A review by kenziewol
Fable, by Adrienne Young
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
I really enjoyed this book and I wasn’t so sure I was going to. I haven’t really read any seafarer/pirate-esc type books before and was unsure if it was gonna be my cup of tea but ultimately bought because the cover caught me eye. At first, I struggled through the first couple of chapters but around chapter 5 I was hooked. I legit inhaled this book and finished it in a day, most of it being in one sitting.
I love Fable and how strong she is. I loved following Her journey, along with the ships crew. West intrigues me though, I like him but also feel unsure I also surprisingly liked Saint??? Like idk love/hate relationship there I think. I thought the idea of
The ending left me surprised, definitely didn’t see that coming Idk but I’m excited to read Namesake when my copy gets here in a couple days! Overall, I really enjoyed this book!
I love Fable and how strong she is. I loved following Her journey, along with the ships crew. West intrigues me though, I like him but also feel unsure
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especially with Saints warning.Spoiler
a gem sage was cool and unique but I wish we learned more about that specifically because we didn’t really get much (but maybe in the next book??? I’m hopeful).Spoiler
I also kinda felt like the trip the Lark was too easy and quick. At first I thought it was gonna bring us to a point where we’d get a lot of it in the next book but then is was just a quick couple of chapters. I just feel like for a place that supposedly is really hard to pass though, even with a carved map arm, there would be some struggles especially with a small young crewThe ending left me surprised, definitely didn’t see that coming
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but I guess Saint never explicitly said he was dead. I’m intrigued about where this is gonna go and if the crew and Saint will work together maybe??Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Child death and Torture
Minor: Physical abuse