Title: Namesake
Series: The World of the Narrows #2
Author: Adrienne Young
Published: Wednesday Books, March 16, 2021
Pages: 363
Genre: YA Fantasy Adventure
With the Marigold ship free of her father, Fable and its crew were set to start over. That freedom is short-lived when she becomes a pawn in a notorious thug’s scheme. 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.
As Fable descends deeper into a world of betrayal and deception, she learns that the secrets her mother took to her grave are now putting the people Fable cares about in danger. If Fable is going to save them then she must risk everything, including the boy she loves and the home she has finally found.
As Fable descends deeper into a world of betrayal and deception, she learns that the secrets her mother took to her grave are now putting the people Fable cares about in danger. If Fable is going to save them then she must risk everything, including the boy she loves and the home she has finally found.
It has finally clicked for me that the gems themselves are not magical. They're currency. Wow. I feel like it should not have taken so long to figure that out. Maybe it was just my wishful thinking that they would do more than just....be valuable. Either way, the idea of gem sages is really cool! That you could hear the individual songs of a gem and just *know* that it is real. It would save a ton of time and eye strain!
Fable and West are so toxic. Like I love these idiots, but dang. Always trying to one up each other with their own martyrdom, while also trying to manipulate these way older, eviler people. LOL it's truly laughable. Luckily Saint IS older and eviler, so he comes through for them in the end.
There were some really funny moments in this book. I don't think they were meant to be funny... but it just felt like there were 75 (capital "D") Dramatic reveals in this book. One more gasp to be wrung from you at every turn. After a little while, they seemed less...dramatic. But for the most part it was good. I'm a little sad my library doesn't have the next book in the series. I would like to see what comes of that exciting cache! Alas, it will probably have to wait for 2024 for me.
Ratings
Stars: 4/5
Spice: 1/5
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