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Caraval (Caraval, #1)

Stephanie Garber

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Caraval

Chapters 19-42 + FINAL THOUGHTS
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Mar 17, 2017 Jay Kennedy rated it it was ok

Shelves: young-adult, owned-books

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I truly wanted to be swept away by Caraval. I really did.
My overall opinion is that this book had a fantastic idea yet failed to match it with its writing. While I still enjoyed reading it, I also came across many annoyances and an abundance of bad YA tropes.

The metaphors, color description, and comparisons felt like they were trying way too hard to be abstract and poetic, when actually they just don't make any sense. It wasn't like the cute imaginat ...more

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Mar 18, 2017 Bree rated it it was amazing

So fanciful!!! such a quick read and I couldn't put it down!! I read it for the hype and the hype usually isn't wrong! loved it! ...more

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Mar 01, 2020 Dani rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle-books, audiobook, fantasy

Interesting premise. Characters and dialogue were kind of annoying. Uncertain if I will continue.

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Mar 31, 2018 Megan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-and-own, favorites

I was engrossed from the beginning of Caraval to the end, and what a pleasantly surprising ride it was. I loved the world Garber created: all mysticism, wonder, with a little of darkness blended in. While the magic system governing Caraval is never truly explained, for me, it didn't detract from enjoying the experience.

In this story, we follow two sisters, Tella and Scarlet, as they enter into a sort of cat and mouse game, run by the notoriously mad Legend. Soon we learn that Caraval's game rev ...more

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Nov 25, 2017 Anne rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I really loved this book.
It's a romance, which is one of my fav genres.
It's also a huge surprise at the end -- enough twists & turns to keep you guessing what's going to happen next!
Every time I thought I knew what was going on, I was (happily) wrong!
Really, no one wants to figure out the end of a book halfway through it.
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Feb 22, 2017 Joana rated it really liked it

Shelves: kindle-reads, fantasy

This is a difficult book to review. I... let's start from the beginning.
What made me want to read this book was the hype (and the covers, because both U.K. ans US editions are stunning)! So many people were loving it and even comparing it to The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Understandable. If you have been following me for a while, you might now I really liked TNC but it wasn't my favorite. I did love the magic and the whimsical feeling I had reading the book and i always wished the Circus ...more

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Mar 09, 2017 Celine rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fairyloot, owned

The story had an Alice in Wonderland-feel, especially when you meet the weird guy in the hat shop. The plot was well thought and not predictable. The sisters irritated me a little bit. But overall it's a well written book. ...more

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