Nothing was what it seemed. Every truth was twisted. Every lie carefully constructed.
Fable (Fable # 1)
Adrienne Young
Summary: 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.
My Review: I thoroughly enjoyed Fable, it took all of my favorite elements of a good pirate story (pirates, evil pirate kings, ships, magic, treasure) and added in even more elements (a mystery at its center and a very sweet romantic hero). Not only did it have all of that, it had a really amazing feminist heroine. Fable is able to figure things out, to survive against the odds, she's inspiring, and I loved reading about her.
Recommended age: 15/16+ (some thematic elements, pirate violence, mild sexual situations, mild language)
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