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Fable
by Adrienne Young
'The only safety that existed was in being completely alone.'
17 year old Fable has been fighting to survive for four years after the death of her mother and being abandoned by her father. This book follows her adventures are she struggles to stay alive, trusting no one, and ends up enlisting the help of a young trader called West and his four crewman.
She embarks on a voyage across the Narrows to find her father and claim her rightful place by his side, but all does not go to plan. She must learn to trust her new acquaintances as they all fight tooth and nail to survive this messed up and dangerous world of traders and cutthroats.
Whilst I did enjoy following Fable's adventures, learning about the world she was living in, anticipating what she'd do next, I struggled overall.
Whilst the plot and the elements of survival and feminism are compelling in this YA fantasy, I felt the characters and personality lacked.
We are introduced to a crew of five and we don't know much about their character aside from certain facts. While it may be because of Fable's first person narrative, I found I struggled with attachment, and that I didn't really like any of them aside from Fable and Willa, the only two female characters of the book. Both of them are strong female leads, fighting to survive, and their presence connotes a certain wariness from others because of their scars, but we don't get much else from the others.
The story itself I could get with, I liked how the plot developed and the general story around Fable, but for me, I like characters that are fundamental, ones I can root for, and I found that feeling severely lacking. Even the love story between Fable and West was underwhelming, mainly because it came out of nowhere. I expected the attraction, the developing feelings, but not a full blown confession of love. It was a little odd considering that these two characters had barely uttered more than a few sentences to each other, and aside from a few glances here and there, love seemed to be far into into future. It developed too fast for me.
Either way, I am excited for the second book and to see what Fable does next.
17 year old Fable has been fighting to survive for four years after the death of her mother and being abandoned by her father. This book follows her adventures are she struggles to stay alive, trusting no one, and ends up enlisting the help of a young trader called West and his four crewman.
She embarks on a voyage across the Narrows to find her father and claim her rightful place by his side, but all does not go to plan. She must learn to trust her new acquaintances as they all fight tooth and nail to survive this messed up and dangerous world of traders and cutthroats.
Whilst I did enjoy following Fable's adventures, learning about the world she was living in, anticipating what she'd do next, I struggled overall.
Whilst the plot and the elements of survival and feminism are compelling in this YA fantasy, I felt the characters and personality lacked.
We are introduced to a crew of five and we don't know much about their character aside from certain facts. While it may be because of Fable's first person narrative, I found I struggled with attachment, and that I didn't really like any of them aside from Fable and Willa, the only two female characters of the book. Both of them are strong female leads, fighting to survive, and their presence connotes a certain wariness from others because of their scars, but we don't get much else from the others.
The story itself I could get with, I liked how the plot developed and the general story around Fable, but for me, I like characters that are fundamental, ones I can root for, and I found that feeling severely lacking. Even the love story between Fable and West was underwhelming, mainly because it came out of nowhere. I expected the attraction, the developing feelings, but not a full blown confession of love. It was a little odd considering that these two characters had barely uttered more than a few sentences to each other, and aside from a few glances here and there, love seemed to be far into into future. It developed too fast for me.
Either way, I am excited for the second book and to see what Fable does next.