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FULL REVIEW FINALLY 😂 I’ve finished it and it’s bleak and sad and hopeful and romantic.

Rating: 4 ⭐️

"Maybe I’ve survived this long so I could know how it feels to hold her. Maybe all my life has been one long gauntlet, running, fighting, searching for her.��

Fable for the End of the World did it's inspiration The Hunger Games, and the 2010s dystopian genre, justice. It tells the story of Inesa, who is thrust into a Gauntlet by an uncaring mother to pay off her debts and Melinoë, who will be the one to kill her on live television.

This book is, at times, dark. Especially Melinoë's story. She is a Caerus assassin who has been conditioned and altered since she was a child to be the perfect weapon. Part of her conditioning is that she is regularly Wiped, where certain memories are taken away. This was one of the most heartbreaking and darkest parts of the book. She doesn't know who she is or how many memories she's lost and, consequently, her body is not her own.

For anyone wondering about my previous reading updates, I stick to what I said: Melinoë reminds me of Finnick.
Her story is so similar to Finnick's - a person who, from an outside perspective, has it all. They are gorgeous, rich, ruthless, and arrogant. The "darling of the Capitol." Or so it seems. But they are maybe the biggest victims of them all.

Inesa is the sacrificial Lamb, forced to flee for her life with only the slightest hope that she might survive. Only one of them will make it out alive. So, of course, not the greatest circumstances to start a relationship.

It did take me a bit to get fully invested in the story. The second half was where it really shined. As with many books, the first half was an introduction to the world and the characters. It wasn't until the second half that the characters interacted and grew in meaningful ways. That's where all the most interesting parts of the story occurred.

If you grew up during the 2010s dystopian era and wanted to see a sapphic romance at the forefront, this book is for you ❤️

Tropes/Genre
�� Sapphic romance
�� Enemies to Lovers
�� Dual-POV
�� Dystopian
�� Hunger Games-inspired

Thank you to Netgalley and HarperCollins Books for providing me early access to Fable for the End of the World in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

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Reading updates:
I've started reading it!!!!!
I'm at 20% and I think this is gonna get reallllyyyy dark. There are a couple little one-off scenes that have made me go oh nooo. It's a totally different world but I can very much see the Hunger Games/dystopian 2010s influences. It's kinda like a Hunger Games retelling if Katniss and Prim were switched. And Melinoë is kinda remining me of Finnick 👀

Pre-read:
Someone said this is lesbian Hunger Games and I’m all for it!!!! Just got approved!