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sleepybythelake's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
It wasn't bad, overall I'd say I liked it, but it felt a bit over the place compared to the previous two. I think I'll add a proper review after giving it more thought.
EDIT - So... not much has changed, I'm still confused af, therefore I'll use bullet points to try and make sense of it.
Scarlett's storyline:
- her ex-fiancé was introduced just to get k*lled off. I see why he was mentioned and properly introduced, otherwise it would feel like an unconcluded storyline but ugh idk. I think it would have been interesting to see more of him, though he was not that relevant in the end
- was not particularly interested during her chapters, sry...
- BUT I love her and Julian. Ma babies
- She ends up having actual powers? And she's the daughter of The Fallen Star??? WTH
- She's also the legitimate heir to the throne???
- I guess the last two points make sense, but uhmmm
Donatella's storyline:
- revolved around love as expected
- for me, it was more interesting than Scarlett's
- which surprised me because usually I don't like love triangles, though was this really the case considering Legend has always owned Tella's heart?
- was not particularly fond of how she treated both Legend and Jacks (not that they were any better towards her) and especially of the conclusion with the latter which felt meh; Legend's love breaks Jacks emotional hold on Tella, aw true requited love wins above all, cute! Then Jacks just vanishes? Like the rest of the Fates... like, okay, sure, fine
- I don't know what I expected but it left me bittersweet
Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Grief and Torture
Minor: Pregnancy
carlyjoann's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Abandonment
bookboxbabe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
i LOVED caraval and loved legendary even more. but this book was just…a huge disappointment.
first of all, there were so many plot points that went nowhere.
tella and jacks being married was a great plot twist and i gasped. it could’ve been great to see that played out, but no it was immediately rectified the next chapter and jacks just undid it? huh? alright then
those are just two examples but there were a lot of plot points (namely with their mother) that i felt weren’t necessary and that were just abandoned/solved too quickly
second of all, wtf? this book was all over the place. it felt like stephanie implemented so many little threads throughout the other books and then realized “oh shit i have to wrap all this up”
things either happened way too conveniently and quick for these characters or frustratingly wrong and some parts of this book just felt both rushed AND drawn out. at the same time.
i do still love these characters, this world, and this whole story, but this final book was such a let down. besides the romance with
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Pregnancy
rylin_marie's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
chloelj27's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Kidnapping and Violence
behindherpages's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Death
jlk's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Kidnapping, and Torture
ginnyb412's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent and Murder
Moderate: Torture
ssellwood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The best book of this trilogy was definitely the first one as it introduced this magical, wondrous carnival and its depiction was beautiful and Scarlett's character was acceptably innocent. But from book 2, I felt the world wasn't developed enough to cope with the expansion of the plot, and the characters didn't grow for me.
Graphic: Murder and Violence
anxieteaandbiscuits12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Gore, Grief, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture