This actually gets three and a HALF stars. So, I liked it better than Caraval and I think it's because I like Tella's character better than Scarlet's. BUT, it lost some credibility with me because the epilogue made me realize that Tella turns SIXTEEN at the END of this book. SERIOUSLY?!?! A 15 year old CHILD is a MC in Caraval and Legendary? NO. Just, NO. I already had issues with the dramatically dramatic romance aspects of this series, but now I hear that these girls are actually THIS young? I need my fiction to be somewhat real... but I suppose that a 15 year old would read this and absolutely adore having the protagonist the same age. So, I do enjoy the story. The game of Caraval, the "not game" of Legendary, and the idea that people are all immersive in the games... I just have issues with the romance being a little too dramatic (I wish I could think of another word, but I'm blanking right now) and the girls being so young. I will read Finale, because I like the story and I don't want to leave this trilogy unfinished.