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Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
3.25 stars ⭐️
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
When Inessa is volunteered by her mother to participate in the Gauntlet, she feels any hope for survival is futile. But the games take an unexpected turn when Inessa and Mel, the Angel assigned to kill her, find themselves in a precarious situation where they are forced to rely on each other before both are killed by mutated beasts that roam the woods outside Esopus Creek.
Reminiscent of Hunger Games, Ava Reid blends mid 2000's dystopian with Science Fiction this high stakes enemies to lovers romance.
Reid is a talented writer building beautiful worlds you can dive into. Unfortunately, Fable for the End of the World fell flat, lacking depth. The romance felt unrealistic and "instant" solely based on looks and lust vs any real connection or shared interest. Even more disappointing, this plot had so much potential and wasted opportunity, specifically with Mel's origins, and the side plot with Inessa's father and secret society. While I can see that the lack of information and open-ended resolutions lends to a possible sequel, as a stand alone Fable overall was lackluster and dissatisfying, relying on tropes and nostalgia to carry it through.
Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Torture, Death of parent, War, Pandemic/Epidemic