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No problem, we have a day money back guarantee. Fable is not a fast paced, fun tale of adventure in line with Pirates of the Caribbean ; this fable is grim, and dangerous, and slow—more akin to the show Black Sails , one might say. A yarn where the core is love; love of a daughter for a father and a father for a daughter; love of a boy for a girl and a girl for a boy; and love of a brother for a sister and a sister for a brother.
It is a fable of love and how to conceal its warmth in the darkest corners of the treacherous sea. And the softer you looked, the more likely you were to become prey. The world of Fable is a ruthless one, specially for women, and specially as a young girl—yet they have managed to cut themselves places on the seas, mostly as ship bosuns.
But there is a certain amount of darkness it takes to live the life of a trader in the Narrows, and Fay is forced to confront this at fourteen when her father, Saint, carves her arm with a knife and abandons her on Jeval, an island of cutthroat dredgers.
Young paints the hard, grim life of Fable and all the characters with a deft hand and shows its violence and unfairness not only through every challenge our main cast face but also the choices they make, the violence they themselves carry out for revenge or justice. We both know that surviving means sometimes doing things that haunt you. Like a weary bird flying out over the most desolate sea, I finally had a place to land. As the story of an eighteen year old daughter of a near-king to merchants in the Narrows, who has had to spend four years working for every bit of food or money to survive and save for her journey back to her father so she might demand her birthright, Fable takes us on a unwelcoming trading ship that is more than it seems and through ports where there is no currency more valuable than information.
And her tale of fighting to earn a home—unwilling to be weak in fear of disappointing her father—is woven using a hushed and grim tone brimming with secrets rather than a loud and joyful one, and it conveys the message much better for it.
Nothing is free. He was talking about respect. They were things no one owed you. And one way or another, you always paid. I imagine this is what falling in love must feel like. Credit: Catherine Crowley Because not only does she write the rhythm well, her writing is the rhythm.
And it is her crime in making me fish and sail and swim between the pages of this book that will keep me forever dreaming of being a dredger diving down to the darkest depths of the drowning deep. Anything given freely was probably a lie. More coin. More ships. More crews. Every truth was twisted. Every lie carefully constructed. Anyone ever tell you that? Koy had said the same thing right before he tried to kill me.
These characters lie to live because to tell the truth is to lay yourself down, vulnerable for all to walk over. To tell the truth is to yield priceless information where information is the unofficial currency traders dwell in. So what you do is break it into pieces and hand each broken piece to one person to hold, unbeknownst to all else.
And that is why there is an ocean of lies dragging behind the very ship Fable has paid and begged her way onto. But how far can you go before the wolves catch you? Ships and oceans, gems and traders, they are all secondary to the characters and, most importantly, the relationships in Fable , because these are the true essence of the tale. The only safety that existed was in being completely alone.
So she wants nothing than to belong. And beneath it all, beneath the shadows and the quiet cold, he has a habit of making other people his problem, of crossing lines to protect what he holds dear, yes, but also to conceal what it is he cares for. He reminded me of Kaz Brekker. Or ashamed of not being ashamed. Maybe, he imagined that I thought him a monster. And he would be right.
I looked up into the blinding flash of lightning overhead. He was. We all were. And now this storm was going to make us pay for it. I fell in love with the way Young captured their comradeship and sense of family; they know their places and work in perfect tandem with one another, and this team spirit in their found family we are thoroughly shown instead of told. I specifically loved Auster and Paj and mostly Willa.
Oh Willa was a ferocious, caustic, bloodthirsty delight with her heartwrenching lack of choice in the way of her life and longing for freedom. You see, there are only two things strictly forbidden on a ship because both could get you or your shipmates killed: love and drunkenness.
To love is to jump off a cliff and hope you hit water rather than land. If we were going to do this, I would have to be his safe harbor and he would have to be mine. Saint is a true stoic, lonely, unbeatable, hungry pirate who will cut the knees out from everyone around him so that he would stand taller.
When it comes to this layered and painful father-daughter bond, words fail me indeed. My deepest thanks to my superhero for providing me with an eARC through Edelweiss.
View all 47 comments. September FairyLoot. Click on the link after the pic to see the goodies. This cover is so freaking beautiful!!
That bastard was leaving me again. That first sentence had me! Although, this being an uncorrected copy, that line might change. Fable is one of my new spirit animals!! I love h September FairyLoot. I love her so much! A few years ago, her father left her on this horrible island to fend for herself.
There were other people there but it was a pretty bad place. At one point she leaves the island to look for her father. She makes a bargain with West, to ride out on his ship. I fell right in love with each member of the Marigold crew! This journey was not the best or safest journey and there were a few rough things that happen. And just when you think something good might happen, some twat messes it up!! That being said, there is a major cliffhanger, which is fine.
A beautiful, thrilling, evil, loving, sexy book! View all 27 comments. Jul 03, jessica rated it it was amazing. AY took a fascination i had with pirates and turned it into a full-blown obsession.
View all 25 comments. Fable has spent the last four years of her life trying to get off of the horrible trap on an island she was stranded on. Stranded by her own father. She's weathered storms, thieves and starvation until she finally saved up enough for passage off of the island. But then, just when she feels like she can finally take a breath, the real adventure starts. I know First time in a long time that I didn't even read the descripti Fable has spent the last four years of her life trying to get off of the horrible trap on an island she was stranded on.
First time in a long time that I didn't even read the description. I just bought it. And wow. I'm glad I did. I loved the world that Adrienne created - so wonderfully fleshed out and perfectly visualized.
I loved the little bits of imagery she wove in and out along with the sprinkling of magic. Fable was such a neat main character and I loved watching the world through her eyes.
She had such an unique outlook and life. And the plot! It was fabulous. So many layers and exciting events. Definitely a book I'd recommend!! View all 5 comments. Jul 10, Vibur hiatus rated it it was ok. Well, I felt a whole lot of nothing. First off, there's not… a lot happening to keep the plot afloat.
Suuure, the protagonist sails to places, but that's. Hell, aside from all the sailing shenanigans, there's about buggerall going on. You're telling me all that tired mishmash of angst is meant to Alright, I'll get straight to it.
The plot's nothing more than a Well, I felt a whole lot of nothing. The plot's nothing more than a protracted character's "arc" set against the high seas, which wouldn't be a problem in itself, if not for the characters at least the setting sails sells. The characters are too thin to convince. Though, I guess the problem is less the protagonist, and more the others. Oh, the characters are different enough from each other to sort-of fit together and function-ish, but that's about it.
I mean, there's potential for them to be more, to be real-er, but the pity is, there's nothing more to be realised than thin snatches of personality here and there. Now, what's Fable all about? It's about bargains and debts, about gaining and losing riches and something more precious than that—relationships.
It's about how people grow together and apart—and I'd have loved it for that, if that's what it'd showed. The how , that is. I mean Howinthesevenseas did this person end up giving or not giving a single shit about another person, I cannot, for the life of me, fathom cough, Saint , cough.
The thing is, the characters are thin, and the relationships are thinner. There's no depth to them, nope, nada. What's the point of all this? Is it the setting? I guess the seas are a big place, but all the same, that'd be a stupid amount of pagetime Is it the plot?
That's possible, if there'd been more happening—and if there'd been some sort of climactic payoff. Is it the character's "arc"? Well, I was apathetic to all that, whoops. But, uh, the writing's good? View all 30 comments. But then as soon as I cracked open the book, I got a sinking feeling. I even put off reading the book and writing my review, despite my early copy, because contrary to popular belief, it doesn't really feel that great to be the only prominent one-star for a book that everyone loves.
Not just on a guilty, personal level, but because people tend to come for you, and demand that you explain yourself further. Which brings me to two crucial points: 1 I do not "down-rate" books simply because it's popular to go against the grain. I am always honest.
If I like a book, I rate accordingly and say why. If I hate a book, I rate accordingly and say why. If I truly feel that I am so biased towards an author that I am unwilling to rate and review their books fairly, I will not touch their books at all. I find it incredibly presumptuous and, frankly, insulting, that people imply I'm such a whore for votes that I would lie about my thoughts. I'm not here to pay fan service to authors. I'm here, as a reviewer, to read books and write honest reviews for them.
Life is short, and this whole "you must read the book to the end or you're a trash person" philosophy some of you have is not only ridiculous, it's a waste of time. Why force yourself to finish things you're not enjoying? You're wasting precious hours you could be spending on better books.
The biggest, and most unforgivable, reason is that it's boring. Nothing about the world or the characters drew me in. I looked at some of the negative reviews for this book before posting mine to see if it got better, or if it was worth continuing, and none of them seemed to think so. In fact, I agreed with all of their opinions, and the ones who pressed on seemed to regret it.
I went into FABLE expecting a girl power story of rising against the patriarchy, but it's just another basic fantasy story with minimal world-building about a girl we're all supposed to believe as special without any sorts of complexities to actually build that cred. Thanks to the publisher for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review! View all 32 comments.
For a dream that would never come true. Unlike most YA books that I've read before, which are set in a Palace or a war zone, this one is set on a ship. Unfortunately, that's where my praise ends, because besides the different setting, there was nothing else about it that I liked. First of all, I had a very hard time taking this book seriously. A spree! The other major issue I had with Fable was that it made me bored.
Reading this book felt like a task, like a job I had to complete, and I read for entertainment and escapism, so when that happens it's never a good sign. The plot "Welcome to a world made dangerous by the sea and by those who wish to profit from it. Four years ago, her mother had died in a storm and her father left her to fend for herself.
The setting was the only thing that made it interesting, but each time I picked the book I expected something better. I expected something more. I had gone into this book blind, but considering all the hype it has, I had thought I would be mind-blown. I thought it would leave me astonished and make me flip pages and keep me at the edge of my seat. But that didn't happen. I would say Fable doesn't have a bad plot, but it had a lot more potential that I felt it failed to deliver.
There were a few 'big reveals', but even those moments didn't impact me the way I thought it would. I didn't feel a punch in my gut, and my heart never pounded while reading Fable the way I wanted it to. In simple words, Fable didn't have me invested at all. It took me 21 chapters to even feel mildly interested in what was happening.
It's not that there is nothing happening, as that's not the case, but it was more like I don't care about what's happening. I don't care about Fable and what happens to her. Because the way it was written, I just knew that nothing too bad could happen to these characters.
It's like there is a certain limit till which the characters may be affected, but that's all. I felt the stakes were just never high enough. I can see why this book is so well loved, but I sadly didn't click with it. And that's the plot. The word building As I mentioned earlier, the world was the only redeeming quality of this book.
I felt it was well-developed, and it was something new to the typical YA stories. If someone told me these places existed I would believe them, and I think that is excellent world building on the author's part. The writing I didn't like the writing of this book. This was my first by Adrienne Young , but I think I will still give her another chance. The main reason I didn't like the writing as I found it to be overly descriptive.
Not the whimsical kind of way I've seen with Sabaa Tahir 's books, but more in a extra descriptive way. As soon as the water rose with the crash of a wave , I jumped from the ridge into the sea.
It was growing darker with every minute, but I took hold of the rope and followed it down into the shadows of the kelp forest , where the towering, ribbonlike strands reached up from the seafloor in thick, wavering threads. From below, their leaves looked like a golden rooftop, casting the water green. I have underlined the portions I felt could have been made shorter If you like this kind of writing, this might be the book for you.
The second reason I didn't like the writing was the constant word repetition. I have made a complete list in page one of my comments.
Check full list in comments Had this been a debut novel, I would have cut it some slack but it's not so I am pointing it out. The characters I felt most of these characters didn't really have much of a personality.
This was a crew, and it gave me strong pirate vibes but there was hardly any bonding between the characters. Most of them faded into the background. Fable is our main character, and once I looked passed the name 'Fable' at least it's better than America Singer , I realized she's a well written character.
Fable is strong, determined but still an emotional person. We constantly see her 'biting her lip' and 'hot tears prickle her eyes' for the entirety of the book, but otherwise I liked Fable a bit. Telling this book from her POV was a good choice. West is the character who is supposed to be the 'love interest'. He gets angry a lot of times, and I guess he is smart but that's all there is to West. I really felt his character could have been much more, but we didn't get to see that.
I would have liked him to be better developed. The romance Is it really a YA book is there's no romance? The romance here was just unnecessary. It could have been done without, and nothing would have changed.
I would have preferred it to be a slow-burn, or it could have been better fleshed out. It's also slightly insta-lovey so that's another reason I didn't like it. Why did I rate this book 3 stars? Despite the many flaws of this book, I didn't hate it as much to give it a lower rating. I will still be reading the sequel, Namesake. Final thoughts If you are looking for a YA book that has an almost non-existent plot line, but a great MC and some amazing world building, then this is the book for you.
If not, I'd say give it a pass. Buddy read with Sarah. Thank you for buddy reading it with me! Every moment that lay ahead, like an uncharted sea. This was a new beginning. If you feel offended by my reviews, let me know how I can fix it. I had higher expectations because of the hype, but it disappointed me.
It had a unique setting, and the mc was a well developed character, but it felt flat otherwise. Review to come View all 41 comments. I received this complimentary ARC from the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Well, this was a nice surprise!!! Never, ever owe anyone anything. Always construct a lie from truth. Never, under any circumstances, reveal what or who matters to you.
He left Fable to fend for herself for YEARS with the promise to give her what she was owed, should she ever manage to find her way back to him.
Then, life throws more curveballs at Fable and she barely makes it off the island with her life. There, she struggles to prove her worth as a member of the crew, as well as finding her true place within the world.
But his smile turned sad. Maybe every hour. No matter how many times she was knocked down, she got back up again. I also liked the majority of the crew, even if they did treat her rather poorly , at first. But I especially loved the overall vibe of the novel. Rather than Daughter of the Pirate King , which very much resembled The Pirates of the Caribbean , this book definitely had more of a Black Sails atmosphere.
At first he served as a forest inspector, but at 38 years of age decided to focus on literature. Among his main works are: the priest and the dead, the miller, and the crow and the fox. Spanish writer who lived in the late eighteenth century. It reached the literary cusp with the publication of his work Fables Literary in , where publications such as the fables of the flute donkey, the horse and the squirrel, the monkey, and the two rabbits stand out.
Recognized Dominican politician and writer born in the Dominican Republic at the end of the 18th century. His work consists of twelve fables, among which are: the wolf and the fox, the rabbit and the bee and the bee. He signed his works under the pseudonym"El fabulista noviante". Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm were two German brothers born in the late eighteenth century, famous for their collection of stories, made up of fairy tales, fables, rustic farces and religious allegories.
Honduran writer who died in , widely known for his foray into short stories, as well as writing essays and novels.
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