Caraval
Author: Stephanie Garber
Book Cover Rating: 9.1/10
(By the way, I have literally no qualification to rate this and am purely rating it on how I feel like it looks)
Pages: 407
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Supplots: Romance, Mystery
Series: Caraval #1
Published: 2016
Hook:
Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval—the faraway, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show—are over.
But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner.
Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. Nevertheless she becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic. And whether Caraval is real or not, Scarlett must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over or a dangerous domino effect of consequences will be set off, and her beloved sister will disappear forever.
Overall Book Rating: 7.9/10
I would recommend this book
Review: This was a good book. I LOVED how much detail it had. Every aspect of this book was described so perfectly (It really was like the magical world it was describing 😊). The plot was active and kept moving. Near the end of the book though, I did admittedly get confused. Once the ending was truly revealed I finally kinda understood what happened (though in my opinion it could have ended better (but it was still good)). The characters were in-depth and honestly, they were really interesting. I really liked the magical world this whole book took place in as well. It was full of magic, wonder, and awe. So……. yeah. Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The only thing I didn’t completely like was the lead up to the ending (because it was kinda confusing to me). But still, good book with great characters and a great world.
Main Characters
Scarlett Dragna - Scarlett is the main character. She is shy and originally distrustful.
Donatella Dragna - Tella is Scarlett's sister and is a 16 year old girl with an impulsive and reckless personality
Julian - Julian is an 18 year old boy with careless and relaxed personality
Character Rating: 9.2/10
Setting-
Setting Rating: 8.7/10
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Stephanie Garber is the #1 New York Times and International bestselling author of the Caraval series, Once Upon A Broken Heart and The Ballad of Never After. Her books have been published in thirty languages.
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