Legendary: A Caraval Novel

This book was an excellent sequel! I've read reviews that say it's not as good as Caraval, and others that say it's even better. For me, I think books 1, 2, and 3 are about equal in my love. They each have their own magic, their own parts of this enthralling story. The characters and situations introduced in Legendary went beyond my expectations, really building on the story and showing growth in our familiar characters from book 1. I liked that this was told from the perspective of Tella, and to be honest, I would gladly pay for and pour over every one of these books again and again, witten from the POV of different characters. I want to know what was going on in a their hearts and minds throughout! Anyway, beautiful book, beautiful world, beautiful characters.

If you thought Caraval was entertaining, you are in for a treat with Legendary. It's a bittersweet feeling when you finish a book. And Legendary is the bittersweet chocolate ganache on top of the Caraval cake (did you enjoy that lame pun? I did.) All the hopes and dreams that were built up in Caraval have a different test/trial in Legendary. New hopes, wishes, and dreams are equally tentative. We were told in Caraval it's all a game. In Legendary, it's said to be real. But which is worse, thinking it's a game or knowing it's real? Legendary stole my heart and I'm left in mourning. I'm mourning my hopes and denials. You can only blindly cling to naivety for so long. When the truth comes out, you are left to mourn the loss of your innocence. Legendary leaves your innocence in tatters on the stairs of a temple seemingly forgotten. It leaves your heart bleeding on its pages. Legendary left me hoping for...everything! But don't cling to despair the way I am because eventually the next book will be here. Just grab your blanket and rock in the corner with me while we wait!

OK let me start with saying how BLESSED me eyes are at having inhaled such a WoNdeRFuL book and that EVERYTHING you think will HAPPEN and KNOW is a LIE. ~~and I lovedddd it~~. 10/10 if I could purposely lose my memories to indulge in this book with a fresh start I Would.