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Legendary by Stephanie Garber

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cardlikecredit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

4.5

I liked the build up in this one but the ending was kind of a jumble. I'm hoping the third one is a good transition from it.

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shriya_v's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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? Yes

3.0

I thought it was okay. It was pretty slow and I did put it down for a bit which is fine I think. I am giving this series a try and right now it is not wowing me but whatever lol. I really want to read the next series after this one so we shall see.

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jessicaludden's review

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

“Every good story needs a villain. But the best villains are the ones you secretly like.”

I am so surprised that I didn’t like this. It was going fine for most of the book, but the ending pushed it over the edge for me. I liked Tella enough to keep reading but I didn’t really care that much about her. I didn’t really like reading in her POV cause it was just an endless internal dialogue of her reiterating the stakes and the choices she had to make over and over as if I don’t already know what the stakes are. Her romance with Dante was slightly boring to me probably because I feel like he just kept popping up randomly to say a few things to her and leave. Dante being Legend just felt really forced and not surprising at all considering how many times Tella mentioned the possibility. The drama between Scarlett and Julian was annoying especially at the end. I literally just want them to be happy and together. The main thing I liked about this was Jacks of course but even the way things ended with his character in this book didn’t feel right to me (yes I know I’ll probably get more answers in Finale or OUABH). Tella being his one true love makes absolutely no sense to me, like I’m not sure if we’re trying for a love triangle here but I don’t want it. Overall, I was enjoying getting to explore a new part of this world and meet new characters (more like A new character) but the ending just left me disappointed.

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rdmoreland0801's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

After suffering through Scarlett’s POV in the first book, I was glad to get a story from Tella’s perspective.

Tells doesn’t romanticize the world as much as Scarlett, but she’s not without her boy troubles.

We finally get to meet Jacks. Having read OUABH first, I already had my opinions formed of him.

I’m definitely rooting for him to end up with Evangeline, so I wasn’t too upset that Tella did want him.

It sure allowed for amazing banter though.

Dante/Legend can be extremely frustrating, but you see glimpses of his feelings for Tella.

I love the teasing and the banter between the two.

I also really enjoy seeing Scarlett and Julian’s relationship from Tella’s POV. From Scarlett’s perspective, the reader might also question whether it is all real, but from Tella’s perspective you can really see how much Julian cares for Scarlett.

This installment was much better than the first and I’m looking forward to Finale. I think I’ll actually read OUABH and TBONA again before the last one comes out.

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gummifrog's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I liked this book a lot more than Caraval, although I think I rated it slightly lower - the main reason being that Donatella really failed to grab my heart for the first half of the book, and with it my attention. This book took a minute to find its identity - the setting itself isn't as strong as in the first book, and while it was nice to see more of the world, it felt so weird how distant we were from Scarlett throughout this entire story.

As Tella grew more desperate in her plight and more willing to sacrifice bits of herself to be an active agent in her own story, I started to understand her more and I grew to like her even more than Scarlett. Tella is so spicy and she's not afraid to fight literally anybody, and I love that about her.

Also, as someone who started this series by reading Once Upon A Broken Heart, Jacks absolutely steals the scene any time he's on the page. It's fun to see this earlier iteration of him - a villain playing a game that he's already lost by the first time I met him.

Also, I really enjoy the fact that Dante is mean to be the "better" of the two love interests, but also there's not really a love triangle, and also he's an asshole and a bastard anyway. Donatella's attraction to him is so real, but as he bares himself to her, her love for him makes sense, too.

As always, the biggest thing in a book I fall in love with is the characters and their relationships. Stephanie Garber writes a brilliant morally-grey character in every page of her stories. Her prose is fun and unique, and her metaphors are really unique and stick out in your mind so strongly. It's been really enjoyable to go back and see where her writing started compared to where it is now. Ugh, I love her.

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amre23's review against another edition

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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

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cady_sass's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

3.5

Not as good as the first book but better than expected. I thought reading from Donatella’s perspective wouldn’t be enjoyable but I grew to like her more than I thought I would. My biggest issue with this is actually the gaping plot holes it creates in the first, which was already teetering on the edge of being nonsensical. If you can pretend that the continuity issues don’t exist this might be a 4 or 5 star read for you, but, alas, you would be a bigger person than me.

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justreaditem's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I definately preferred this book over it's predecessore. I loved that you got to see a second game but with completely different stakes...he NEVER does two games so close together...so why now?

Tella's voice is vastly different to Scarlett's. Tella's is one girl who knows who she is and what she wants. She kisses boys with no remorse, wears the changing dresses and just does what she wants. She also loves her sister unapologetically, they love each other and it's so beautiful to read.

Through out the book you could feel Tella being torn between playing the game and caring. Obviously, she built a wall around her heart after her mother abandoned them and their father being...their father...but you can see she cares ferociously. She cares about her sister (above all else), her mother (despite her leaving), Dante and Julian and Jacks.

The journey of finding her long lost mother reveals so many things about her life, gives her more questions about herself and her sister, about her entire life. The abuse that both of them have endured throughout their lives brought them so close to each other, it was really heartwarming to read

I think Scarlett is full on shadey for being in love with Julian but finds her old fianceé? Why would you do that?

The whole book was full of mindgames, puzzles and I spent so much of it going WHO IS LEGEND?!

The answer was not what I expected.

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