(Cover and blurb taken from Goodreads)
Official blurb:
For seventeen-year-old Fable, the daughter of the most powerful trader in the Narrows, the sea is the only home she 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. Fable takes you on a spectacular journey filled with romance, intrigue, and adventure.
My rating: four stars out of five
I quite enjoyed this sea adventure! It had a ton of intrigue from the beginning, but I wouldn’t call it a page-turner. It still had me curious enough to keep reading past the slower parts.
Though I expected, and would’ve loved, more fantasy elements, I did still finish the book. So that’s saying something.
The description of Fable’s mother was one of my favorite parts. Young did a wonderful job with flashbacks and memories. I loved the parental drama as well.
The romance took a while to develop, as did my connection with Fable, but the wait was worth it. It all felt very real. The characters were all really well developed. I think the crew of the Marigold has stolen my heart. And possibly West.
Now I need to get my hands on the next book!
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