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seren's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Confinement, and Death
sweetchocolatez's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Abandonment and Confinement
teawithbree's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
GLORIOUS I TELL YOU🥲😭💞
i will never forget this reread, it meant so much to me :( miss garber KNOWS how to write a story that will draw you in and break your heart and stitch it back up all within five hundred pages😭
i often relate books to the periods that i originally read them in the first time and this one is connected to memories that are sort of the same vibe of the story - sad, but better by the end.
in legendary we follow our baby donatella dragna, the sister of our main character from caraval. at the end of the first novel it's revealed that miss tella got herself into a bit more than she thought when trying to save scarlett from marrying the count that she didn't even know and herself from the hands of their wicked father. following these events from the last book, we see the mess that she truly landed in and that the new caraval game headed to the capital is different than the past versions - this one is real. we were constantly reminded in the first book that it was all just a game and to not be swept top far away, but in this one it's said from the very start that everything that takes place will be as real as real can get. the fates are back and are read to be free once more but legend craves power. tella is going to dangerous lengths to find her missing mother, paloma (...if that's even her real name🤫) and she is faced with difficult choices👀
can i please take a moment to talk about how much i fell in love with dante???????????????? YES HE MIGHT LOWKEY BE PART VILLAIN BUT????? LIKE I WAS ON THE GROUN FOR SOM OF THE SCENES LIKE SIR?? no, i am NOT okay. i obviously remembered that he was legend but i didn't remember most of the res tof the book if i'm honest and it was just so !!!!!!!
i will never forget this reread, it meant so much to me :( miss garber KNOWS how to write a story that will draw you in and break your heart and stitch it back up all within five hundred pages😭
i often relate books to the periods that i originally read them in the first time and this one is connected to memories that are sort of the same vibe of the story - sad, but better by the end.
in legendary we follow our baby donatella dragna, the sister of our main character from caraval. at the end of the first novel it's revealed that miss tella got herself into a bit more than she thought when trying to save scarlett from marrying the count that she didn't even know and herself from the hands of their wicked father. following these events from the last book, we see the mess that she truly landed in and that the new caraval game headed to the capital is different than the past versions - this one is real. we were constantly reminded in the first book that it was all just a game and to not be swept top far away, but in this one it's said from the very start that everything that takes place will be as real as real can get. the fates are back and are read to be free once more but legend craves power. tella is going to dangerous lengths to find her missing mother, paloma (...if that's even her real name🤫) and she is faced with difficult choices👀
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, and Grief
Minor: Confinement
rylin_marie's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
the only reason i put the characters down as complicated when asking if they are loveable, is because i find them loveable, but i probably shouldn’t. this book was so so so good and i’m obsessed
one thing that annoyed me was scarlett. i feel like she completely contradicted her character in the first book. she made me really mad at times.
i found the ending a little predictable. since the first book i suspected dante was legend. there were some aspects that i didn’t expect. i did NOT expect dante to save her and then just leave like nothing happened with them. that broke my heart.
one thing that annoyed me was scarlett. i feel like she completely contradicted her character in the first book. she made me really mad at times.
i found the ending a little predictable. since the first book i suspected dante was legend. there were some aspects that i didn’t expect. i did NOT expect dante to save her and then just leave like nothing happened with them. that broke my heart.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Blood, Gore, and Murder
dante 😍🫶🏼rdmoreland0801's review against another edition
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.
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 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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, Murder, and Death of parent
gummifrog's review against another edition
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Grief
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent and Death
amre23's review against another edition
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Death, Violence, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Confinement, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcohol and Death of parent
sotokarla's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
My jaw is on the floor. I'm in shock. I think I enjoyed this book more than the 1st one. More is at stake and so .uch more twist and moments.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Drug use, and Blood
Moderate: Drug use
kyrstin_p1989's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I didn’t like the sequel to Caraval as much as I enjoyed the first novel. The plot seemed somewhat disjointed, kind of like there were too many things going on and there wasn’t enough explanation of any of them. I love the characters still and the bad boy is even easy to love, which isn’t always easy to do. I am looking forward to getting some closure with the last novel of this series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, and Violence
anton13's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
If I could I’d give it more than 5 stars cause omg it’s amazing. I’m actually at a loss of words. I didn’t think the sequel was gonna be as good as the first book but it seems that the jokes on me cause it was equally good if not better. I recommend everyone read it. It’s def one of my favorites. The twists and turns just keep coming and I was on the edge of my seat. I may have gone through quite the emotional roller coaster but it was worth it for all the surprises. Some of which I made guesses at for fun but then got surprised by when they where revealed to be true. I’m just shook. Omg… also I gotta say that I love the last chapter with the annotations from the author, it’s so wonderful to read and see her thoughts. And I also love that she makes playlists for each book. I’m so excited to start Finale and see how everyone’s stories will end<333
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Blood, Murder, and Violence