Review: Fable by Adrienne Young

Fable by Adrienne Young

Published by Wednesday Books on September 2020
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy
Pages: 357
Format: eBook
Source: Publisher
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For seventeen-year-old Fable, the daughter of the most powerful trader in the Narrows, the sea is the only home she 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, 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.

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 built for men. Fable takes you on a spectacular journey filled with romance, intrigue, and adventure.

That was so much fun. I had heard all good things about this book and they didn’t disappoint.

I love Fable. She is gritty and dirty and driven. She is abandoned on a remote island by her father after her mother drowned. She has to fight and claw her way to survive. And yet, she doesn’t lose her vulnerability. I love how loyal Fable is, whether that’s to her shipmates or her father.

West is such a great character. He has that heart of gold you want in your broody male lead. He loves his crew, they are his family. I can’t really place it but I felt much more connected to West than I did Fable. He is hard and seemingly cold but it’s all part of his past, his defenses. I like how protective he is and how his secrets and past haunt him in ways Fable doesn’t understand yet.

The plot is fast with a lot of adventure and action. There are so many fun layers to this story (emotional, the gems, the trade, Saint) and when you get to the end, you’re left reeling. The Marigold was also my home for two days as I read this book and I was lucky enough to get an ARC of Namesake, which I immediately jumped into like my life depended on it. It was def. the best surprise read this year.

Everyone will love this adventure book. There’s survival and ships, underground trading and heart ache. Fable may be half her father and half her mother, she may belong to her shipmates and steal West’s heart. But she is in a class all by herself.