NAMESAKE

BY ADRIENNE YOUNG. PUB DATE MARCH 16, 2021

5 STARS. BEST ENJOYED on a warm, breezy day. Preferably near the ocean, but at least we can pretend!

Fable was really good. Like, so so so good.

Namesake was amazing.

What an emotional and adventurous ride! It starts where Fable left off, and there are so many feels and the plot and story moves at such a clip that there was not a boring page in it for me.

Namesake takes the stakes from Fable and raises them higher. It picks up with Fable on the Luna, the ship of Saint’s sworn enemy, Zola, who wants to use Fable’s gift to bring in a huge haul of dredged gems. Fable is given the reigns to a hastily built crew of dredgers from Jeval, including Koy, who has been out for Fable’s blood. In order for Fable to get back to her beloved Marigold and the crew that has become her found family, she must work herself to the bone to reach the quotas demanded of her. However, despite Fable’s Zola has other plans for her involving the most powerful gem merchant in the sea…

Namesake brings us beyond the narrows and deeper into the characters. Honestly, I think this one was better than Fable, and that’s saying something because Fable was one of my favorite reads last year.

Also, the ending? Let me just say I cried. A lot. And I’m sure if I ever re-read Namesake, I’ll do it again.

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for the advanced copy of Namesake in exchange for this fair and honest review.