Cut throat jewel traders on the wrong side of the law, a teenage niece determined to live on her own terms and a forbidden love.

Bryn returns from a sheltered life with her aunt to claim her rightful place among the shady Roth family where nobody is quite what they seem and her future and past collide. Set in the same world as Fable, The Last Legacy is a brilliant tale of adventure and complicated family dynamics.

I loved Bryn she was relatable strong and feisty my favourite type of heroine. I was also intrigued by her uncle a vicious swindler who’s motives were as complex as they were dark. I enjoyed returning to the city of Bastian and the seafaring world I liked so much when I read Fable and Namesake last year.

This is an addictive story set in a brilliantly crafted world.

Bryn Roth has been raised by her great-aunt to charm important men, to plot and scheme. Her destiny is to return to Bastian and the Roth family where she’ll finally take her place in her long-lost family. But the Roths doesn’t turn out to be quite the family Bryn had expected, and she has to use all her wits to get accepted by the family without losing the woman she wants to be, and to make herself so indisposable that her life won’t be bartered with.

That introduction to this book may not have been the most enticing when it comes to this book. But, honestly, I was struggling to summarize what the book was actually about. Usually, that’s a bad thing. It means I didn’t find a lof of meaning to the book. This was, however, not the case with The Last Legacy. I truly enjoyed this read. It was a solid book with an interesting plot and well developed characters and an equally well developed world. So, I’m not quite sure why I struggle to write a decent blurb.

I found the book a little slow in the beginning. It took a while to get hooked, but then I did and I just kept on reading. It was, solid. It wasn’t the most exciting read, but definitely not a bad one. It was in fact a great read, but perhaps not memorable enough.

The writing is beautiful, and I love how the author can tell so much by so little. There are emotions in the sentences in a way that connects with the reader, things are spoken between the lines in a way. I think it beautifully done, and I kept marking certain passages in the book that I enjoyed. That rarely happens when I read.

The characters are difficult, but interesting. The Roth family isn’t cardboard cutouts. They are multi-facetted, they basically have split personalities, at least some of them. It makes them hard to grasp, but also interesting to read about. I find it interesting how the author has crafted a family that you want to hate, but at the same time you’re somewhat incapable of doing so.

Then there’s this thing about the romance plot. This book is basically a love story. And I don’t like that. Not because I don’t like romance in book, but because it was … obvious, and so “tropey” that I’d like to call it a cliché.

A handsome, creepy, brooding, mysterious bad boy comes along. And clearly the main character hates him with a passion. And clearly his exterior cracks the tiniest bit, and naïve little girl gets a glimpse of something soft underneath, and clearly the air tingles when they broodingly stare into each other’s eyes, and clearly the hate turns into … lust? And yes, so it goes.

I cringed every time that Ezra appeared on the page. I knew from the moment he entered the story what would happen. I didn’t want it to happen. At the same time, he was written in a way that made me not hate him or the unraveling of him. I like him as a character, and maybe I would have come to like him as a love interest, too, with more time. But I’m still left with a bit of a sour taste in my mouth after putting the book down.
That said, this is a solid book with very few cons. It was a fast and easy read, full of interesting twists and turns and schemes and plots and characters. And it’s hard not to love it.

So, I’m going to disregard the cringey romance and still give this book the 5/5 stars that it deserves.

Like everything Adrienne Young writes, this was beautiful and wonderful. I had a great time in the Narrows.

Approving a request on the day or, or day before archiving, in my opinion is poor practice. As excited as a reader can be to be approved for and advanced reading copy, and as keen as we are to review books, we also have lives. That means sometimes we cannot jump straight on to download it. Honestly, you are just disappointing your target market who would buy the book.

I enjoyed this book, despite the very slow pace of it. The characters were quite likable, and of course the world it was set in was one I knew from Fable and Namesake, but I loved how we got to explore new features of it. But above all, I loved the writing style. Adrienne has such a way with words, and she never fails to amaze me!

3.5* upped to 4
I loved other books by Adrienne Young but I wasn't a huge fan of this one.
It's an easy and entertaining read but I found the character a not very likeable.
The world building and the plot are interesting.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

I’ve been a huge fan of Adrienne Young ever since I first read Fable back in 2020 and completely fell in love with the amazing world Adrienne Young had created. So you can imagine how happy I was when it was revealed that there would be a new book taking place in the very same world as Fable.

While The Last Legacy does in fact take place in the world of Fable, it is a standalone and can be read as such. In other words, you don’t need to read Fable or Namesake beforehand. However, I’d strongly recommend you to, because otherwise you’ll miss out on all the little easter eggs, hints and revelations which relates to the events in Fable and Namesake.

The Last Legacy tells the story of Bryn Roth, a young woman who’s finally (for better or worse) returning to the largest, most influential city of the Untamed Sea to retake her place as a member of the infamous Roth family. However, it doesn’t take long for Bryn to realize that what she’s always thought of as her destiny, her chance of freedom, may turn out to be the exact opposite. Among the Roth’s, order and obedience are rewarded among all else, a fact Bryn soon becomes well aware of.

It’s a story of family, blood ties and painful betrayals. It’s a story about retaking the control of your own destiny and having the courage to do what you believe is right. The Last Legacy may or may not also contain an incredibly captivating, heart-rendering and definitely swoon-worthy forbidden romance. (Ever since a certain mysterious silver smith was first introduced in Namesake, I’ve been hoping for him to reappear in another story. After reading The Last Legacy, well… let’s just say that my curiosity has been somewhat stifled but at the same time I'm even more intrigued than ever....)

The Last Legacy proved to be everything I could’ve wished for and more. I just hope that this was not the last time we met some of the characters because I don’t know if I could handle that.
As always, I’m more than eager to see what Adrienne Young has in mind for the future because I bet you that whatever it is, it will be amazing.

*** Many thanks to Titan Books for providing me with an eARC of this gem, through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review! ***

In fantasy family is a big theme – the ones you find, the ones you lose and the ones you can get into conflict with. As so many of us start reading this genre in our younger years its no wonder that as we start to see the world outside our own homelife that we want to explore different ways of living with others. Who hasn’t dreamed of hiring assassins to deal with an unruly sibling…ah well that’s certainly not me…honest guv’nor. Crime families are always fun and in Adrienne Young’s The Last legacy we have a young woman explore her family’s less than honest business and has to decide where this leaves her to.

Bryn Roth has spent many years away from the bustling merchant town of Bastian. Shielded from the infamous Roth family business she has been trained instead to be a lady in genteel society. But she knows her Uncle Henrik who rules over the Roth brood will come a calling eventually. At 18 she arrives in the family and learns already Henrisk has plans for her. Amongst the skulduggery she also comes into contact with the Roth’s silversmith Ezra who seems to resent her presence and yet they are forced to work together. Bryn is going to learn being a Roth usually means a price to pay.

This was a fun engaging read. What I enjoyed with it was Young’s usual strong ability to capture a character voice. I liked Bryn an independent lady who wasn’t totally enamoured of high society but would be much happier in trousers rather than dresses. Knowing she is back to a family of criminals isn’t frightening to her you can sense fascination and excitement. We also soon see she has a strategic and calculating mind to match that of Henrik. Henrik is equally a fascinating antagonist pulling strings; loyal and occasionally caring but balanced with at the same time scheming with a cruel streak fi he feels slighted. Bryn starts off outmatched, but we see her soon learn the ropes of Bastian and Roth society and turn that to her advantage.

The main two plots are entertaining. Henrik’s scheme is to move the family to respectable business family and needs to impress the nobles and also secure some allegiances. Bryn neds to train the family up in manners; find a way to get nobles interested in the family and get some traction on family secrets. An entertaining plot as the hard men of the family have to learn table manners and dress sense. Bryn though also needs to learn lockpicking from Ezea and the more time together they find themselves both on the same side as family outsiders and also attracted to each other.

The beats of the story, the reversals and triumphs all work well. I had fun reading this, but I found the story a little too compacted and fast paced. We race from scene to scene and didn’t really get to feel Bryn learn the ropes or see more of the family’s contradictions. I’d had liked some more exploration of the family’s darker side and Henrik is initially looking like a villain and slightly falls away in the final third of the story without really any explanation. The romance is following a tried and trusted format but the emotional pulls are delivered as well as Young always has in their previous work but I just would have liked a bit more for the two to do together as their turning into lovers is rather swift.

This was a fun read. Fans of the Fable universe that Young has already created should enjoy another return to this world. Relaxing, charming, and entertaining reading.

I haven’t read Fable but I can assure you, I am desperate to read it now. It’s been on my TBR for what feels like ages and I am obsessed with this world.
This book has been on my mind since I finished it and I loved it!

thoughts:
- the characters. oh my god, ezra can be wrapped up and stored for safe keeping because this man was the perfect combination of brooding and swoon worthy. I also loved our heroine bryn too. she was strong willed and she had a relatable attitude.
- the world this is set in makes me think peaky blinders with a bit of downton abbey and I’m here for it. I was sucked in from the first page and lapped up all the small details.
- the romance was a typical enemies to lovers done well and I was here for it. I loved it.
- the pacing of the plot was done so well and I was left wanting more without needing a billion questions answered.


be right back now whilst I go and read the first and second book in this companion series.

I received this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to read the Arc in exchange for an honest review!

I can't rave enough about this novel. I loved every page of this story and it kept me guessing. The characters blended well and I really enjoyed following Bryn on her journey.

The twists in this novel was fantastic I thought I had it figured out only to be wrong.

It was an easy read as it flowed really well and the ending was lovely.

I'm hoping we get another book with Bryn.

What a great book! I was lucky enough to receive an ARC and I was a little worried that I wouldn't understand certain things because it is part of an existing series but I didn't need to be as it's a stand alone novel and perfectly written. The in depth descriptions really draw you in and you can't help but become immersed in the world AY has beautifully created.

I've been converted and I can't wait to read the other books from AY and the Fable series.

*Thank you to @netgalley and the publishers @titanbooks for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review

Having read AY’s books previously, I was familiar with her writing, which I love btw, and I knew that I won’t be disappointed.

First let me say that I loved the MC. Bryn is a young girl, well mannered, educated, determined, courageous and brave, and she is not afraid to go after what she wants and carve her figure out. It took me back to when I was that age and my similarities with her.

What I also liked is that the book is a stand alone but explains a lot past references of the Roth family in previous books. Anyway, the plot is very interesting and AY can create an atmosphere that submerge you into the story.

Lastly, all the characters were worth knowing and had such strong personalities and back stories that made the book even more interesting.

Needless to say that you need to read it.

I absolutely loved being back in the world of Fable. Now, I didn't massively love the Fable duology and thought this book was so much better. I loved the plot, the setting and the characters. It did feel a little slow to me which meant it took me a while to read but overall, this is such an amazing book!

This story has an intriguing and unique plot that while not the most gripping and exciting was unpredictable and really enjoyable. I absolutely loved the strong female protaganist, she was so smart and head strong. The side character was adorable and mysterious and the tension between the two was palpable. The setting of the book was stunning and the writing was so beautiful and lyrical. Would definitely recommend

One of my favourite duets from last year was Fable and you can imagine my excitement when I heard there's more to the Fable world!

I loved The last legacy. I love Bryn and how young but strong and witty she is, especially after having to go through all the tests that her uncle puts her through to show that she's worth her name and place in the family. Obviously, they aren't a normal family and the suspenseful moments kept me on the edge throughout the book.

I loved the forbidden part of the story, the first butterflies and how everything else stops with this side of her life.

I'm looking forward to read the next instalment because that ending left me wanting much more from these characters and world.

Very grateful to the publisher for my review copy through NetGalley

The Last Legacy by Adrienne Young was a story of picking yourself up when in unfamiliar places, and fighting for yourself when others would just give you away for their own gain.

Just to get it out there, I haven't read any of the author's works before, not even the Fable duology, which shares the same world as this book. Nevertheless, this standalone YA fantasy didn't give me much of a hard time in terms of worldbuilding.

Bryn, our main character, is a compelling voice. It's so easy to root for her as she gets thrown in situations she wasn't knowledgeable of, only to find out everything was controlled by her uncle.

The Last Legacy is Bryn fighting back, and not refusing to let her destiny be decided by someone else. It was an admirable tale over-all, though I'm not that into it at first.

Had this book existed with more pages, I'd have declared it boring. This is because you only have Bryn to rely on at the first several chapters, and it's not enough plot for me to be greatly interested in the story.

Nevertheless, I still very much liked it, and I will conclude this review with a 3.5 star rating for this book.

Comes out from Titan Books on January 18, 2022!

Note that I was sent an early reading copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley, nevertheless, this is an honest review and all thoughts are mine.

The Last Legacy is the first book I read by Adrienne Young and, if I knew that I wouldn't be disappointed, I didn't know that I would love it that much. This spin-off of the Fable series follows the adventures of eighteen-year-old Bryn Roth, who has been brought up by her great aunt Sariah in Nimsmire. When her uncle, Henrik Roth, asks for Bryn to come back to Bastian, the girl is excited to meet this other part of the family she was removed from. But arriving there, she discovers how dangerous and vicious this family is, and the plans her uncle has for her. If she wants to gain power and respect in Bastian with her name, Bryn has to prove she is worth it. No matter the price.

I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THIS BOOK. It's been a long time since I didn't feel this excited to review a title. And I think it's been a long time since a book caught my heart. I dare to say I fell in love with Adrienne's writing style since chapter one; I found her way to encapsulate feelings and put them into words beautiful, and I could feel every emotion Bryn was torn by as the pages continued. The story in itself was gripping. It gave me those Peaky Blinders and Six of Crows vibes that I wasn't expecting, and the more the story grew darker, the more I enjoyed it.

I loved Bryn. I think that her character was very mature but, at the same time, she was perfect for her age. I often don't appreciate too much the fact that authors choose to write young-adult novels with very mature teenagers. Not that they write bad books or characters, but I always wonder why they create a teenager with the responsibilities of an adult when they could have directly written an adult. With Bryn, it was different. In my eyes, Adrienne succeeded in balancing well her personality between her knowing she had to gain the trust of the Roths and her childishly falling in love with the wrong person. But who could blame her for falling for Ezra Finch? He was PERFECT. For the readers that love a mysterious guy that doesn't speak much and stay in the shadows, I give you…EZRA FINCH.

No, seriously, I really liked his character too. The author didn't only focus on developing Bryn's character, she put more substance on the others' past as well, which thereby gave the story more depths, in my opinion. The same thing happens for Murrow, for instance. Even though he is a side character, Adrienne gives a glimpse of his life and of who he is expected to become by following the Roths.

This brings me back to the main focus of this book: the story itself. Although the plot remains quite basic on its own—a bunch of families of traders try to own the market in the city—, each thread was woven perfectly with the others to form something which made sense and didn't lose the readers. For a novella, I thought that the world was well-built and the economy very clear. Now, you could say that being a spin-off, the readers were expected to know a little about the Fable world created in Young's two previous novels. But again, I haven't read them, yet it didn't prevent me from understanding everything perfectly. So, well-done Adrienne!

The only thing I could frown upon was the ending, which I felt came a bit abruptly. As I was near the end, I was curious to see how Adrienne would wrap things up so shortly. She did it nicely, but I wonder if it wouldn't have needed another chapter or two to bring things progressively.

On the whole, I LOVED this story! I loved it so much that I am putting Fable and Namesake up in my tbr pile and I hope to read them very soon. I know that Adrienne has announced her debut adult novel for 2022, and I would gladly continue reading her to see how she works things in another strand.

Thank you so much Netgalley and Titan Books for letting me the opportunity to review another one of your titles! It's been a real pleasure again!

When the Fable duology came to a close it felt like perhaps it would be the last time that we return to the world that Adrienne Young had created, that we'd say goodbye and move on to the next story. Whilst we might not be meeting up with Fable and her friends again, I was happy to learn that we would be going back to this setting with The Last Legacy, and that we'd be exploring some of the more interesting characters that made a brief appearance in Namesake.

The Last Legacy follows Bryn, a young woman who has grown up away from the port city of Bastian, where the rest of her family live, learning how to be the perfect young woman in high society. Once she reaches her eighteenth birthday her uncle, Henrick Roth, calls her back home to take her place as one of the Roths, a family of traders who aren't afraid to commit crimes and get their hands dirty.

Upon returning home Bryn is shocked to find a family unlike any she's ever experienced before. They don't stand on ceremony or put much stock in the ways of high society, and they all seem to live in fear of angering Henrick and incurring his wrath. Bryn is unsure how to operate in such a family, or even what her roles is going to be as all Roth need to be of use to the family if they're going to survive.

However, Bryn soon learns why she's been summoned home. Her uncle is close to getting the merchant ring that will allow him to expand the family business, making them even more rich and powerful than they already are. The only problem is, they need to impress the right people in high society. To that end, Henrick wants to use Bryn to help they make the right impression. But that's not all, she will also have to start getting her hands dirty and helping in ways she's not used to. This sets Bryn down a path of double dealings, plots, and betrayals that will put her future at risk if she should fail to come out on top.

If Fable was the high seas adventure book this is definitely the crime thriller story. Where Fable spent its time at sea, exploring the world and the various port cities The Last Legacy focuses exclusively on one family, the Roths, and their bid for power. Because of this, I felt like I got a better sense of one of the more specific parts of the world that Young had crafted, by taking the time to explore how the various merchants operate, and how much political movement goes on behind the scenes. The story has much more in common with something like The Godfather than it does anything else; and I love that.

Bryn coming into things afresh, as someone raised away from this family and their business schemes is the perfect entry vehicle for the audience. We get to learn alongside her, seeing the strange things that her family does, getting hints of their criminal ways, and learning just how dark their past is. At first there are just hints that the Roths, and Henrick in particular, aren't great people as we see them engaging in things like corporate espionage and dealing in fake goods; but there's a sense that this isn't just them, but something that the other main families in Bastian would also be doing. However, as Bryn gets deeper and deeper into things we begin to see that Henrick is also willing to hurt, and even kill people.

Rather than being something that would distress her, or take her out of the picture all together, as you might expect from someone who was raised to e the perfect high society woman, Bryn discovers a strength within her as she begins to adapt to her family. She doesn't stoop to their level, she never physically hurts anyone, but there is the sense that she's probably a lot smarter than them, knowing how to manipulate people and twist a scenario to get what she wants without having to resort to having someone beaten.

Because of how clever Bryn is, of how quickly she adapts to a world she's never been exposed to before, and how well she manages to do things I actually think I prefer her in a lot of way to Fable. Fable always seemed capable, and she continued to prove herself over the course of her books, so it was never a surprise to see her coming out on top, espcially as she had friends around her helping her out. Bryn, on the other hand, begins feeling like the kind of character you expect to see outmanoeuvred and outsmarted. So when she rises to the challenge and becomes the smartest person in the room, all on her own, it feels a lot more impressive.

Like with the previous books set in this world there is some romance to be found in The Last Legacy, as Bryn finds herself falling for Ezra, the young man who lives with the Roths. A skilled silversmith, Ezra is seen by Henrick as an asset to be used as much as he is a person, and there's a strong sense of him being desperate to break free of the Roths and escape. The romance that forms between him and Bryn is not an easy one, and there are times where you're left wondering if they're going to kiss or take shots at each other as their passion leads to some explosive moments. But overall, I found their relationship to be rather enjoyable, and probably because they didn't end up together too quickly, and it felt like the two of them really had to earn being together.

The Last Legacy ends feeling like a complete story, and this feels like it could be the conclusion for both the Roth family as a whole, and Bryn in particular. That being said, I found myself wanting more when it was done, and would love to see Young return to these characters in the future. Even if it was another stand-alone sequel that explored other aspects of this world. I hope that this is the kind of series where we'll keep coming back to things, exploring new places and new people. But if that doesn't happen, this feels like a great conclusion to things.

The Last Legacy by Adrienne Young
I give this book 4.5 stars

A letter from her uncle Henrick arrives on Bryn Roth's eighteenth birthday, summoning her back to Bastian,
It doesn’t take long for her to see that the Roths are entangled in shadows, their hands are still in the kind of dirty business that got Bryn’s parents killed years ago. With a forbidden romance to contend with and dangerous work ahead, the cost of being accepted into the Roths may be more than Bryn can pay.

This is a standalone fantasy but for fans of Fable/Namesake its set in Bastion and follows Bryn’s story about family ties and controlling your own destiny in life.
I admire how this author draws you straight into her book world with her immersive and descriptive writing style.l adore how she breathes life into her characters,Bryn is such a strong female lead and l also fell in love with Ezra.. A compelling plot that is perfectly paced,l absolutely loved it and flew through the pages! A special mention about the book covers so eye catching!
With thanks to Netgalley,Adrienne Young and Titan books for my chance to read and review this book

[actual rating - 2.5/5]

(Thank you to NetGalley and Titan Books for and eARC in exchange for and honest review)

I loved Fable so when i heard there was going to be a standalone set in the same world, i was so excited.

I really liked the main character Bryn as she knows what she wants and is determined to get it, no matter what other people think. She’s part of a large family that i would have loved to know more about. There was so much potential in the rest of the family but they where lacking character development so instead they end up being just names on a page and i ended up forgetting some of them existed.

The only other character we see the most of is Ezra, the silversmith and love interest. For me, the romance felt very forced which I didn’t really like. They only had a couple of conversations and knew nothing about each other (which Bryn literally says to herself a couple of pages from the end) but suddenly they’re prepared to risk it all for each other.

The plot was kinda interesting and i liked learning more about the guilds that where featured in Fable and Namesake. However it was a little boring and was missing action or adventure elements that would have made it more interesting. I did though really liked the writing as it was super easy to read and fast paced.

Overall, it wasn’t a bad read and had some good qualities, but could have done with more character development and better plot.