Namesake (The World of the Narrows #2) by Adrienne Young
Trader. Fighter. Legend.
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.
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.
Review: Picking up where book one left off, Fable and the crew of the Marigold are free of her father and determined to start over. But soon, they become a pawn in another's scheme that ultimately lands her face to face with Holland, a powerful gem trader who is more to Fable than she realizes.
I loved that this novel brought resolution to a lot of the issues that were set up in book one. I especially loved that Fable learned more about her past including her mother and her mother's family. And that the obvious emotional hole she had in book one over her father's abandonment came to a peaceful resolution in this novel. I also liked that the crew of the Marigold seemed very close and tightknit, building on the experiences they shared in the first book. I also liked that Coy, Fable's enemy from book one, resurfaces and that relationship changes and evolves over the course of this novel. There is a lot of action in this book, more diving for gems, and power struggles over the shipping and trading industries of this world.
However, overall, I did not enjoy this novel nearly as well as book one. The plot just did not feel as compelling. I also missed the tension that built between West and Fable in book one. In this book, they didn't seem to have much of a deep connection, and I missed how much the budding romance added in the first installment in the series. I also didn't feel like the author did enough with Holland's character. The revelation of who Holland is in connection to Fable is huge!! Yet Fable never seems interested in talking more to Holland and learning more about her and her own mother. It just didn't feel relatable or well fleshed out.
Fable is such a strong character, and I loved the world the author created in these novels. I was disappointed in the plot of this novel and how it was executed but still a solid young adult novel with lots of action and intrigue.
Stars: 3
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