Hello
happy readers! I hope you had a great
weekend. I’m a day late, sorry, but I
spent most of yesterday running around like a chicken with my head cut off
trying to sort out some phone issues and jazz but they are resolved for now at
least. My weekend wasn’t as reading
productive as I would have liked but I did get to spend more time with a good
friend who is moving several states away tomorrow so that is even better! Still today I am sharing my thoughts on a
very highly anticipated sequel for me, Legendary
(Caraval #2) by Stephanie
Garber. I loved Caraval (review) and was thrilled there was going to be more in the
world. I went in thinking this was a
duology but then happily after finishing and being very upset thinking this was
the end, I found out it is really a trilogy so I have one more book to look
forward to! So yay!
Rating: 5
Stars
Tella
made a bargain with a mysterious criminal that lead to freedom form her father
for both her and her sister. She even
got Scarlett out from an arranged marriage.
Still the game is over and she got her part of the bargain now she has
to deliver what was promised: Caraval
Master Legend’s true name. She has one
chance to uncover the identity, win the next special Caraval. Tella throws herself into the game and her
mission even as it puts her on a very dangerous path, because this Caraval is
different from the rest where you lose yourself to what is only a game, this
year is real! Secrets, doomed love,
heirs to the throne, fates, and more press Tella to be as cunning and brave as
ever, risking everything she cares about including her life. Winning Caraval will change the world
forever.
A
Caraval doesn’t typically happen this close to end of the last but with Empress
Elantine’s 75th birthday she gets what she wants. Now we follow Tella as she and her sister are
free of their father. Tella though has a
different mission, to gain Legends true name and gain the information she has
been searching for. Tella has been on
this path for some time and there is a method to the way she acts, where as I found
her a bit harder to love in the last book her were see her side of things and
see the reasons behind her antics. She
has a good heart though she feels she is never meant for love, based on a
drawing of the cards of destiny in her childhood. This has lead her every step and it all comes
down to playing another game of Caraval.
“If you can convince yourself it’s true you can
convince anyone.”
The
way this world has expanded from not just the magic of Caraval which is
amazing, but the way the mythology of fates was weaved in from the start. They were mentioned in the past but as a fairytale
sort, now it seems they may be very real….or is that the magic of Caraval? The back and forth of what is real and can it
be believed was captivating. Winding in
all the different elements expanding this world was amazing and seamless. I was rooting for Tella but I wavered in what
I wanted her to accomplish as many times she is at cross purposes.
While
this time we do focus on Tella rather than Scarlett we do get to see so many of
our returning characters. I enjoyed
seeing Scarlett and Julian again though things aren’t perfect they are fun and
many more including Dante. The story is
still that of the game and a large mystery there did feel there was a more
romantic feeling in this sequel. I was
totally on board for it because it was so beautifully done and fit with what we
know of the characters, unraveling new layers of them as we go. Tella is not set for romance or love,
something most assured the opposite of what she wants and some of the scenes
she is in just makes me so happy.
“Every story has four parts – the beginning, the
middle, the almost ending, and the true ending.”
Now
when I first finished this book thinking it was a duology I was a bit
upset. There was so much more I needed. So much left way way too open for me. I mean we just found out who Legend
was!!! FYI I totally had it pegged for a
long time, even had my suspicions in book one but confirmation is always
appreciated. Satisfaction after an
adventure filled journey. But upon
finding out it was a trilogy and I had one more book to look forward to I was
in love. I can see how all of my
questions and open things will lead into a thrilling final book in the
trilogy. I can’t wait to find out
more!
Until
next time…
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