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juliesleseecke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
espurrr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
kbowles24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment
Minor: Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
jessversteeg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Blood, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Gore and Alcohol
curlyelizabeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Violence and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content
midnightstory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
victoriaandvictories's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol
stormeno's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol and Classism
danajoy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcohol
micaelamariem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Fable is a story about a girl abandoned by her essentially pirate father and made to figure out how to join a ship crew on her own.
I definitely thought there would be more pirates and swashbuckling. Or at least less descriptions of how to rig a ship and climb a mast and whatnot. Those scenes really bored me and it got to the point where I didn’t care about the major plot points because I don’t care about ships and trading.
What I did like about the book was the complex characters, the slow burn complicated romance, the found family trope, and the themes of grief woven intricately throughout.
So overall, I liked the book and probably will continue the series, but I didn’t love it and am not in a rush to read Namesake.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Child death and Sexual content