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Personally, I think Caraval was just a little bit better than this book, don’t get me wrong I absolutely adore this book but, in Caraval there were so many twists and turns and the magic was new which added to the allur. This book held a lot of different elements like the fates, which I love, however, I feel like it slightly took away from Tella growing as a character. Yes she did evolve over the course of the book but I would’ve liked to see that growth showcased a little more. Another thing I didn’t like was how Scarlett was basically just swept under the rug. We got quite a bit of Tella in Caraval but in Legendary we barely saw Scarlett and when we did she was having problems with Julian. This obviously wasn’t her book but even in her book Tella was a pretty prominent character. I was also slightly frustrated with some of Tella’s remarks toward Scarlett. Scarlett lost her mother just as Tella did, I think Tella’s secrets were far worse than Scarlett’s, so what if

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she wants to meet the count don’t get me wrong I’m a Julian girly till I die but, we can’t forget that this poor girl was so abused that she saw him as her only way to freedom. I’d be more concerned if she wasn’t even slightly curious

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I can’t lie, Tella being 16 and Legend being….OLD throws me off. Like if she was 18 then MAYBE but….16?!?! And also…didn’t he like her grandmother? I truly hope that’s resolved because I’m not sure I have the mental stability for that plot line. And what happened to Rosa and Valentina? Was Val actually Dante’s sister? I’m pretty sure it was said that Rosa wasn’t Julian’s sister so who was she?

avamaguire's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

mikarous's review against another edition

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4.0

4.75 for sure this was incredible definitely better than the first book in the series. this one is also a lot darker than the first but I loved it. my heart broke for Tella who had to go through so much and Dante well we all know he was incredible in this book.

christelisreading's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

zoooejonesss's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

blue_cookies123'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? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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