A review by thecourtofnovels
Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid

dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid (e-ARC)
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This book is exactly what it presents itself as: it truly is a fable for the end of the world as we know it. Inesa and Melinöe live in a future dystopia that has an eerie amount of parallels to the state we are in now, here in the US. 

The government has been overrun and absorbed by a single corporation (*cough*) named Caerus that controls society through a cruel credit system, creating a massive divide between the upper and lower classes.

Inesa is sent to the Lamb’s Gauntlet; she is the lamb and she will be hunted down by one of Caerus’ assassins to pay for her mother’s debts. Melinoë is the Angel praised for her ruthlessness, sent to hunt down Inesa. This sets off a gripping sapphic enemies to lovers game of cat and mouse.

Ava Reid says that this is her love letter to The Hunger Games, and it certainly shows. But where THG was a bold statement of rebellion, Fable shows itself in its quiet moments of tenderness. Fable is a heart-wrenching book about hope and I loved every moment of it!

The setting was gritty and sunken and absolutely perfect. I knew of course that Ava is the master of ambience, but I didn’t expect such a vivid and realistic look at a future following war and nuclear disaster. Absolutely brilliant in the details on world building!

I loved the pace of this book, and I really feel like it was the PERFECT length which is a compliment I hand out very rarely. This book leaves you feeling somber hope, which after the last few days is something that feels pretty good.

As always: if she writes it, I will read it! ♡ 

Thank you Ava for such a tender love story and to Netgalley and HarperCollins Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
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