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Fable

Adrienne Young

3.97 AVERAGE

cimccarty's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging 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: No

mollysparklebutt's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous medium-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: No

lalaskal's review against another edition

3.0

Sky in the Deep was amazing while The Girl The Sea Gave Back was a letdown. I read Fable knowing it wouldn’t grasp my attention like Sky in the Deep but I still had an open mind. Fable was very slow from the beginning until the 50% mark. The second half was faster paced and had a small degree of action. I didn’t like or dislike Fable; there wasn’t anything that made her stand out compared to other female characters in young-adult novels. I didn’t like Willa or West for the majority of the novel since they both were cold towards Fable. After the half mark, Willa’s personality shifted and she wasn’t as annoying and harsh. West, on the other hand, remained the same from start to finish. How he treated Fable fell into the elementary school stereotype of “when boys are mean to you it really means they like you”. They hardly interacted throughout the story since West was always angry at Fable and then suddenly at the end he announced he fell in love with her the moment he saw her two years ago. That was an eye-rolling moment, especially when Fable realized she loved him in return.

I knew exactly how it would end (cliffhanger of course) and since the story was mediocre I will read the next one to see what happens. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

jessica_reis's review against another edition

2.0

challenging slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

em3ra1ddrag0n's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense 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

Another great seafaring adventure! Despite the plot being really predictable, I really enjoyed the MC's journey of finding a place for herself after being left behind to fend for herself. The narration was also very good. I look forward to the rest of the series.

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