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The Legendary Scarlett and Browne by Jonathan Stroud

4.25

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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I’m torn about this… and it’s completely my fault. I read book 1 in 2021 and enjoyed it. I missed book 2, and that’s on me. I felt like there were things that I was missing because I hadn’t read book 2, but again, that is my fault. (But I’m also excited to read book 2!) So, because I haven’t read book 2, some things felt like spoilers; however, I’m the type who will have something spoiled and still read/watch it anyway. I can tell there has been a lot of character growth, and I love that. I also loved that there was no romantic connection between Scarlett and Albert. I love their friendship; it’s truly special. One would think that, because I love Doctor Who, I would be used to seeing a futuristic or dystopian England, but this felt fresh because Stroud is a genius with worldbuilding. He used the locations as if they were characters themselves, which was well done. I think because it’s been almost four years since I’ve read the first one, it may be time for me to re-read the series from the beginning, and I’ll finally get to read book 2. Stroud, to me, is up there with Rick Riordan on creating series that have such great re-readability.