Release: September 1st 2020
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Source: Amazon
Find it at: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N
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Filled with all of the action, emotion, and lyrical writing that brought readers to Sky in the Deep, New York Times bestselling author Adrienne Young returns with Fable, the first book in this new captivating duology.
Welcome to a world made dangerous by the sea and by those who wish to profit from it. Where a young girl must find her place and her family while trying to survive in a world for men.
As the daughter of the most powerful trader in the Narrows, the sea is the only home Fable has ever known. It’s been four years since the night she watched her mother drown during an unforgiving storm. The next day her father abandoned her on a legendary island filled with thieves and little food. To survive she must keep to herself, learn to trust no one and rely on the unique skills her mother taught her. The only thing that keeps her going is the goal of getting off the island. Then finding her father and demanding her rightful place beside him and his crew. To do so Fable enlists the help of a young trader named West to get her off the island and across the Narrows to her father.
But her father’s rivalries and the dangers of his trading enterprise have only multiplied since she last saw him and Fable soon finds that West isn’t who he seems. Together, they will have to survive more than the treacherous storms that haunt the Narrows if they’re going to stay alive.
Fable takes you on a spectacular journey filled with romance, intrigue and adventure.
About the Author:
Adrienne Young is a born and bred Texan turned California girl. She is a foodie with a deep love of history and travel and a shameless addiction to coffee. When she’s not writing, you can find her on her yoga mat, scouring antique fairs for old books, sipping wine over long dinners, or disappearing into her favorite art museums. She lives with her documentary filmmaker husband and their four little wildlings beneath the West Coast sun. She is the author of the Sky in the Deep duology.
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Fable Review:
The first thing I loved about “Fable” was the adventure element. I don’t think I have ever read (or don’t recall recently) an adventure YA fantasy novel set on a ship with magical elements. The story had everything from fierce characters to buried treasure. The author adds quite a few shocking twists and turns that I did not expect. Some of my favorite scenes are when she meets the crew of the Marigold or when she meets Saints and learns shocking secrets about West.
The author also did a fantastic job with the characters. I loved Fable and the journey she goes through to find her inheritance. She is strong, loyal, determined, and fierce and fits perfectly with the tale. I felt like I was by her side as she goes on her quest to Ceros to meet Saint and reclaim what is hers. The author also did a decent job of adding flashbacks to Fable’s past, where you get more information on her mother and the events that transpired. Also, all the characters were memorable. After reading the story, I missed Willa, Paj, Hamish, and Auster. West is also a fantastic character with many secrets, and you don’t know his intentions.
But, I was not particularly interested in the romance of West and Fable. While I found them charming together, I didn’t feel that it added much value to the story, and the plot would have been the same even if it didn’t happen. However, I enjoyed the way the author told their romance in an angsty manner.
Nevertheless, “Fable” is very entertaining and I enjoyed it very much. The story ends in a shocking cliffhanger, and I can’t wait to read the continuation in “Namesake.”
