Saint
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Saint A Novel

New York Times bestselling author Adrienne Young returns to the world of The Narrows with Saint, a captivating 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

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Amelia Hruby@ameliajo
4 stars
Apr 15, 2024

Such a satisfying end/beginning to the Narrows series!

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samantha lias@chzypotatogrl
4 stars
Jun 19, 2023

the only reason it took me six months to finish this book is because i’m an easily distracted mood reader

getting the saint x isolde lore was actually way more interesting than i honestly thought it was going to be. once i picked this back up again i tore threw it.

+3
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Liz Griffin@lizgriffinwords
4.5 stars
Dec 28, 2022

Would I read infinite books in The Narrows? Yes.

Saint brings empathy to a character that held a lot of power in the Fable duology even though he had very little on-page time. And the dual-POV with Isolde ramped up the tension to an 11!

I’m likely the minority here… but I was okay with the minimal romance. I get it; it’s a harsh world out there and a short book — not much time for a slow burn. But I perhaps would have liked a little more segue from mutual fascination to “only one bunk”.

+2
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Ashley@pterodashtyl
4.5 stars
Dec 7, 2023
+7
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Natália Závodská@naty_zav
4 stars
Nov 12, 2023
+5
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Dana@midnightlibrarymouse
5 stars
Oct 27, 2023
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Kayl@kayhal3
4 stars
Aug 2, 2023
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Rebeca @rebeca_readss
5 stars
Jul 6, 2023
+2
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Patricia Santos@patriciasjs
4 stars
May 30, 2023
+2
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Ilirjana Ymeri@yana21
5 stars
Feb 20, 2023
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Lorna Beckett@lornareads
3.5 stars
Jan 9, 2023
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Courtney Passio@nightc0urt
5 stars
Jan 5, 2023
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Simke Ryckmans@simke
5 stars
Dec 29, 2022
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Sophie Akerman@sophak15
5 stars
Dec 27, 2022
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Michelle Miller@bookishwifey
4 stars
Dec 15, 2022
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Tamara Wurst@tamarajoy
4 stars
Aug 20, 2023
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Martha McLendon@marthaymc
4 stars
Jul 31, 2023
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Caroline Burns@cmburns23
4 stars
Jun 25, 2023
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Amanda Patrick @bookmarked_blonde
5 stars
Apr 25, 2023
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Kimberly Burgess @fernweh_and_haven
5 stars
Mar 22, 2023

Highlights

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Courtney Passio@nightc0urt

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.