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Caraval by Stephanie Garber

21 reviews

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

For a YA fantasy series, I really enjoyed it and wanted to continue the series asap! I loved how sinister and magical Caraval is, though I still have lots of questions about why. The ending gutted me and I really hated how everyone manipulated Scarlett and doesn’t see anything wrong with it. I wasn’t super convinced about the romance though. This book is a lot of vibes and pacing, not a fleshed out plot. But I am really intrigued for the next book, this book really sucked me in despite its flaws!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Classism, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Gun violence and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content

ashybri's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Blood, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

heathyfox's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

nclausel25's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual content, Blood, Suicide, and Torture

readwithria's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Caraval was a fun time, but I think I had more fun because of who I was reading it with.

I buddy read this book with two friends, and we had such a fun time talking about theories and laughing about how often we were wrong! I loved chatting with them about the book, and chatting with them helped me figure out my feelings about the book.

I had a great time reading the first two-thirds, but the last act was a lot to handle. I don't fully understand how the means and the ends were connected, and there were so many secrets that came out of left field that the chaos ended up feeling slightly underwhelming. I might have missed some foreshadowing, but I don't think I did.

I will definitely continue with the series, but I'm prepared to feel kinda meh about it all. 3 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Blood

Minor: Sexual content

bbmaan's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Child abuse

Minor: Child death, Drug use, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

mysterymeenah's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content and Suicide attempt

kristen_sav's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

linnybear's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

I don't think the author thought this through, like everything looks great on paper when you focus on ideas but then as a reader you realize nothing is working here. Initially (around 60% in) I thought I'm gonna rate it 2 stars but it got even worse with the ending so I won't be coming back to read the rest of the serie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Suicide, Child abuse, Death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Sexual content

ankiaisreading's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Violence, Stalking, Suicide, and Vomit