You know, the wait was WORTH IT for Legendary.

I don’t like to read synopsis so all I knew about Legendary was what I knew from Caraval and that this was Tella’s story.

Oh yes, it is Tella’s story. Tella and Scarlett are so distinctly defined that their voices jump off this pages. I enjoyed living in Tella’s mind and watching her make decisions and take action that is so not Scarlett.

We quickly learn that Tella’s mom didn’t abandon the girls as we thought but is trapped in these magical cards and OF COURSE it’s going to be a version of a game to get her out. This is not Caraval reimagined but a fresh story with new anti-heroes and villains as well as some reveals about characters from Caraval.

The whole time I was reading, all I kept in my head is “it’s all just a game” and now I don’t know what’s real and what’s not. I trust nothing - and I am totally fine by this.