fable for the end of the world, by ava reid
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fable for the end of the world is an exciting new dystopian by ava reid. compared to the likes of a study in drowning, fable is wildly different. as someone who used to love and adore dystopians (it was all i used to read), i was so ready to devour fable for the end of the world.
as with most books, i was definitely hooked by the start. i loved the similarities to various other dystopians and it made me feel really nostalgic. the worldbuilding is fun and exciting. it mirrors our current world in a haunting way that makes you realise this could be our future.
the characters were quite interesting but something fell flat for me. one thing i really liked about inesa was her lack of training and ability to do much. she wasn’t proficient with a gun or hand to hand combat, she’s an unlikely hero and i really liked that about her. mel, on the other hand, was an ‘angel’. i won’t go into details as i don’t want to accidentally spoil anything, but i found her background and situation unique and fascinating. i also liked the realistic future/retirement that these girls had (it’s not nice, but it’s something that i can believe to happen in real life).
the romance, being sapphic, was something i was really excited for. i always love a good sapphic romance. unfortunately, i didn’t actually like this one that much. i don’t know if it was the characters or their situation, but i didn’t get their connection. it felt forced. because of this, i didn’t like the last third of the book. the climax became underwhelming because i wasn’t rooting for their success as strongly as i was in the beginning.
as far as dystopians go, fable doesn’t bring anything new to the table (except maybe the sapphic romance), but it was still a fun and entertaining read.
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