A review by chloereads23
Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid

3.0

3 stars - I loved the concept and enjoyed the first part of the book, but overall it felt a bit too derivative of The Hunger Games for me to enjoy this. Even considering that this is YA, it feels like everything is spelled out a bit too clearly for the reader instead of letting them put anything together themselves, and it lacks some of the depth and worldbuilding that most dystopian books rely on. Some of the relationships developed a bit too quickly to be believable for me.

I did enjoy reading Melinoe's point of view, especially towards the start, and would have loved to dive deeper into her upbringing and world. There was also some nice writing, but most of it felt a bit clunky and over-explained.

tldr; not for me but I haven't read Ava Reid's other books so may not be a fan of her writing in general.

Thank you to NetGalley & Random House UK for the arc!