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Adrienne Young

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shilgend's review

4.25
adventurous emotional fast-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: Complicated

serenaa's review

3.0
adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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tala99's review

3.0
adventurous
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missmidnightreads's review

3.5
adventurous medium-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

3.5* some things felt unnecessary but still liked the book sm
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readingrhiannamars's review

3.0
adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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memoriesthatremain's review

3.0
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

I couldn't help but think about how all of these contracts are unenforceable, and I'm pretty sure that's not how deeds work.

Otherwise, this was a pretty fun read. Adrienne Young's strongest suit is her descriptive writing. The vibes in both this book and Fable are immaculate, and that carries the book. The plot didn't feel particularly urgent, and many of the characters fell a little flat, but the dynamic between Fable and Saint was very interesting to me.

I also thought it was cool how much Fable learned about Isolde, and I think that Fable is an enjoyable first-person narrator, which can be rare for the genre.