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kbowles24's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
queer_bookwyrm's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
3.5 ⭐ CW: violence, abuse, child abuse, murder mention
The Last Legacy by Adrienne Young is the third book in The Narrows world, but is separate from Fable and Namesake. Honestly, this one didn't really do it for me. Like Namesake, the romance fell kind of flat. I just didn't buy it. The extra world-building was cool, but it felt kind of unnecessary.
We follow Bryn Roth, the niece of Henrik Roth, the patriarch of the clandestine Roth family. The Roth's kind of gave me Peaky Blinders vibes, with their rough and tumble gangster ways while trying to move up in the world. Bryn wasn't raised among them, but now that she's 18, she's taking her place with them in the family business. She's kind of their diamond in the rough, since she was raised to understand the upper echelons of society. Her task is to whip them into shape to prove she can be trusted as one of them.
I found Bryn to be a strong FMC, but I felt it was undermined by the underdeveloped romance with the steelsmith, Ezra. Ezra isn't a Roth, but works for them. We get a forbidden fruit thing that I just didn't buy, because we don't see them interact enough to justify it. Bryn is fiercely independent, smart, and cunning, and throws it all away for a man. It was frustrating. At first I thought she would get over it and become a successful business person in her own right, but alas, amanormativity strikes again.
I really didn't think this stand alone added anything of value to the world of the Narrows. We get a bit of a better understanding as to how the merchant's guild works, but I don't think we needed a whole book for that. I still appreciate Young's writing, but these rushed and nonsensical romances really need to stop. We don't even get enough face time with any of the other characters to really care about them. I still have the prequel Saint left to read, so here's hoping that one is better than this one.
The Last Legacy by Adrienne Young is the third book in The Narrows world, but is separate from Fable and Namesake. Honestly, this one didn't really do it for me. Like Namesake, the romance fell kind of flat. I just didn't buy it. The extra world-building was cool, but it felt kind of unnecessary.
We follow Bryn Roth, the niece of Henrik Roth, the patriarch of the clandestine Roth family. The Roth's kind of gave me Peaky Blinders vibes, with their rough and tumble gangster ways while trying to move up in the world. Bryn wasn't raised among them, but now that she's 18, she's taking her place with them in the family business. She's kind of their diamond in the rough, since she was raised to understand the upper echelons of society. Her task is to whip them into shape to prove she can be trusted as one of them.
I found Bryn to be a strong FMC, but I felt it was undermined by the underdeveloped romance with the steelsmith, Ezra. Ezra isn't a Roth, but works for them. We get a forbidden fruit thing that I just didn't buy, because we don't see them interact enough to justify it. Bryn is fiercely independent, smart, and cunning, and throws it all away for a man. It was frustrating. At first I thought she would get over it and become a successful business person in her own right, but alas, amanormativity strikes again.
I really didn't think this stand alone added anything of value to the world of the Narrows. We get a bit of a better understanding as to how the merchant's guild works, but I don't think we needed a whole book for that. I still appreciate Young's writing, but these rushed and nonsensical romances really need to stop. We don't even get enough face time with any of the other characters to really care about them. I still have the prequel Saint left to read, so here's hoping that one is better than this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder
theresamothinmyroom's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol
kelburke's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexism, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism
Minor: Slavery, Blood, and Alcohol
sarahamuller1's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I could read five more books about this family.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse and Violence
Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent
raemow's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse
kassidyreads's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse
Minor: Death of parent
steffandbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Adrienne Young is just an instant five-star read for me. This one did not disappoint either.
When I went into this book, I thought it would be about a fantasy story in which the FMC must find her place within the family, maybe having some lords and ladies in it, in a fantasy world, you know. Instead, this could also be seen as a historical story, because while reading it, I thought I was watching Peaky Blinders. Although the world itself is not earth, at least names of cities and so on were not from earth, I imagined it plays in an English city, because TEA was everything and the clothes suggested it plays, maybe, late 19th century/early 20th century.
We follow the story of Bryn, the FMC, returning home to her family, after growing up at her great-aunts place in another city. She has to find her place within the family, a merchant family that is in shady business, but wealthy, and would like to do honest business instead and trying to get a ring for the merchant guild.
Sounds like Peaky Blinders, right? Loved it.
Strong FMC, enemies to lovers, what do you need more.
When I went into this book, I thought it would be about a fantasy story in which the FMC must find her place within the family, maybe having some lords and ladies in it, in a fantasy world, you know. Instead, this could also be seen as a historical story, because while reading it, I thought I was watching Peaky Blinders. Although the world itself is not earth, at least names of cities and so on were not from earth, I imagined it plays in an English city, because TEA was everything and the clothes suggested it plays, maybe, late 19th century/early 20th century.
We follow the story of Bryn, the FMC, returning home to her family, after growing up at her great-aunts place in another city. She has to find her place within the family, a merchant family that is in shady business, but wealthy, and would like to do honest business instead and trying to get a ring for the merchant guild.
Sounds like Peaky Blinders, right? Loved it.
Strong FMC, enemies to lovers, what do you need more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, and Blood
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content
imds'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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Violence
Minor: Death of parent
kenziewol's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail