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milzy_23's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Abandonment
rylin_marie's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
the only reason i put the characters down as complicated when asking if they are loveable, is because i find them loveable, but i probably shouldn’t. this book was so so so good and i’m obsessed
one thing that annoyed me was scarlett. i feel like she completely contradicted her character in the first book. she made me really mad at times.
i found the ending a little predictable. since the first book i suspected dante was legend. there were some aspects that i didn’t expect. i did NOT expect dante to save her and then just leave like nothing happened with them. that broke my heart.
one thing that annoyed me was scarlett. i feel like she completely contradicted her character in the first book. she made me really mad at times.
i found the ending a little predictable. since the first book i suspected dante was legend. there were some aspects that i didn’t expect. i did NOT expect dante to save her and then just leave like nothing happened with them. that broke my heart.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, and Murder
dante 😍🫶🏼kellan_writes's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I'm still not sure what I think of this series. The first book was ok, but this one was a little dull, and the characters not nearly as likable.
Instead of Scarlett we follow her younger sister Donatella, as she tries to win Caraval and get Legend's true name in order to free her mother. But there games upon games and secrets untold. The ending does leave me at least wanting to finish this series for closure, but I'm not sure I honestly recommend it. The pacing is uneven, and it goes from hate to love far to quick even if the characters don't admit it. There also felt like a bit of backsliding for all the characters, leaving us where we found them at the beginning of the first book.
Instead of Scarlett we follow her younger sister Donatella, as she tries to win Caraval and get Legend's true name in order to free her mother. But there games upon games and secrets untold. The ending does leave me at least wanting to finish this series for closure, but I'm not sure I honestly recommend it. The pacing is uneven, and it goes from hate to love far to quick even if the characters don't admit it. There also felt like a bit of backsliding for all the characters, leaving us where we found them at the beginning of the first book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
amre23's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Gore, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol
dannilmp's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
The ambigious ending of Caraval certainly leads itself to a sequel in Legendary, but whether this sequel was really necessary is another question. This time around we mainly follow Donatella on her journey through another Caraval game with just as high stakes as Scarlett found in her game previously.
Firstly, I feel this book had a lot of character development for Donatella but also justified some of her more (what I personally found) annoying behaviours and traits that we saw in Caraval. This book also worked to flesh out some of the mythology of the Caraval universe, but I was certainly left wanting more. The Fates are an intersting concept and one that I hope to see given more attention and detail in the final book.
However, Tella's character development was not enough for me to want to like her character and compared to Caraval, reading Legendary was a little bit more of a chore for me, hence the slightly lower star rating compared to the first book. I also couldn't get past some aspects of Legend's character right at the end which felt like the ending of the book was a slight letdown.
Firstly, I feel this book had a lot of character development for Donatella but also justified some of her more (what I personally found) annoying behaviours and traits that we saw in Caraval. This book also worked to flesh out some of the mythology of the Caraval universe, but I was certainly left wanting more. The Fates are an intersting concept and one that I hope to see given more attention and detail in the final book.
However, Tella's character development was not enough for me to want to like her character and compared to Caraval, reading Legendary was a little bit more of a chore for me, hence the slightly lower star rating compared to the first book. I also couldn't get past some aspects of Legend's character right at the end which felt like the ending of the book was a slight letdown.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Abandonment
Moderate: Gore and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship