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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Fable by Adrienne Young
4.0
I think it's now over three years since I got my very first Fairyloot box. And I have to admit that way too many of the books are still unread, even though I do intend to read them. However, when this book ended up in the Fairyloot box I was quite intrigued and I promised myself that I would read it soon. I'm not entirely sure how other people define soon, but I would say that within a couple of months is soon enough.
I have to admit that at first I had some issues with the settings and the world. For some reason it didn't really grab me. The characters didn't really work for me, the culture didn't really work for me, the whole crew thing didn't really work for me. However, at some moment the secrets came into play. We learned that all those characters were witholding information, were lying or had their own agenda. And that was the moment my interest started to grow.
Because that was the moment that all the plotting, scheming and planning came into play. To get the things they wanted or needed, they had to get certain things done in certain ways, without outing themselves or their friends. Not only was it quite nice to see all the secrets coming to light, but I also really enjoyed the slowly blossoming friendships. The more part of the crew Fable became, the more I started to care about this crew.
I have to admit that Fable never really became my kind of character. It's hard to pinpoint why, because she did seem a realistic product of her world and upbringing and her story and development did seem natural. And yet there wasn't really a click. Just like I really couldn't feel a click with West. I assume that's because I have the feeling we know so little about him. He never really showed us his cards, what's going on in his mind and what kind of person he is.
But who knows, maybe I'll get all that in the sequel. I will certainly read it to see for myself!
I have to admit that at first I had some issues with the settings and the world. For some reason it didn't really grab me. The characters didn't really work for me, the culture didn't really work for me, the whole crew thing didn't really work for me. However, at some moment the secrets came into play. We learned that all those characters were witholding information, were lying or had their own agenda. And that was the moment my interest started to grow.
Because that was the moment that all the plotting, scheming and planning came into play. To get the things they wanted or needed, they had to get certain things done in certain ways, without outing themselves or their friends. Not only was it quite nice to see all the secrets coming to light, but I also really enjoyed the slowly blossoming friendships. The more part of the crew Fable became, the more I started to care about this crew.
I have to admit that Fable never really became my kind of character. It's hard to pinpoint why, because she did seem a realistic product of her world and upbringing and her story and development did seem natural. And yet there wasn't really a click. Just like I really couldn't feel a click with West. I assume that's because I have the feeling we know so little about him. He never really showed us his cards, what's going on in his mind and what kind of person he is.
But who knows, maybe I'll get all that in the sequel. I will certainly read it to see for myself!