A review by val_theburrowofstories
Legendary by Stephanie Garber

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Caraval I enjoyed. Legendary felt more like a task and just the bridge between the 1st and 3rd book. Sadly, Legendary is following the trend of: the 2nd book is worse than the 1st one. Especially when I don't like Tella as much as I did Scarlett (i mean not that I loved her, but I liked her). Besides not much was going on, but it was a 3 ⭐ while I was reading it so I won’t change that because I remember it was entertaining at least. 

I think that the magic of Caraval was also how it was an event that only happened once a year and that was the first time of the girls there, but now it turns out there’s going to be another one just 3 days after the last one? 

I wish we got more from Scarlett and Julian here, I really liked them in the first book, but this time it was from Tella’s pov and oh I do not like this girl… besides the romance there was wayyy better than this thing between Tella and Dante. 

I'm going to say it. I don't care how many times Tella is like "I love my sister, our bond if special, there's no one like her, I love her more than anything" GIRL STOP. You don't show it or prove it AT ALL. You barely think of her for more than a second, you barely consider her. So yeah... You think you're protecting her but to me you're just thinking about yourself all the time...So, of course Scarlett doesn't know the truth, AGAIN. Then Tella got mad at Scarlett because in the conversation SHE was eavesdropping she realized Scarlett didn’t tell her an important thing, as if Tella tells her everything (she doesn’t tell her a single thing). Tella only goes to Scarlett when she needs something from her. She’s very impulsive and never thinks before she acts, she’s jumping from one thing to the next without thinking about the consequences, she doesn’t think about anyone but herself… 

These girls have both daddy issues and mommy issues, they could not catch a break. I did not understand a thing about the mother and did not care to be honest. 

I was SO excited when Jacks appeared because I know he’s the main character of OUABH (which I haven’t read yet), I was hoping to see Evangeline too here or in the next book but that didn’t happen.