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A review by withlovejoy
Legendary by Stephanie Garber
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
2.25 ⭐️ - this book has been disappointing to say the least. now that i think about it, i would rate it 2 stars if not for caraval and how much i have loved it.
i did not care about the protagonist, tella, her love story or her quest of saving her mother. what makes me even more sad is how the magic that made me love the first book so much has somehow completely vanished in the second one.
maybe the reason why i didn't love legendary as much as i love caraval is because tella is a literal teenager. she's 15 years old for most of the book which you can obviously tell by her actions. she makes immature decisions, constantly lies to her sister and is just a bit annoying in general. up until the last few chapters her character feels repetitive with her view on love and her relationship with dante. maybe i would have liked her more if i were younger, but i really couldn't connect with her at all. that's the reason why i loved Scarlett so much and why i'm so excited for the last book. MY GIRL IS COMING BACKKKK!!!
now that i think about it, what bothered me the most was tella's age. when i looked it up on google right before starting my read, i was so thrown off that i went into the book with a bias which i probably shouldn't have done and which i quite honestly regret a bit.
BUT there were good things in this book. well, a good thing. person. jacks. jacks. jacks. the saving grace. i was so excited to finally meet him and miss garber did not disappoint. i loved reading about him. his sassy character, his nonchalance and actions were peak entertainment and i would be lying if i said that i didn't fall in love with him. SO excited for ouabh!!
the second saving grace were the short appearances of my girl Scarlett and king julian. they ate their little screen time up and left no crumbs. i'm not even gonna talk about the ending because wtf scarlett?! WTF?? but i will not judge her because julian has done his fair share of lying too. HOWEVER if they don't end up together in finale we will have serious problems.
while this book has disappointed me, it will not hinder me from reading finale. simply because jacks.
i did not care about the protagonist, tella, her love story or her quest of saving her mother. what makes me even more sad is how the magic that made me love the first book so much has somehow completely vanished in the second one.
maybe the reason why i didn't love legendary as much as i love caraval is because tella is a literal teenager. she's 15 years old for most of the book which you can obviously tell by her actions. she makes immature decisions, constantly lies to her sister and is just a bit annoying in general. up until the last few chapters her character feels repetitive with her view on love and her relationship with dante. maybe i would have liked her more if i were younger, but i really couldn't connect with her at all. that's the reason why i loved Scarlett so much and why i'm so excited for the last book. MY GIRL IS COMING BACKKKK!!!
now that i think about it, what bothered me the most was tella's age. when i looked it up on google right before starting my read, i was so thrown off that i went into the book with a bias which i probably shouldn't have done and which i quite honestly regret a bit.
BUT there were good things in this book. well, a good thing. person. jacks. jacks. jacks. the saving grace. i was so excited to finally meet him and miss garber did not disappoint. i loved reading about him. his sassy character, his nonchalance and actions were peak entertainment and i would be lying if i said that i didn't fall in love with him. SO excited for ouabh!!
the second saving grace were the short appearances of my girl Scarlett and king julian. they ate their little screen time up and left no crumbs. i'm not even gonna talk about the ending because wtf scarlett?! WTF?? but i will not judge her because julian has done his fair share of lying too. HOWEVER if they don't end up together in finale we will have serious problems.
while this book has disappointed me, it will not hinder me from reading finale. simply because jacks.