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A review by justabookishreader
Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Thank you so much Epic Reads/YallFest for the opportunity to snag this beauty, I cannot imagine having to wait til MARCH.
What unfolds is a spectacularly heart-wrenching love story, startlingly deep and real conversations about trauma, the "fine line" between human and machine and human and animal, and what it takes to see someone you once thought was far from human, as human.
There is also a very interesting discussion about who we are when we think no one is watching and how things change once we do know that we are being watched and having our lives picked apart. While none of us are trying to survive with cameras on - social media is a close second of a sort.
One of my favorite moments is when Inesa and Melinoë kiss for the first time after Jacob had kissed Inesa before she left and she thinks about how right it feels with Melinoë and how wrong it felt with Jacob. I'm very lucky to have not had the experience of "feeling wrong" because I've mostly dated only women but I definitely know what the "right" feeling feels like and it was beautiful to see it written the way it was.
Artfully crafted thoughts on bodily autonomy, government, and even a brief mention of education systems - all very pertinent and all too real and relevant for the place and times we are living in (at least in the United States). Despite all of this, it manages to still be a story about finding yourself, falling in love, and hope.
Well done Ava Reid, I look forward to (hopefully) more sapphic content from you in the future.
What unfolds is a spectacularly heart-wrenching love story, startlingly deep and real conversations about trauma, the "fine line" between human and machine and human and animal, and what it takes to see someone you once thought was far from human, as human.
There is also a very interesting discussion about who we are when we think no one is watching and how things change once we do know that we are being watched and having our lives picked apart. While none of us are trying to survive with cameras on - social media is a close second of a sort.
One of my favorite moments is when Inesa and Melinoë kiss for the first time after Jacob had kissed Inesa before she left and she thinks about how right it feels with Melinoë and how wrong it felt with Jacob. I'm very lucky to have not had the experience of "feeling wrong" because I've mostly dated only women but I definitely know what the "right" feeling feels like and it was beautiful to see it written the way it was.
Artfully crafted thoughts on bodily autonomy, government, and even a brief mention of education systems - all very pertinent and all too real and relevant for the place and times we are living in (at least in the United States). Despite all of this, it manages to still be a story about finding yourself, falling in love, and hope.
Well done Ava Reid, I look forward to (hopefully) more sapphic content from you in the future.