Full series review ✨ ⠀ Ahh this series was so good! I wasn’t expecting much as some people really hate on this series, but I did really enjoy it. ⠀ It’s YFull series review ✨ ⠀ Ahh this series was so good! I wasn’t expecting much as some people really hate on this series, but I did really enjoy it. ⠀ It’s YA fantasy so nothing too complicated but it was a lot of fun. Alina was very relatable, near the start she was complaining about walking up some stairs, and it just made me laugh thinking yea I know that feeling. ⠀ This is a typical “chosen one” story but I’m not hating on that. I have to brag though I had figured out the twist in the last book already, I thought it was pretty obviously hinted at earlier on in the books (can’t remember in which one, probably book 2). ⠀ There is a little romance, in the form of a love square (!) in this series. It’s not overbearing, so if you don’t like romance in your fantasy it shouldn’t bother you. It did not go the way I’d hoped unfortunately. But oh well, I can’t win them all ...more
Welcome, welcome to finale. All games must come to an end...
Wow, what a conclusion to this magical series! I won’t include a full synopsis for this onWelcome, welcome to finale. All games must come to an end...
Wow, what a conclusion to this magical series! I won’t include a full synopsis for this one as it has spoilers for Legendary. My review will also have to be a bit vague, but I’ll do my best.
We get both Scarlett and Tella’s POV in this final book, which I was really pleased about, and the writing is just as colourful and whimsical as before. The story is action packed and moves fast, which I LOVE. Nothing worse than a slow story.
We are introduced in more detail to some powerful beings who do despicable things to the humans. Tella and Scarlett, along with Julian and Legend are trying to defeat them to make the empire safe again.
Along the way we learn more about their mothers past and it introduces some time travel, which always makes things interesting!
This is probably weird, but one of my favourite characters in this series was Jacks, and although he’s supposed to be one of the baddies I was never convinced. I really felt a bit sorry for him and I’d be interested to follow his POV to see what he was really thinking.
Overall I’ve given it 5 stars as I really enjoyed it, however I’m yet to come across a perfect book. In this case both Tella and Scarlett did a couple of stupid things in this book, which left me questioning their intelligence.
I’ve forgiven them as it’s just a YA fantasy and I shouldn’t take it too seriously ...more
This is the second book in the Caraval series so I have deliberately kept the synopsis vague so as not to include spoilers. I loved this book almost aThis is the second book in the Caraval series so I have deliberately kept the synopsis vague so as not to include spoilers. I loved this book almost as much as the first, I think Stephanie Garbers writing style just makes it so fun.
I was a bit upset at first that this book was from Tella’s perspective but she did grow on me as she’s a fierce and fiesty character. I’d have loved it if we could also see Scarlett’s side of this story, just for my curiosity’s sake, as all her stuff happens off page.
I loved the new characters introduced in this one. Jacks is such a loveable villain that I couldn’t work out whose side he’s actually on. Garber is definitely messing with our heads again!
There is a big reveal near the end and we finally find out who the infamous Legend is! Just WOW. I wasn’t expecting that. Let’s just hope this isn’t another mind game.
The reason it lost a star for me was because of two things. First, this one felt a teeny bit less magical. Although Tella was playing the game, it felt a lot less focused on if than in the first book. Some answers she seemed to stumble on or fell into her lap.
Secondly, it was building up to a big show down ending which didn’t happen. Don’t get me wrong I was still happy with the ending but it’s not what I thought was going to happen.
I did still love it, 4 stars is a solid score from me and means that I really enjoyed it. What a magical, mystical ride this series is. Legendary sets us up perfectly for the final book in the series which I am currently reading. ✨...more
I loved this book so much, I read the whole thing in a day. It’s a young adult fantasy, so super simple and easy to readWhat a book to start 2021 on!
I loved this book so much, I read the whole thing in a day. It’s a young adult fantasy, so super simple and easy to read.
The mysterious world of Caraval is intense but spectacular. My favourite thing about it was that you never know what is real and what is part of the game. Just when you thought you had something figured out, bam, NOPE.
I was hooked from the start as the narrative moves very quickly, I couldn’t stop turning pages. The writing had a wonderfully whimsical feel to it and the atmosphere that was created was just magical, I loved that Scarlett saw emotions as colours!
I enjoyed the majority of the characters. There’s the good mix of ‘heroes’ and ‘villains’, and trying to figure out what category certain people fall into is all part of the fun.
I did have a couple of niggles as obviously no book is perfect. One was that Tella wasn’t a particularly likeable person, which was annoying as I was supposed to be rooting for Scarlett to find her. Second was that Scarlett was absolutely obsessed with finding her at literally every given movement. Give it a rest girl.
I will also say the ending wasn’t the strongest and definitely wasn’t my favourite part of the book, but as I loved the rest so much I’ve totally forgiven it for that.
As Caraval is such a fun, magical read it gets FIVE STARS from me!...more
This novella was my final read of 2020, partly so I could complete the Twilight series finally and partly because it’s so short and I was looking for This novella was my final read of 2020, partly so I could complete the Twilight series finally and partly because it’s so short and I was looking for an easy book to complete my 60 of the year ...more
What can I actually say about this piece of brilliance? I cannot believe she made us wait 12 years for this. I remember hearing about it years ago andWhat can I actually say about this piece of brilliance? I cannot believe she made us wait 12 years for this. I remember hearing about it years ago and I was so excited, that must have been when the first few chapters were leaked. But then when it didn’t come out I just forgot about it and 12 years later here we are.
If you love twilight, you are team Edward and you have always wanted an insight into Edward’s mind you cannot pass up the opportunity to read this.
This book is huge, 750 odd pages long. I was imagining it to be the whole series but I was wrong, it’s literally just the first book. Clearly Edward has a lot more to say for himself than Bella.
So if you don’t know what twilight is about (seriously what rock have you been hiding under?) it’s about Bella Swan who moves to Forks, Washington to be with her dad. She starts a new school, makes new friends and meets and falls in love with Edward Cullen. Turns out Edward is a vampire. How complicated could that be?
I just loved seeing the same scenes through Edwards eyes, with an explanation for his often odd behaviour. I knew what was coming but it didn’t make this book any less interesting. There was also plenty of new scenes, things that Bella wouldn’t have been party to. Edward initially leaving town to get away, Alice’s visions, the family hunting and what actually happened to that guy in Port Angelo who tried to hurt Bella! But then I also loved that it makes you think about what Bella was doing at any given point in time and remembering things from the first book.
I loved Edward’s relationship with his family, particularly Alice. The way they communicate is just something else. We get to see that Edward’s decision making is heavily influenced by Alice’s visions. We also find out that the family are aware and supportive of Bella right from the beginning.
I wouldn’t say this is an easy read, it’s quite intense. Edward is a very anxious person, constantly on high alert and fearing for Bella’s life. You might say he’s a little bit of a stalker to begin with ...more
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