Legendary by Stephanie Garber

I absolutely loved Caraval, the first book in what seems to now be a trilogy.  It's reviewed here if you scroll back.  I eagerly awaited this sequel.  I'm so sad to say is was very disappointing!

First, there is way too much fluff.  Although about the same length as its predecessor, it moves. so. slowly.  It was downright boring in parts.  There is simply overkill in terms of extra information.

Second, Donatella is ANNOYING.  She should have been a strong female lead on a quest to save her mother.  Instead, she's a mushball whenever a man so much as smiles at her.  She read like a romance novella lead rather than the kick-butt lead she's supposed to be.

Third, it is way obvious way early who is who and what is what.  Caraval kept me guessing until the very end.  I was about 1/3 of the way in before it became painfully plain what was really going on.  It made Tella seems even more stupid in that she could not see it.

I have no desire to read book 3, although I will order it so that our collection has the set.

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