Fable by Adrienne Young

OH my goodness…Fable… I loved this book! So, this is my first book by Adrienne Young, and I’m a BIG fan now! This story was told so well! The descriptions just drew me into the story! I could see the glittering water, the coral reefs, the ships…everything! It was beautiful!

Fable is the daughter of a well-known trader, living her life on the sea. When their ship goes down, she is one of three that survive the night. Her mother does not survive, and her father, who is about the biggest jerk ever, drops her off on an island of vagrants and thieves. Fable lives the next 4 years fighting for her life, her food, and trying to make enough money to buy passage off this horrible little section of the world. When she does, she begins an adventure of a lifetime!

The plot was wonderful! I really loved how the story unfolded. There’s some history that we need to learn about Fable to understand why she’s on the island and some of her backstory. I don’t like a ton of flashbacks in stories because I find them disruptive at times. In Fable though, I enjoyed that there was need-to-know information about the past, but the author chose just the right moment to insert the flashback. It didn’t pull me out of the story, it just brought me closer!

The characters were just wonderful. Fable is easy to like and root for. Some of her sailing companions create a wonderful environment and really round out the overall story. I loved West. He seems dark and brooding, and I enjoyed him. I also liked that so many characters had little secrets that slowly reveal themselves. It was exciting to learn more and more.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The ending clearly left me with the knowledge that there would be a book 2, so now I just need that to come out…like right now!

To Read or Not To Read:

I would recommend Fable for readers that enjoy YA stories with pirate-type adventures and strong female leads!

Where to Find This Book:

Fable by Adrienne Young is available at these sites.

Kindle ~ Amazon ~ Goodreads

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As the daughter of the most powerful trader in the Narrows, the sea is the only home seventeen-year-old Fable has ever known. It’s been four years since the night she watched her mother drown during an unforgiving storm. The next day her father abandoned her on a legendary island filled with thieves and little food. To survive she must keep to herself, learn to trust no one and rely on the unique skills her mother taught her. The only thing that keeps her going is the goal of getting off the island, finding her father and demanding her rightful place beside him and his crew. To do so Fable enlists the help of a young trader named West to get her off the island and across the Narrows to her father.

But her father’s rivalries and the dangers of his trading enterprise have only multiplied since she last saw him and Fable soon finds that West isn’t who he seems. Together, they will have to survive more than the treacherous storms that haunt the Narrows if they’re going to stay alive.

Welcome to a world made dangerous by the sea and by those who wish to profit from it. Where a young girl must find her place and her family while trying to survive in a world built for men.

Just the Facts:

Fable by Adrienne Young
Series: Fable, Book 1
Genre: Fantasy
Page Count: 368 pages
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Pub Date: Sept 1, 2020