FINALE

Picking up just after the end of Legendary (2018), Garber continues to
build the world of Caraval with a final installment, this time focusing equally
on both Dragna sisters’ perspectives.

After they released their
long-missing mother from the Deck of Destiny, Scarlett and Donatella hoped to
rebuild their relationship and gain a new sense of family. However, Legend also
released the rest of the Fates, and, much to their dismay, the Fallen Star—essentially
the ur-Fate—is only gaining in power. As the Fates begin to throw Valenda into
chaos and disarray, the sisters must decide whom him to trust, whom to love,
and how to set themselves free. Scar’s and Tella’s passionate will-they-or-won’t-they
relationships with love interests are still (at times, inexplicably)
compelling, taking up a good half of the plot and balancing out the large-scale
power games with more domestic ones. Much like the previous two, this third
book in the series is overwritten, with overly convenient worldbuilding that
struggles nearly as much as the overwrought prose and convoluted plot. While those
who aren’t Garber’s fans are unlikely to pick up this volume, new (or
forgetful) readers will find the text repetitious enough to be able to follow
along.

For fans, a finale that satisfies. (Fantasy. 14-18)