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Saint

Saint

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  • Author：Adrienne Young
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Summary

Author Adrienne Young returns to the world of The Narrows with Saint， a prequel to Fable and Namesake。

As a boy， Elias learned the hard way what happens when you don’t heed the old tales。

Nine years after his lack of superstition got his father killed， he’s grown into a young man of piety， with a deep reverence for the hallowed sea and her fickle favor。 As stories of the fisherman’s son who has managed to escape the most deadly of storms spreads from port to port， his devotion to the myths and creeds has given him the reputation of the luckiest bastard to sail the Narrows。

Now， he’s mere days away from getting everything his father ever dreamed for him: a ship of his own， a crew， and a license that names him as one of the first Narrows-born traders。 But when a young dredger from the Unnamed Sea with more than one secret crosses his path， Elias’ faith will be tested like never before。 The greater the pull he feels toward her， the farther he drifts from the things he’s spent the last three years working for。

He is dangerously close to repeating his mistakes and he’s seen first hand how vicious the jealous sea can be。 If he’s going to survive her retribution， he will have to decide which he wants more， the love of the girl who could change their shifting world， or the sacred beliefs that earned him the name that he’s known for―Saint。

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Reviews

Briony2181 ，

4。5 stars

Caitlin ，

Actual rating: 3。5 stars

Erin ，

I love all Adrienne Young's books， and especially those in this world。 I need more！ I love all Adrienne Young's books， and especially those in this world。 I need more！ 。。。more

Kezia Duah ，

RTC❤️ 3。5⭐️

kay ✨ ，

“I've wanted you since the minute I saw you。 That's the problem， Isolde。” 🥺“the sea gives and one day she would take。” 🤧 “I've wanted you since the minute I saw you。 That's the problem， Isolde。” 🥺“the sea gives and one day she would take。” 🤧 。。。more

Anna ，

5 ⭐️ I love The NarrowsThis world feels like home。 I started reading Saint and something just clicked。 I was at peace and felt like I was where I belonged。 And I haven’t felt that from a book in a long time。 Adrienne Young thank you so much for showing us more of Saint and Isolde。 And thank you for creating one of my favorite fictional worlds of all time。 Thank you for creating a place that for some reason I feel oh so welcome in。 🌊⚓️🪸🏴‍☠️💎💕

Jennifer ，

As someone who was not a huge fan of the Fable duology（I know I’m in the minority）， I did not have high expectations for this book。 I really liked it though！ I think I should give Fable another chance。

Peyton ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Adrienne Young has been one of my favorite authors this year， and her stories never disappoint。 I loved the world and characters she introduced in Fable， so Saint felt like a deep dive into how it all began。 Seeing Saint before he became the most ruthless trader in the Narrows was exciting; he reminded me of West's character -- dangerous， hardheaded， and ambitious but would do anything for those he loved （like giving up a brand new ship for a girl he met two weeks ago？！） I really enjoyed the jux Adrienne Young has been one of my favorite authors this year， and her stories never disappoint。 I loved the world and characters she introduced in Fable， so Saint felt like a deep dive into how it all began。 Seeing Saint before he became the most ruthless trader in the Narrows was exciting; he reminded me of West's character -- dangerous， hardheaded， and ambitious but would do anything for those he loved （like giving up a brand new ship for a girl he met two weeks ago？！） I really enjoyed the juxtaposition of the perspectives between Isolde and Saint， seeing their world differently based on their experiences yet sharing a similar goal in the end made it feel like their story， not just his。 I'll be honest though， I had hoped the epilogue would have been the sinking of the Lark， just to know what really happened in that storm and how Saint felt when he lost everything all over again， but I was satisfied with the ending she chose。 I was surprised at how many typos I found; with a story like this it creates too much disconnect while reading and pulls the reader out of the story， which is kind of the only reason this book didn't get five stars。 。。。more

Caroline ，

Is there going to be a sequel to this？ I want one

Suzanne Lombardi ，

I absolutely loved this book。 What an amazing prequel to Fable。

Bre Hall ，

I still don't know how I feel about this novel。 There were about 100 pages in the middle of the book that held my attention and made me want to keep reading， but the rest of the time the story fell flat。I usually really like Adrienne Young's writing， but I feel like， at this point， she's putting her sentences through formulas she created while writing Sky。 And it's getting a little old。 When the metaphors don't make sense， try something else。My favorite part of the whole book was the bromance be I still don't know how I feel about this novel。 There were about 100 pages in the middle of the book that held my attention and made me want to keep reading， but the rest of the time the story fell flat。I usually really like Adrienne Young's writing， but I feel like， at this point， she's putting her sentences through formulas she created while writing Sky。 And it's getting a little old。 When the metaphors don't make sense， try something else。My favorite part of the whole book was the bromance between Saint and Clove。 I think I wouldn't have minded if it was just the two of them wreaking havoc in The Narrows the entire time--Isolde？ Isolde who？ I've seen a lot of people obsessed with the last line of this book， but， quite frankly， I hated it。 It made me really sad， and not in a good way。 。。。more

Olivia Sabalaskey ，

Adrienne Young is simply the best writer of our generation。 Her writing is BEYOND beautiful。 Saint is even better than the Fable series， if that’s even possible。 I hope she continues to write more in this world！！ 🌊⚓️

Kearsten Jensen ，

Thank you Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for providing an arc for an honest review。Adrienne Young does it again！ I am obsessed！ I loved the Fable duology and when I heard Saint was getting a book I was beyond excited！ And oh my goodness did it deliver！ The narrators were amazing and brought all of the characters to life， not just Isolde and Saint。 You get a better idea of who Saint was before the events of the Fable duology and boy does it just crack open your chest and snatch your heart。 I loved Thank you Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for providing an arc for an honest review。Adrienne Young does it again！ I am obsessed！ I loved the Fable duology and when I heard Saint was getting a book I was beyond excited！ And oh my goodness did it deliver！ The narrators were amazing and brought all of the characters to life， not just Isolde and Saint。 You get a better idea of who Saint was before the events of the Fable duology and boy does it just crack open your chest and snatch your heart。 I loved that there was a hint of melancholy to the whole book， almost a sense of dread especially if you know what is coming。 I especially liked the way that Young describes Saint's love and respect for the seas and how that shapes him as a Helmsman and person。 You get this amazing brutal but loving character who has this vision for the world he loves and how Isolde fits perfectly and helps him begin to realize that dream。 As always the world building was beautiful and I truly felt as if I was there。 I loved the tie-ins to Fable and Namesake and I almost cried when the Lark came into being。 Absolutely amazing！ I will be recommending this to everyone！ 。。。more

Sara （A Gingerly Review） ，

This was brilliant。

Kori Sulewski （korireads） ，

You say pirates， I say OKAY。 I really love this world and I’m so happy Adrienne Young decided to give us Saint’s story， especially after the end of Namesake！ This was a great glimpse into Saint’s early years， though I wish it had been a little longer to allow some things to develop more。

Shelby ，

3。5 starsThis was good！ I really enjoyed following Saint & Isolde’s origin story。 I read this super quickly; it was a short but satisfying read。 I did feel that their relationship didn’t seem super well-developed because the book is on the shorter side。

Kaycee G ，

Saint。 Oh， Saint。 What a great prequel to Fable。 This just took me on an adventure I didn’t want to get off。 Saint follows the story of Fable’s parents long before she was born。 Nine years after his father was killed， Elias （Saint） sails the tempestuous seas with his navigator and close friend Clove。 Days before he’s set to received everything he’s worked for， he encountered a young dredger runaway from the Unnamed Seas。 He’s drawn to her in more ways than one but the secrets she harbors will do Saint。 Oh， Saint。 What a great prequel to Fable。 This just took me on an adventure I didn’t want to get off。 Saint follows the story of Fable’s parents long before she was born。 Nine years after his father was killed， Elias （Saint） sails the tempestuous seas with his navigator and close friend Clove。 Days before he’s set to received everything he’s worked for， he encountered a young dredger runaway from the Unnamed Seas。 He’s drawn to her in more ways than one but the secrets she harbors will doom him forever。 He will have to decide if he wants the woman he’s fallen for or the sacred beliefs that earned him the name of Saint。 My stomach was in actual knots reading this。 I’ve never read such a compelling scene as the one during the storm。 I don’t know how Adrienne Young writes these incredible swashbuckling moments of adventure and pure terror that have you holding on the edge with every second。 Isolde reminded me so much of Fable and it was so interesting seeing characters and places from the original duology。 I loved Saint。 It’s so hard to reconcile the man from this book with the one in Fable but I really enjoyed every minute of this book。 What a great book。 4。5⭐️- maybe 5⭐️ depending on how much it sticks with me the next couple weeks。 Pirate books are some of the best adventure books out there。 。。。more

Neda ，

What can I say？ I've been hooked on the stories of The Narrows since reading Fable and this is one that I was highly anticipating。 And it didn't disappoint。 Honestly it left me wanting even more。 This story follows a young Saint as he meets Isolde and their love story begins to unfold。 But it's not just a love story， it's not even mostly a love story。 It's a tale of Saint coming up in the world， of the rise of The Narrows， of the brotherhood between Saint and Clove， of the politics of the Unname What can I say？ I've been hooked on the stories of The Narrows since reading Fable and this is one that I was highly anticipating。 And it didn't disappoint。 Honestly it left me wanting even more。 This story follows a young Saint as he meets Isolde and their love story begins to unfold。 But it's not just a love story， it's not even mostly a love story。 It's a tale of Saint coming up in the world， of the rise of The Narrows， of the brotherhood between Saint and Clove， of the politics of the Unnamed Sea and The Narrows。 And of course there is romance and adventure on the high seas as well。 Saint is such an intriguing character， he was definitely one of my favorites when I read Fable and Namesake and I couldn't be more excited that he finally has his own book and we get to dig even deeper into his backstory。 I love morally grey characters and I definitely consider Saint one。 He's capable of so much love and loyalty but also capable of doing whatever it takes to get what he wants。Learning Saint's backstory was so heartbreaking and really made me feel for him。 This story added so many layers to Saint and that's exactly what you want from a prequel novel。 And the romance between Saint and Isolde was so fun to watch。 This book was everything I wanted and more。Also the last line！ We need a whole other two books in this world just based off that last line alone！ I really hope there's more to come one day in the world of The Narrows。 。。。more

Taylor Pence ，

As always， a book from the Narrows never disappoints！ I want sooo many more books in this world 😍 Saint was an amazing read！ 💕 it was everything I imagined and more。 I only wished it was 300 pages longer 🥰

Kaele’s Krazy Book Obsession ，

It’s very late at night and I’m very close to tears over this book。 I love Saint so much！ He definitely had to grow on me throughout the Fable duology but even by the end of Namesake I understood him a lot better and after this book， everything he does later makes so much sense。 He would do anything to protect those he cares about。 I think I loved Saint and Isolde even more than Fable and West if that’s possible。 They just balanced each other out perfectly and I love when once the characters rea It’s very late at night and I’m very close to tears over this book。 I love Saint so much！ He definitely had to grow on me throughout the Fable duology but even by the end of Namesake I understood him a lot better and after this book， everything he does later makes so much sense。 He would do anything to protect those he cares about。 I think I loved Saint and Isolde even more than Fable and West if that’s possible。 They just balanced each other out perfectly and I love when once the characters realize how they feel， there’s no going back and forth。 “The dredger had gotten under my skin and I wasn’t sure how to remedy that。 I wasn’t totally sure I wanted to。” Saint and Clove’s friendship is the best。 They’re really like brothers。 Adrienne always creates the best crews。 I need her to keep writing pirate books because that’s my current obsession。 Swing Clove and Saint together in this book is so different than Clove is in Fable’s books and seeing Zola again！！ I mostly hated him in Fable/Namesake and I still did in Saint。 Nice to know he has always been the same。 I just reread the ending of Namesake and everything with the lighthouse and the Midnight stone makes so much sense and I’m so sad because even though the book ended happy， I already know how this story ends and I need Saint and Isolde to have their happy ending because they deserve it。 I need to go back and reread Fable and Namesake to see what I missed。 。。。more

Mychaela Bardakjy ，

The whole time I was reading the Fable duology， I kept wishing we learned more about Saint， because he was so integral to Fable’s story and yet we only got pieces of him。 This。 Book。 Is。 Everything。 My most anticipated release this year and it didn’t disappoint at all！ I loved every second of Saint and Isolde’s and how it started。 I loved seeing familiar characters， and returning to the Narrows。 The last couple of chapters in this book are INSANE and now I want to go back and re read Fable again The whole time I was reading the Fable duology， I kept wishing we learned more about Saint， because he was so integral to Fable’s story and yet we only got pieces of him。 This。 Book。 Is。 Everything。 My most anticipated release this year and it didn’t disappoint at all！ I loved every second of Saint and Isolde’s and how it started。 I loved seeing familiar characters， and returning to the Narrows。 The last couple of chapters in this book are INSANE and now I want to go back and re read Fable again immediately！ Definitely read Fable， Namesake， and The Last Legacy before reading this for the first time。 But it will be so fun to read the whole series at some point starting with Saint。 If you LOVED the other three books， you will love this one too。 。。。more

aj needs evajacks hea ，

i don’t think you’d enjoy this book if you haven’t read / plan to read the duology tbh

Krista ，

I just sat and let out the biggest sigh。 It was lovely， the little moments tied in a sweet bow。

Angelique Cunningham ，

Excellent story！ Couldn't put it down！ Excellent story！ Couldn't put it down！ 。。。more

Jessica Taylor ，

I didn't want to like Saint as a person， because I really didn't like him in Fable。 But DANG IT。 This was fantastic。 I didn't want to like Saint as a person， because I really didn't like him in Fable。 But DANG IT。 This was fantastic。 。。。more

Madison Doerr ，

I think if you loved the Fable duology then you would appreciate this book。 You definely have to read it after the duology to really understand it and grasp everything。 Its fun and gives some background into the characters of the originally series。 I enjoyed my time reading this and loved being back in the world， the pirate vibes， and references to things that would evenually come up in the originally duology however I didn't think this was exciting as other books by the author。 If you love this I think if you loved the Fable duology then you would appreciate this book。 You definely have to read it after the duology to really understand it and grasp everything。 Its fun and gives some background into the characters of the originally series。 I enjoyed my time reading this and loved being back in the world， the pirate vibes， and references to things that would evenually come up in the originally duology however I didn't think this was exciting as other books by the author。 If you love this authors works or the Fable duology I think its a great read but its not necessary。 。。。more

Sarah ，

3。5/5 stars。

A。 Nonnie ，

This book was everything I hoped it would be。With incredibly lyrical prose it paints a vivid picture of the beginnings of the Narrows。 Adrienne Young has a gift。 She perfectly describes all aspects of her worlds， from sight to sound to smell and touch。 She is my favorite author。Saint is the story of a young helmsman who comes across a dredger gem sage running from her past in the Unnamed Sea。 This book perfectly sets up Fable and we get to see the beginning of Saint and Isoldes love， even though This book was everything I hoped it would be。With incredibly lyrical prose it paints a vivid picture of the beginnings of the Narrows。 Adrienne Young has a gift。 She perfectly describes all aspects of her worlds， from sight to sound to smell and touch。 She is my favorite author。Saint is the story of a young helmsman who comes across a dredger gem sage running from her past in the Unnamed Sea。 This book perfectly sets up Fable and we get to see the beginning of Saint and Isoldes love， even though it was bittersweet。If you plan on reading this， be sure to read Fable and Namesake first。 I know it seems like a lot just to get to one book， but this world will ensnare you in its dangerous beauty and will be over all to soon。Edit: I came for the romance but stayed for the bromance。 As much as I love Saint and Isolde， Saint and Clove was just amazing。 。。。more

Kelsey Rae ，

Favorite book in the Fable series so far。 And I’m in desperate need of many more books in this world。

Caro Richard ，

Saint and Isolade。。。。。 I absolutely loved this。 Going back in time， how it all began。 Where Fable came from。  Their first meeting gave me shivers！'Those narrowed blue eyes had left a feeling like fire everywhere they’d landed and I could still feel it now， the ghost of it alive on my skin。' Loved seeing Saint and Clove's friendship，Loved Saint and Isolade，Their connection， A true love story  It was perfect。 Saint and Isolade。。。。。 I absolutely loved this。 Going back in time， how it all began。 Where Fable came from。  Their first meeting gave me shivers！'Those narrowed blue eyes had left a feeling like fire everywhere they’d landed and I could still feel it now， the ghost of it alive on my skin。' Loved seeing Saint and Clove's friendship，Loved Saint and Isolade，Their connection， A true love story  It was perfect。 。。。more

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google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Saint

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Saint&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Saint&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0