Namesake: A Novel by Adrienne Young
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The magic continues
The story that started in FABLE moves seamlessly to NAMESAKE. Both books should be read to understand how the story was too big for one book. Adrienne Young skillfully developed the characters and their community to weave the story together. Her books not only contained magic, the cast a spell on so many of us. Great read!
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Needed more
This book takes off right where the last one left off. I'm a little disappointed. I mean, I liked it. Don't get me wrong, but after how things rolled in the first book, I expected more. I love this author's writing and how she tells a story, so yes! I want more!
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Great Read! Don't Sleep on this One!!!
I loved this book so much. Adrienne Young's writing is always so good and done with such emotion. She has a way of making us care for every character whether they are main or side characters. I found myself not wanting to say goodbye to The Narrows and wanting the adventure to continue. This was a great duology.
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Great book
I loved the second book namesake so much. Great ending.
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Found Family Lovers Unite
I have to say that I think this duology features my favorite found family. There is just something so special about this collection of characters that you can’t help but love. This book wrapped up so many storylines in a very powerful way. I wish I could live in this world on The Marigold.
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A Warmly, Satisfying Ending for Fable
Not sure why I’m just now getting to this one, but it’s predecessor (from 2020) was a 5⭐️ for me…I. Loved. It. And this was a wonderfully fitting end for Fable’s story. At the conclusion of the first book, Fable, a young gem mage, is kidnapped from her love, West and her home on the Marigold by the evil helmsman trader Zola for his own selfish reasons and is forced to dive for treasure. She is then thrown into the opulent world of a relative she knew nothing about who is also out for their own greedy interests. What follows are exciting adventures, cunning double-crosses, and eye-opening revelations. This is a story about love and family, both the one you’re born into and the one you make. It’s about courage and strength and tenacity (often in the midst of heartbreak, even in the face of extreme odds). Fable is such a fierce and beautiful character and the story is written so well that the pages just flew by, leaving me a bit sad to see it end (but happy for Fable and her resolutions). I think I may lean a little more toward the first book (because, hey, it’s Fable’s introduction), but this one left a warmly satisfying feeling behind…and that’s what a reader craves. Highly recommended. And may I just say, both covers…so stunningly gorgeous.
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Wonderful Sea Adventure!
“We were salt and sand and sea and storm.” Kidnapped and taken aboard a ship full of enemies, Fable must sort through a web of lies to figure out who is an ally, who is an enemy, and to unravel the secrets her mother left behind. As schemes crowd in from all sides, no good choice is left. Who will Fable risk everything for —West, Saint, the entire family she’s found aboard the Marigold? And is she prepared to accept the consequences of the choices she makes? This story was so tense from page one that I didn’t want to stop reading. I missed West terribly during the beginning but the interactions with Clove and Koy kept me enthralled. As the plot unfolded, full of unexpected deals and betrayals, I kept turning pages excitedly to find out how it would all end. I liked that Fable’s plans didn’t always work and how the connections she made with other people presented interesting and risky solutions. I love West. He’s just the right amount of dark and dangerous, but also so loving and protective of everyone. Such a great duology! Highly recommend!
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dynamic and exciting
"There are some things that can’t be carved from a person, no matter how far from home they’ve sailed." After years of plotting and scheming, Fable has finally made her way off Jeval, the island of thieves where her father abandoned her. After casting her lot with West and his crew on the Marigold, things should finally be easier. Fable should be free. But nothing is easy in the Narrows. And nothing is ever free. Now instead of starting a new life, Fable is caught up in an infamous criminal's scheme and forced to confront her family's legacy in the richer waters across the Unnamed Sea in the city of Bastian. As Fable learns more about the scheming and conniving throughout the city, she also comes closer to her mother's legacy and the secrets she left behind. Things work differently in Bastian but debts still have to be paid; loyalties still matter. And Fable will be the first to warn anyone that it will be a long time before any slick city merchant can best someone formed in the dangerous waters of the Narrows in Namesake (2021) by Adrienne Young. Namesake is the conclusion to Young's Fable duology which begins with Fable. There are also companion novels set in the same world that can be read on their own. Fable and West are cued as white while the crew of the Marigold includes characters who are darker skinned and LGBT. Namesake picks up shortly after the explosive conclusion of Fable with Fable kidnapped by Zola and forced to act as a pawn in his plan to gain a foothold in Bastian and leverage over Fable's father, Saint. Fable spends a good portion of the novel isolated and separated from the people she cares about as she learns more about her mother's past in Bastian. Young deftly keeps other characters--notably West and Saint--present in the story as they remain on Fable's mind and her loyalty to both (and her lingering anger at Saint) inform her choices during her captivity. This installment expands the world of the Unnamed Sea and Bastian. As Fable explores the limits and strengths of her loyalties, she also unpacks pride and a fierce protectiveness for her home and her family no matter how brutal or monstrous they both might be. Through Fable and those close to her Young interrogates how far a person is willing to go to protect who and what they hold close. Namesake is satisfying conclusion to a dynamic series with everything readers loved about Fable turned up a notch. Fans of the series will appreciate the way plots tie together and the return of familiar characters from book one including one of my personal favorites, Koy. The evolution of Fable's complicated relationship with her father adds heart and surprising tenderness to this sometimes grim tale. Namesake is a story about found family and fierce love; about embracing who you are and coming home. An excellent conclusion to a dynamic and exciting duology. Highly recommended. Possible Pairings: Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard, Passenger by Alexandra Bracken, The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson, To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo, All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace, Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller, Isle of Blood and Stone by Makiia Lucier, Bloody Jack by L. A. Meyer, The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen, Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser
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