Fable

I knew I would love Fable, yet I put off reading it for months – maybe out of fear it wouldn't live up to my expectations?

Well, that was a stupid thing to do because I absolutely loved Fable.

The short and sweet summary: Fable is trying to prove to her father that she's capable of living the trader life and the ship is where she's meant to be – she just has to get herself off an island and find her way to him.

Sea adventures, a touch of magic, found family, and romance-but-not-too-forced romance? Check. Well-written characters that develop throughout the story? Check. Frustrating cliffhanger that makes me a little glad I put off reading the book because I only had to wait a few weeks for the second book? Check!

Fable had everything I love in a book. It might be too slow-paced for some, but I thought the action to plot ratio was perfect. I'll absolutely be rereading in the future!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Audiobook Review: At first, I wasn't sure about the narrator, but I quickly grew to love
Emma Lysy's voice for this story. She did a fantastic job of bringing Fable to life and had great voices for all of the other characters. I had to laugh at the beginning of each chapter, though, because of the very forceful declaration of the chapter numbers – it always managed to startle me.