*record scratch**freeze frame*Yup, that’s me. Scarlett Dragna, main character of the YA hit Caraval. You’re probably wondering how I ended up in this situation. If everysinglethingthathappenedinthiswholebook was anything to go by, it was through a combination of pointless lying, constant embarrassment, obsession with Some Guy, a big act of caring about a younger sister despite very little indication of that being true, unrelenting drama about a dumb wedding, repetitive interactions, weird descri...

Reread this gem before picking up my arc of Finale because I'm not ready for these books to end. :( Hitting up the audio this go around, compliments of my library via Hoopla. *********************How can I write a review for this giant ball of awesome and do it justice? I was intrigued by the summary from the second I found this was coming out, but had no clue if it would live up to the hype. The back cover boasts of “The spell-casting fantasy destined to become a sensation” and Fox 2000 has al...

Welcome, welcome to Caraval! The grandest show on land or by sea. Ever since Scarlett was a child, she heard tales of the wonderful, mysterious and dangerous Caraval. Trapped on a tiny island by her monster of a father, Scarlett dreams of nothing but attending. Hundreds and hundreds of people hope and beg for a position in the games all in the attempt to obtain the grand prize - a single wish.Much to Scarlett's delight and terror, just a few days before her wedding she receives an invitati

Our futures are only predictable because as creatures of this world we are predictable. I really did want to like this book. I really did want to dive into a magical and dark adventure with Scarlett and Tella.Sadly for me, I didn’t enjoy it the way I thought I would, and this adventure turned out to be a little school trip to Boredom Land, with one heck of a frustrating main character. And don’t even let me start on her sister. The premise is good, though it has its little flaws right

I feel the same way about Caraval as I did about The Star-Touched Queen last year. In fact, many of my comments are the same, so if you enjoyed that book then it's probable you will like this one also.Caraval is a fantasy without world-building or significant character development. It relies on its dreamy descriptions, purple prose, and a heavy helping of romance to make it dazzle. To take a quote from my review of The Star-Touched Queen, "if you buy into these metaphors, put on your prose-tinte...

This freaking book HOLY CRAP. I have a feeling this book is going to be a huge hit when it comes out, and rightfully so. This is the kind of story that you just want to devour because you can't get enough. It's a beautiful story about sisterhood and adventure, full of amazing characters and a delightfully dark world. It's this grotesque Wonderland like world where the Mad Hatter is calling the shots. Honestly cannot wait for you guys to get your hands on this. Keep an eye out for it because wow....

Q: if i could live in any fictional world, what would it be?A: the world of caraval - im still just as obsessed with its magical mystery as i was the first time reading this._________________________one of the coolest things i have ever experienced was an interactive play. you walked around from room to room in this large house where actors portrayed characters, acted out scenes, but also involved you. this book was like that, but only 1000x more magical. i mean, not to be dramatic, but i would

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3rd reread. What the frack!! I don’t know if it was the audio or if my real feelings came to the surface! I just know I didn’t really like it 🤨*********My February Owlcrate Box!HOLY CRAP ON A CRACKER! Loved it! ❤I guess I should put up the big ole spoiler label just in case I get spoilery! First off let me just get this off my chest. I wanted to smack Scarlett about 15 times during the book because she said this one thing about 50 billion times. I have to get back to get married. I have to get b...

*Full Review Update!!* (Spoiler free) I cannot rave enough guys... this book wins everything. This has made it in to my absolute all time favorites. I can't even function normally to describe it... I am absolutely floored. Zero complaints. I enjoyed every sentence.. every page. I couldn't get enough. It was whimsical, off the charts electric, romantic, mysterious, enchanting, enthralling... full of twists and turns. So many that I thought the ending couldn't possibly live up to the mystery this

❝Whatever you've heard about Caraval, it doesn't compare to the reality. It's more than just a game or a performance. It's the closest you'll ever find to magic in this world.❞ Thank you to Flatiron Books for sending me an advance reading copy of Caraval for review purposes.4.5 STARSThis book was just absolutely ENCHANTING! I didn't know how high or how low to set my expectations before going into Caraval but one thing is for sure by the time I closed this book: Caraval surpassed all

Lowering my rating to 1 star. I am genuinely trying to find out who started advertising this book and why? It's been blowing up GR for quite a while now. People with ARC were selling it on eBay at ridiculously high prices. That's how it caught my attention in the first place. Was that a publicity stunt? If it was, it's not going to help much because the book is shitty. There is nothing new or exhilarating here. If anything, it's ideas stolen from a bunch of other books, The Lunar Chronicles, Hun...

2.5 stars. I unfortunately was not a big fan of Caraval, which is very disappointing to me considering I was really excited for it!Pretty much, everything about this book fell short for me. Every character was bland and annoying with no personality. The romance had absolutely no substance in my opinion, I never felt any chemistry or understood why they got together other than the fact that they were basically one of the only people available to the other. The setting of Caraval was so much less

This book was ass but surprisingly I really enjoyed it. 😔 review to come——listen.... I know I trashed this book, but I saw it on my shelf and it looked sexy so I decided to read it and now I’m kind of into it... 😰——I've read 62 pages and I've had enough of this shitty cringefest. I dnfed this weeks ago and can't stand any of the one dimensional characters, especially the muscular, hot and swoon worthy dude who KIDNAPS the MAIN CHARACTER!!! *swoons* wow so hot!!! fuck this abomination of a book.b...

this was...how do the french say it...messé & stupide

I had really high hopes for Caraval. The blurb, the cover, and the excellent reviews promised a magical whirlwind of a story. And this novel delivered that, but its relatively achieved grandeur was overshadowed bit by bit till the end. The last 50 pages or so of the book took its soul out, leaving me with a bittersweet aftertaste, a headache and lots of confusion. Since I cannot even reflect upon the messy thoughts inside my brain, I'll analyze punctually. 1. The world-building. Sadly, in its tr...