Legendary

A Caraval Novel

By: Stephanie Garber

Narrated by: Rebecca Soler

Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's Summary

New York Times best-selling author Stephanie Garber’s limitless imagination takes flight once more in the colorful, mesmerizing, and immersive sequel to the best-selling breakout audiobook debut Caraval

A heart to protect. A debt to repay. A game to win.

After being 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. The girls should be celebrating, 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.

The only chance of uncovering Legend’s identity is to win Caraval, so 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. Caraval has always demanded bravery, cunning, and sacrifice. But now the game is asking for more. If Tella can’t fulfill her bargain and deliver Legend’s name, she’ll lose everything she cares about - maybe even her life. But if she wins, Legend and Caraval will be destroyed forever.

Welcome, welcome to Caraval...the games have only just begun.

©2018 Stephanie Garber (P)2018 Macmillan Audio

Critic Reviews

"...this is a tour de force of imagination." (Kirkus)

painfully long and boring

Too much talk not enough action. I gave up around chapter 14 skipped to the last few to confirm I had figured out the plot. This book was torture and felt like a filler book dragged out to sell and make you buy a 3rd book to see what happens. I hate that kind of waste of my time and money. probably skipping the last book. I liked the first book but this gave me headache.

The Most Annoying Sisters You'll Ever Read About

I was expecting a lot & was sadly disappointed. I found Scarlett to be whiny in the extreme. Don't get me started on Nutty Tella. Beyond exasperating. And if Scarlett screamed, TELLA! one more time I was going to scream. The characters were caricatures. If you're looking for strong female leads, keep moving. The two sisters are idiots. I got this on sale at Christmas. I see the second book is out. I'm willing to see where it goes & hope it improves. Overall, I didn't find it very original.

SO UPSETTING

How dare you just leave us here like this!!!!! I WAITED FOR MONTHS FOR THIS BOOK JUST TO HAVE TO WAIT AGAIN!!!!!! MY EMOTIONS ARE A WRECK!!!!

Hard to finish

I loved Caraval and was very excited to start on Legendary. I started to get bored about half way through. I kept on and made my way to the end... Not saying I was disappointed but the story felt a bit flat.

Terrible reader. Writing not as good as book 1

Definitely struggled to finish this one!
The reader had one voice. Writing wasn't as good as Caraval.

Just like a movie

I will start off by saying the narrator is amazing! The story itself seemed a carbon copy of the original book. It was quite predictable and did not hold the same magic and mystique of the original. This seems like a forced attempt at a sequel.

Kind of A Let Down

I loved the first book! I know people had a problem with Scarlett, but I really liked her! So, when I heard we’d get a book about Tella, I was so excited! But it turns out I don’t like Tella very much. Even Scarlett was out of character. The reveal of Legend was so not good! The only thing I liked was Caraval and the Fates. I will read the next book, not with excited anymore.

not as good as the first one

it was a good finish to the story, however I think some of the newness and Intrigue was lost because I already knew the story and the players in it.

Not as good as the first

Honestly I didn’t enjoy this as much as the first. I wasn’t a huge fan of Tella in the first book so having this be entirely in her POV was a bit annoying. The over the top metaphors and near constant sexual/romantic tension got old quick. I enjoyed learning about the Fates though. A few plot points were easy to figure out like the last book. Parts of the book seemed repetitive as well. The ending is clearly set up for another book...I hope this time we get some of Legend’s POV, he is the most interesting character in the series.

The performance was quite good as well, although not spectacular.

Disappointing

The metaphors were more magical than the book itself. What is the purpose of these games? The whole game doesn't seem like a magical caravel. Mostly describes damsels In distress and fancy dresses.
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"The castle looked empty like a broken dolls eyes"
...what?