Having made a deal with a criminal to save her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage, Tella must win Caraval and uncover Legend's identity, or risk losing everything, including her life.
Swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage. But Tella isn't yet free. She made a desperate bargain with a mysterious criminal, and what Tella owes him no one has ever been able to deliver: Caraval Master Legend's true name. To win Caraval, Tella throws herself into the legendary competition once more-- and into the path of the murderous heir to the throne, a doomed love story, and a web of secrets... including her sister's. If Tella can't deliver Legend's name, she'll lose everything-- maybe even her life.
Legendary was a fun ride and I enjoyed reading from Tella's perspective, but it didn't have as much of the magic and mystery as Caraval did. I had wanted to feel that confusion on whether things were happening where real or not, which is what drew me into Caraval so much. Still, I enjoyed the storyline and prose (for the most part). The only thing that irked me was when Garber would describe something as 'tasting of mystery and death' or 'magic and whim'. Um, I don't know what that tastes like. A little too flowery for me there, but other than that it was fine.
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