After seeing this duology floating around the blogosphere, I had to give it a try. The stunning book covers pulled me in! It was that good! Even after getting copies to read from my library, I went ahead and purchased both over the weekend. What did I love most about this story? The writing is so descriptive; I felt like I was right there in this seafaring world that Adrienne Young created. Some of the risks she takes in the story just made me gasp. I was rooting for her throughout the entire book.
The loyalty they have for one another and the dynamics between them is intoxicating. I was anticipating it for what seemed like forever and wondered if it was going to amount to anything. The first romantic encounter seemed odd because the setting. Thinking about it now, it does make sense because of the rules and how everyone is so adamantly secretive about their loved ones.
It turned out perfect regardless. What I didn't like Well…wait a minute, there was the cliffhanger ending, BUT This book definitely reminded me of my distaste for cliffhangers though. Overall, this was just such a delightful read.
Fable , without a doubt, is my favorite book in the last few years. This is a young adult novel, but I think it fits any age from teen to adult. Here's the link View all 18 comments.
Sep 29, exploraDora rated it it was amazing Shelves: young-adult , fantasy , adventure , audiobook , pirates. What a delightful mix of fantasy and adventure! My faith in the YA genre has been restored a little more. Aug 30, C. Drews added it Shelves: young-adult , epic-fantasy , read Dark fantasy and books about the beautifully wicked sea absolutely call to me.
I want them all. This was my first time reading an Adrienne Young book and it really easy to read. And it was quite dark. It's set in this brittle, cruel world of ships and traders, knives and murder, and softness is not only unforgivable -- it'll get you killed. Fable is the kind of character thrown into situations where she should drown, but she just refuses to give up. After her cold father dumps her on the most ruthless and cruel island ever to fight and work her way off, to prove to him she can survive this world, Fable does just that.
She also gets tangled up with the crew of The Marigold so the book leans into found-family. It's not technically about pirates, but definitely has that vibe to it. Lots of ship terminology and sailing. Bit o' diving. I think the thing I was most surprised about is there's no grand finale. I'm guessing the story will read like ONE just stretched over two books, but the petering out ending confused me. I was hoping for their dynamics to be found-family-ish but like Fable herself isn't very dynamic.
I couldn't really describe her personality. Overall it's a fantasy of cruelty and loyalty, of survival against a world that wants nothing more than to drag you under.
You weren't made for this world, Fable. View 1 comment. Dec 17, Jessica rated it it was amazing. It's no secret that I love my pirate romances and this one had so many elements I love about a pirate book.
They're at sea, there are bad guys, and you never know who you can trust! While the romance didn't really come in until the end, I really loved this book and that romance. I loved how Fable had spent years fending for herself and just surviving. The beginning is a bit slow, but once Fable gets off the island, this book is impossible to put down. I loved how she had to prove her worth with the crew and how she was still fighting every day to survive.
The relationships between crew members and with Fable were so complex and developed so much throughout the book. I'm not a huge fan of cliff-hanger endings, but I am so ready for book two! I am so happy I only have to wait until March to get my hands on it! View 2 comments. Surprisingly entertaining!
Fable has been left to survive on the island of Jeval. She was only fourteen when her father, Saint, the famous trader of the Narrows left her there. For four years Fable has been dredging to keep herself fed. Her intention has been to accumulate enough coin to ask for passage on a boat to take her back to her father and ask for what is hers.
During the last two years, she has traded her stones with West, the Marigold's trader. When Fable's life is in danger, she asks W Surprisingly entertaining! When Fable's life is in danger, she asks West for help off of the island.
She soon discovers that West has his secrets but so does she. Great beginning to the series. The descriptions were so well done that I could picture the waves, the birds, the sails, and the jewels. I was intrigued by Fable's mother Isolde and also for their affinity to the gems. I like Fable, West, and the rest of the crew of the Marigold. I want to know more about Saint. I wish I could get a prequel and learn how Saint met Isolde.
I can't wait for the second book that comes out in just a few days. One last thing, the cover. What a beautiful one! Cliffhanger: Yep! I picked up Fable in a ho-hum reading state of mind hoping to be wowed. Young Adult Fantasy can be hit or miss for me, but I'd only read a few pages when I found myself being sucked in and down into the depths of a story consuming me in a torrential storm of emotion.
In a sink or swim panic, I frantically turned pages in an effort to wrap my head and heart around this story while seeking answers. Fable is simply a stunning work of art, folks! Consider me wowed!
After her mother is lost to the sea I picked up Fable in a ho-hum reading state of mind hoping to be wowed.
After her mother is lost to the sea that she loved, fourteen year old Fable is abandoned by her notorious father on an island known for its thieves, misfits, and cutthroats. Telling her she doesn't belong in his dangerous world, he brutally carves something into her arm and sails away.
Finding and proving herself to her father becomes the driving force in Fable's life as she barely survives the next four years as a dredger, diving for gems to trade to docking ship masters for coins with the goal of saving enough to eventually buy passage on a ship. When events take a dire turn, Fable's forced to defend herself against one of the greedy thieves inhabiting the island. It's only a matter of time until others find and kill her.
Hiding until she gets a chance to plead her case to ship master West, Fable exchanges her saved coins for passage on the Marigold to the place her now infamous father is rumored to be. The story that unfolds is absolutely riveting - a powerful, epic drama taking place on the high seas and exotic ports.
Avoid all spoilers and I guarantee this story will sweep you away to another place and time. Fable is a dark, gritty story that dwells in a vibrant setting of both beauty and malice, poverty and prosperity, desire and despair. The author creates a resounding world with breathtaking views of sunsets, magnificent ships with sails billowing and gigantic storm waves breaking over the sea with coral reefs and long forgotten shipwrecks hidden beneath.
Sea ports are heavily charged with the sights, sounds and smells of markets, slums, and death with an aura of hope and hopelessness. It's a ruthless, visual world of winner take all. I won't say more about the story other than it's unique - a combination of suspense, action, drama, and fantasy with a subtle soft side of romance. Young's writing is lyrical - at times surging like an angry sea crashing to shore and other times smooth as glass like a calm sea at sunset.
The kinetic plot unravels at a brisk pace propelling readers forward like a tidal wave barreling toward shore. I can't say enough about the lead character Fable - she's strong, driven, spirited, and haunted by the past, dark secrets and a need even she doesn't fully understand.
The support characters are simply out of this world - original, dynamic and intriguing in their own right. The emotional turmoil, trials and tribulations encumbering these characters overwhelmed me time and time again as I stowed away on this journey with the Marigold's motley crew.
Ultimately, Fable is a story about overcoming, growing, trusting, surviving, searching. I'll go ahead and warn you this book ends on a cliffhanger. It took me by surprise as I had no idea there was a book 2 coming in March However, I'm thrilled to say that the skillful manner in which this author builds anticipation and suspense while delivering a raw, gutsy, heart-scarring story bringing readers and characters to this point in time - well, it's flawless and totally worth it.
I read the final page with my heart pounding, lungs begging for air and an "Oh No! I'm composing my email to the publisher pleading my case for an arc of Namesake NOW!
I can't wait until March. Fans of Young Adult Fantasy will devour this! More than that, I believe fans of adventure, mystery, suspense and epic tales will also be blown away by Fable.
This one is special. Highly Recommended! All the stars over The Narrows! Note: Sept. I love you Wednesday Books!! View all 12 comments. Since then she had to fight her way through everything every single day. Four years later Fable has finally enough money to get from that island and find her father.
She makes a deal with West to get her to the next destination. On the ship she meets West's crew, a group of misfits, and that's when their adventures start. That darkness was replaced by the blazing fire of the sun racing under my skin. While Fable delivered in the first two points in spades, it felt really flat in the following points. West and Willa also got a bit of personality, but the rest of the crew Paj, Hamish, Auster didn't really have a distinctive personality.
I even had to look up the three names, cause for me they read like the same person. You could have changed their name and nothing about the story would've been different. They barely have any scenes in the first half of the book. West basically ignores Fable for most of the time when she is on the ship or acts rather cold towards her.
Next thing you know is that they're having a underwater kiss. Not that the scene wasn't wholesome, cause it was. How epic is that? I was still processing the underwater kiss when there is suddendly a love confession and I'm like Uhmm… hello? That's not how this works!! A girl needs time to process. I need more slowburn. Where is the angst? Where is the development tho? Surprisingly this book is pretty well-paced. There is always something happening, BUT it's a whole lot of nothing, cause the Marigold crew is going from one island to another and trading for coins.
That's why I'm always hesitant to pick up YA fantasy novels, cause it feels like for the mayority of the time nothing happens until so many things happen at once and then you're left hanging with the cliffhanger. Overall still an interesting read and I will definitely read the sequel when it comes out. If you liked Six of Crows, you might want to give this one a try. This was spectacular!!!
A high sea, pirate adventure with a strong female MC? I am so freaking excited that this is only the beginning for this motley crew of characters!!! Martin's Press for my DRC. Jun 29, Alaina rated it it was amazing Shelves: audiobook , favorites , fiction , young-adult , ng , fantasy , , sci-fi , romance , arcs. I absolutely loved diving back into Fable. Mostly because I'm beyond excited to dive into the sequel. There's just something about pirates and Fable that makes me so happy.
She is a bad ass and just wants to see her father again. Even if he is a douche canoe who basically left her to die alone. I get that he was worried about her safety or whatever.. Back to Fable, I loved hoe she can take care of herself. She is underestima I absolutely loved diving back into Fable. She is underestimated most of the time but she never lets that stop her.
If anything, it makes her want to do anything and everything even more. It's why I loved her. She has spunk and sass. I guess I should admit that I have hair envy at the same time too, right? Other than that, I'm just going to say it all over again - I am excited to dive into Namesake! So excited! Please be good to me. First off, Fable is a freaking page turner guys.
I couldn't put this book down even if you paid me to. It was addictingly fun to read about and I definitely enjoyed Fable's journey. Now she's lives a dangerous life but has had one thing on her mind: a reunion with her dad. If you've ever watched any of the Pirate of the Caribbean movies, you would know and love Jack freaking Sparrow. Fable kind of reminded me of him because she found a way to give off an island. I wouldn't call her a pirate but she definitely knows how to take care of herself with all these thieves around her.
Besides Fable, you meet the crew of the Marigold. Now I loved everything about this crew because they were one tight knit family. The only thing that they couldn't agree upon was having Fable on their ship but they had to accept her because she paid for her passage.
Now I didn't expect so many secrets to come out in this book. Which is probably why I devoured it so quickly. Play Fable Anniversary, Fable 2 and throw out Fable 3. Why is fable 3 bad? Fable, then lost chapters, then Anniversary. The plot of a fable includes a simple conflict and a resolution, followed by a maxim. Fables feature anthropomorphized animals and natural elements as main characters. The moral of a fable—an overarching rule to live by that transcends the specifics of the story—is usually stated at the end.
If you have a high range specialty or you're a good mage - keep running around the arena while hitting him in the nose with Fireball , Lightning or even Ghost Sword if you must. This is a good melee technique and takes a lot of health from Jack in a short period of time. If you can activate Slow Time just as he lands, it will sometimes end exactly when he takes flight again. If you have a really strong weapon like the Solus Greatsword or Avo's Tear , his health meter will go down incredibly fast.
Multi Arrow comes in very useful here, and this is especially powerful if you have it at a high level with a legendary bow. Simply stand on one of the podium-like perches at either side of the triangle and shoot him when he lands. Avoid his fire, and when a Summoner comes, destroy it - or better yet, bait it into Jack's own fiery breath.
Repeat this, occasionally stopping to use a potion or the Heal Life spell until he's dead. This method requires a little patience, but it is a very safe method for defeating him. The fastest, and most dangerous, way of doing this is to use a combination of Berserk and Physical Shield , as long as both of them are past level 4.
The Hero then embarked on a journey to uncover the reason behind his village's destruction, discover his destiny, learn the true fate of his family, and save Albion from one of its oldest foes. The Hero's journey begins on the day of his sister's birthday — a day that the young boy unwisely forgot again.
The boy's father, Brom, comes to an agreement with the future Hero, promising to give him a gold piece for each good deed that he performs around the village. After performing either a number of good or evil deeds, the child collects enough money to procure for his sister a box of chocolates. Unfortunately, before his sister's party can truly get under way, Oakvale is suddenly attacked by a massive horde of bandits who seemingly slaughter everyone except for the boy.
Right as he himself is about to be killed, an old Hero, Maze, appears from nowhere to kill one of the bandits and saves the child, taking him into the Heroes' Guild. Growing up into a young man after years of honing his skills, Maze informs the newly graduated Hero of a blind seeress living among a bandit camp near Oakvale who supposedly had information about his sister's fate. Infiltrating the camp using a combination of strength and guile, the Hero learns to his great surprise that the blind seeress is actually his older sister, taken in by Twinblade , a former Hero and the present Bandit King, after the sacking of Oakvale.
After a showdown with Twinblade, the Hero is given the choice of killing or sparing Twinblade, and Theresa leaves her life as a bandit behind. Later on in the Hero's life, after he has gained more recognition among the people of Albion, he is invited to fight in the Arena , where he meets the legendary Hero named Jack of Blades.
After fighting in a series of arena battles, Jack of Blades issues a final challenge between the Hero and his childhood rival and friend, Whisper.
When the Hero defeats her, he is given the choice kill her or to spare her life. Upon his victory, the impressed Jack of Blades tells the Hero that he knows his mother survived the Oakvale massacre and was captured.
Soon afterward, Theresa calls a meeting with her brother, telling him that she learned it was Jack of Blades himself who ordered the attack on Oakvale in an attempt to capture the family, as their shared bloodline with the ancient Archons would allow Jack of Blades to finally recover and use the Sword of Aeons , the legendary blade used by William Black to destroy Jack millenia ago that was imbued with the power of all of Albion.
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