Legendary

I have eagerly awaited Legendary since finishing the last page of Caraval. I wasted no time in per-ordering it (something I never do) and quickly forgot the day it was released since my husband had surgery that day. It was when flipping through my Nook library that I saw it and suddenly recalled it had been released.

I was afraid Tella would be a lot like Scarlette but both sisters are very different with clear personalities, faults, quirks, and ideas about life. Tella is extremely well written with such life in her that I could feel like she is a friend I would go visit any time I could. Clearly torn on which paths are the correct paths Tella walks a dangerous line as she tip toes around until plunging fully into her choices. Even when her choices are not the best Tella still moves forward and keeps doing her best to correct the mistakes she makes.

The writing was a lot slower then Caraval and way less magical. I did like the game in Caraval better, Legendary felt more like a love story then anything else. With some twists and turns the story did drag on a bit too much in places and I wanted more action. I do hope that Finale will showcase both Scar and Tella equally while bringing the story whole circle.

The Watchmaker's Daughter

The Watchemaker's Daughter was never a book on my radar. While ill with the flu and stuck in my husbands truck I picked up his tablet and browsed his books, The Watchmaker's Daughter looked like the only one I would read out of what he had downloaded.

India is in a predicament, with her father deceased and her fiance calling off the engagement she has no where to go and no money to her name. Scammed out of her family's shop she is desperate and determined to do what she can to support herself. It is her determination that leads her to meeting Mr. Glass a mysterious American who is desperately searching for an elderly clock maker to repair his pocket-watch. Caught up in the mystery India faces mystery everywhere she looks and grows into her own as she beings to learn how to survive in the world without a man to protect her.

The writing was alright, not some of the best I have read but it was clear and concise. I did enjoy the characters and their quirks. I do hope for some perspective from Mr. Glass at some point in the series. While I do plan on continuing on with the series it is not a high priority at this time.

The Remedy

The Remedy is a companion book to The Program series. It had all new characters and a whole new story line. I am not one hundred percent sure but I believe the events took place before The Program.

Quinlan is a Closer, a highly disliked job among normal people. To let families heal and move past their grief Quin takes the persona of the girl who has died so the family can say goodbye. It is not an easy job and Closers constantly fear losing themselves into the persona of the people they are portraying. Considered one of the best at her job Quin takes pride in helping people move beyond their grief and get back to a normal life. All that changes when Quin is given a very unusual request, instead of the standard day or two she is to take on an assignment that requires her to be a deceased girl for two weeks. An unheard amount of time, as Quin struggles to remember who she is and keep up the persona for the family dark secrets start to emerge.

Again I was sick with a fever while reading The Remedy so my opinion might be due to that but I did like the story. I found it creative and original. I have not previously read any story line similiar. I do want to read The Epidemic.