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skytiell's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
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
3.0
taymbb's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
sramey's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
fun concept and world but I found myself less interested and engaged as the book went on. felt like a collection of tropes with no strong through line. would’ve been fine with a collection of tropes since it was kind of expected given that its fairytale based but didn’t do enough to actually finish the trope and make the next trope make sense.
nikii94's review against another edition
5.0
this book had me entranced from the very beginning. I love eva and I love her conflicting feelings for jacks. I have felt that i’ve been in a bit of a reading slump recently but I didn’t feel remotely unmotivated while reading this.
eva’s determination to see the hood in everyone and everything is something to behold, honestly. even when it comes to surly, deceptive Jacks, she STILL wants to believe there’s good in him. how these two transpired throughout this book was so effortless, and yet there’s still so much conflict.
I think I felt the most heartbreak when Eva and Jacks had to spend the night in the crypt, and Eva snaps at him when he’s being condescending on why she fell in love with Luc. listening to the audiobook, rebecca soler does such a great job on portraying emotions that I could feel jacks surprise hurt and eva’s frustration.
this series, and caraval, I can see myself reading again in the future, i’ve enjoyed it so much thus far.
eva’s determination to see the hood in everyone and everything is something to behold, honestly. even when it comes to surly, deceptive Jacks, she STILL wants to believe there’s good in him. how these two transpired throughout this book was so effortless, and yet there’s still so much conflict.
I think I felt the most heartbreak when Eva and Jacks had to spend the night in the crypt, and Eva snaps at him when he’s being condescending on why she fell in love with Luc. listening to the audiobook, rebecca soler does such a great job on portraying emotions that I could feel jacks surprise hurt and eva’s frustration.
this series, and caraval, I can see myself reading again in the future, i’ve enjoyed it so much thus far.
sea_su's review against another edition
4.0
I did not expect to be at the end so quickly. The fates being so unpredictable made the book very entertaining. I had some suspicions, but the twists and turns had me second guessing myself. I wish that the author would've gone a little more into detail on the 6 weeks that Evangeline was stone since thats when all the fates return and wreaked havoc. It felt kinda glossed over/rushed. I genuinely hope the next book is just as good.
I JUST realized that this author wrote Caraval......which is crazy cause I hated Caraval and when I was reading this one I was like this is kinda what I expected Caraval to be. Wild.
I JUST realized that this author wrote Caraval......which is crazy cause I hated Caraval and when I was reading this one I was like this is kinda what I expected Caraval to be. Wild.
korinnefielder's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
shadowdances's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
middleburybooks's review against another edition
5.0
A new fave … I enjoyed the Caraval series and have been looking forward to this read.
Jacks is one of those characters you know you can’t trust and shouldn’t like, but he intrigues you anyway. “He looked like a bad decision some unfortunate person was about to make.”
Evangeline is likable and the mystery surrounding her stepsister, Marisol, is well done.
The enchanted North that Garber has created is really cool. History is indistinguishable from fairy tales there and the ending to every tale constantly changes—if you can remember it at all.
Jacks is one of those characters you know you can’t trust and shouldn’t like, but he intrigues you anyway. “He looked like a bad decision some unfortunate person was about to make.”
Evangeline is likable and the mystery surrounding her stepsister, Marisol, is well done.
The enchanted North that Garber has created is really cool. History is indistinguishable from fairy tales there and the ending to every tale constantly changes—if you can remember it at all.
mermaidstears's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Evangline annoying as hell bro, and would've loved Jack's POV or something he's literally the best one there.