understand before continuing on along the thought train that is this review is that when it comes to books and sub-genres and tropes of that nature, some people are into mermaids, or fae or time-travel, etc., but myself? I kinda have a thing for pirates. Anything related to sea-faring adventures to be honest, but pirates have a special place in my heart.

Which means there are expectations that I have for all things pirate related - and these are expectations that are relatively high.

With that under your consideration, you should know that while I thought Fable was good, it didn't wow me.

The characterization was not fully fleshed out for all of the characters (looking at you, West, I still don't know what your deal is) and I wanted the world-building to quickly immerse me and I never really felt like it happened. Places like Dern and Ceros felt like cities that didn't have any secrets to spill and then others like Jevali and Tempest Snare didn't give me nearly enough of anything substantial for me to be able to visualize them well in my head. I guess I wanted The Narrows to feel alive, for the ocean to be a physical presence, for the waves to speak. But I heard nothing. This may be a direct result of the pacing and length of the novel, which was quick and felt short. More exposition on this front might've altered things.

I did however enjoy the discussion brought up about family - from West and Willa's sibling synchrony to Fable and Saint's tenuous tenterhooks in one another - there was a lot to explore and I thought it was done in a way that while not terribly expansive, still got to the heart of their matters.

But, speaking of hearts, the romance was where everything really felt lack-lustre to me. It didn't feel complete, like it had no solid foundation even though it was alluded to that it should. It was a relationship we only get a glimpse of because it was supposed to be fostered over the span of years but happened really rapidly and didn't feel genuine.

Did I love that there was a cliff-hanger? Not particularly. And I think it mostly has to do with the fact that even though the cliffhanger exists, the suspense isn't really pushing me to pick up the sequel anytime too soon.

But the supporting cast of characters were solid for the most part, the world-building from a cultural perspective was interesting between the Jevalis, those from The Narrows and those from The Unnamed Sea, and I enjoyed learning about the different Guilds and about dredging and gems in general.

I prolly won't be picking up the sequel anytime soon, but I won't rule out this duology as one that I won't be continuing either.

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Cue the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack. I am obsessed with all things sea, pirates, and ships after reading Fable and Namesake. In case it wasn’t evident, these books go together and are best read back-to-back. The books tell the story of Fable, a seventeen-year-old girl who was dropped off on a mostly deserted island by her father after their family’s ship was destroyed during a storm. Fable wants to find her way back to her father with the hopes of finding a place on his crew. But she has to get there first…

These books are perfect for both young adult and adult readers. The world is corrupt and dangerous, but nothing can stop Fable from achieving her dreams. The duology is perfect for those looking to get a taste of the seas from the comfort of their couch and the chance to explore a new world of trade and secrets.

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