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Legendary by Stephanie Garber

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barbarianmissy's review against another edition

I’m a lil frussy with this one. Prepare for a big ole Hailey rant.

When you finally get the POV of the secretive, self obsessed, unlikable sister, Tella, from the last book, and you get to finally hear her reasoning for literally offing herself in front of her sister, Scarlett, who had also just watched her bf die in front of her, knowing that Scarlett would use her ONE WISH to bring her back to life, and all Tella can give us for an explanation in this sequel is “I did it for my sisters own good”….. WHAT?!?!

GIRLIE there is absolutely no proof or logic of that being the case!!!! like there was literally no reason for her to do that other than to add some drama to the plot and to get her sister to waste her wish bringing her back to life? Scarlett won the game by finding her, why toss yourself off a balcony? the game was pretty much donezo, what the fuck?!?! WHY?!?! THERE WAS NO REASON! WHY DID YOU PUT HER THROUGH THAT?!?! ASHAKDJKDLAAJHSJAK!!!! I HATE YOU TELLA!

As you may be able to tell, I got a little upset with the bad storytelling of this author. They can’t even tell me why their supposed “good” character is off traumatizing their family. Apparently they just threw in a literal suicide for fun and that’s seriously messed up and is quite triggering for a lot of people. To take such a horrific human issue and turn it into a spectacle was quite upsetting. Frankly, I hated it.

Kay, rant about THAT part is done (that rant was mostly because I expected a big explanation for this awful characters actions at the beginning of this book. We just got a one liner, fluff answer and then the author proceeded to make Tella the star of the next book, where I still don’t find her at all likable.)

This entire series was an interesting premise to start with, but when you throw in a bunch of half baked characters who lie constantly and whose identities change every 5 seconds, you begin to not believe anything or anyone and after about the 27th reveal, it gets old. Like idk wtf is even happening anymore. Nothings real or genuine or makes any sense whatsoever.

Idk if I missed a line or something that explains the plot better but I think I’m done with this series. I bought this one and the final book when I was halfway through the first book (when I thought it was good) but frankly, the story just got worse and worse and messier and messier. This is not a series I’d recommend. Shit made me GRUMPY.

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emilywemily6's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I like Tella as a character more than Scarlett, but I feel like the magic of Caraval was not as prominent in this story. It doesn’t have second book syndrome though! In fact, I feel like this book ramps up the stakes for the last book! It still has a sinister magic vibe to it, and I really like the introduction of Jacks as a character and where the story goes. I think I like this one more than the first book.

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torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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annikenr's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.25

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conglomerationofchaos's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

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awkwardimagination's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

i always make some weird outlandish predicition in the beginning of books that come hiw more often than not turn out somewgat right. normally theyre kinda fun and something i want to happen. The prediction i made at the beginning for this book, however ?? i didnt want that to happen for the life of me, i knew i would be mad about it. But alas, i was fucking right, and i was also right about being fucking mad about it. this should not have gone the way it had, there was a great set up for something different however it didnt do that and i am pissed about it. the endings of these books are 2 for 2 with disappointing me and making me mad with the endings. which coincidentally sets up the next book to also piss me off, i am not looking forward to it.

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