Suffice it to say that, while it’s a lot of adventurous and plot-driven pirate-y goodness, it also focuses on the relationships between Fable and the three main people in her life: her mother, Isolde her father, Saint and the newest and most uncertain thing with West. There’s not a lot of new character development, except between Fable and West, though we do get a bit more in terms of background for some of the Marigold‘s crew. It’s very hard to talk about this book without going into too many spoilers. What sort of betrayal would have driven him away from Saint? Unmoored and uncertain, afraid of what West and the rest of the Marigold will do to get her back, if they’re even trying to find her, Fable can only do what she does best – survive. For one thing, Clove, once her father’s second-in-command and a good friend to her mother, is now on Zola’s ship and apparently a trusted member of his crew. Though she initially thinks he just intends to get back at West, it soon becomes clear that there’s more going on than just that. “We were salt and sand and sea and storm.Īt the end of the last book, things were finally looking up for Fable – and then she got kidnapped by Zola and his crew. Also, I adore how the covers form Fable’s face! This is the second in the duology, and can’t be read as a standalone, so this review will contain spoilers for the first book. I’m still loving this YA pirate girl trend, so of course I was excited to get back to Fable’s world.

If Fable is going to save them then she must risk everything, including the boy she loves and the home she has finally found.įilled with action, emotion, and lyrical writing, New York Times bestselling author Adrienne Young returns with Namesake, the final book in the captivating Fable duology.Ĭontent warnings: View Spoiler » attempted murder (with associated injuries), murder and other pirate-y violence, death of a parent (in the past), toxic family relationships, kidnapping of a child (child is not hurt), alcohol « Hide Spoiler In order to get to her intended destination she must help him to secure a partnership with Holland, a powerful gem trader who is more than she seems.Īs Fable descends deeper into a world of betrayal and deception she learns that her mother was keeping secrets, and those secrets are now putting the people Fable cares about in danger.

That freedom is short-lived when she becomes a pawn in a notorious thug’s scheme. With the Marigold ship free of her father, Fable and its crew were set to start over. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.My rating: I received an advance review copy of this book from NetGalley.

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