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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
adventurous
fast-paced
adventurous
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:
Complicated
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adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
I read an ARC of Fable and really enjoyed it. I was excited about the next installment of the duology but it just kept getting pushed to the bottom of my TBR.
I was thrilled his month when my book club wanted to read both books! Finally, I could make Namesake a priority read! I decided to re-read Fable so I didn't miss any minor details and then I immediately jumped into Namesake.
"There are some things that can't be carved from a person, no matter how far from home they've sailed."
Namesake begins right where Fable left off, which I absolutely loved! As with book one, secrets abound! Plenty of backstabbing and treacherous activity occurs in this book, as Fable returns to her mother's birth place. This book does an excellent job at answering the many questions that book one left us with!
I actually cried towards the end! That father-daughter scene!! Real tears came from my eyes, ya'll!
The only thing that kept me from rating both books at 5 stars is that I felt like there was a lot of repetitive sentiment in Fable’s thoughts about Saint and West.
But aside from that - Fable is a bad ass, the crew of the Marigold are fabulous, and the family theme was emotional and well done.
I was thrilled his month when my book club wanted to read both books! Finally, I could make Namesake a priority read! I decided to re-read Fable so I didn't miss any minor details and then I immediately jumped into Namesake.
"There are some things that can't be carved from a person, no matter how far from home they've sailed."
Namesake begins right where Fable left off, which I absolutely loved! As with book one, secrets abound! Plenty of backstabbing and treacherous activity occurs in this book, as Fable returns to her mother's birth place. This book does an excellent job at answering the many questions that book one left us with!
I actually cried towards the end! That father-daughter scene!! Real tears came from my eyes, ya'll!
The only thing that kept me from rating both books at 5 stars is that I felt like there was a lot of repetitive sentiment in Fable’s thoughts about Saint and West.
But aside from that - Fable is a bad ass, the crew of the Marigold are fabulous, and the family theme was emotional and well done.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
I loved this book even more than the first. It provided some answers & had multistep schemes going on. Highly recommend.