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Fable by Adrienne Young

33 reviews

espurrr's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• 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

Fable is full of vivid, gorgeous imagery. I found the characters endearing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kbowles24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

Fable needs to buy her way off the island that she was abandoned on. Fun read, lots of piratey goodness!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Gore and Alcohol

curlyelizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

midnightstory's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.25

this was so much fun omg

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Content Warnings

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

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

I really liked reading about Fable as a character because she was reckless but still smart enough not to do things that may make her frustrating. The aesthetics of the ocean and islands and travel while not constantly fast-paced were enough for me to stay invested, especially when it involved other characters until I learned to care about them. For my first book about sea wayfarers and trade, I really enjoyed it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

stormeno's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol and Classism

danajoy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcohol

micaelamariem's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

While I enjoyed this book, it really wasn’t what I was expecting. 
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. 

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Content Warnings

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

tbwhite23's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol