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Caraval by Stephanie Garber

210 reviews

neliadiedenise's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Violence, Torture, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, and Murder

karnivorous's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

Love the premise and the story, setting, idea. The pace and dialogue was good, I wanted more of the carnival feel for caraval, it felt more like the shenanigans at a music festival. Tella is kind of unbearable, and Scar has a lot of repeatitive thoughts. <Spoiler> You know the community epsiode where they use props to fake shot people and its all a who pranked who? yeah that was the last 15% of the book but ypur questioning who is who and who died and who killed who, but its all a part of the game.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Murder, and Child abuse

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.0

I’ve been waiting for months to get this trilogy in Libby and I’m so happy I ended up really liking it! 

This might be the 10th audiobook that I’ve listened narrated by Rebecca Soler and she never disappoints. 

Scarlett and Donatella Dragna are two sisters who live with their abusive father in the Isle of Trisda. The girls have always dreamed of leaving and being free, and the opportunity finally presents itself in the name of Julian Marrero when this boy comes to the island and offers them to take them to Caraval, this magical place where they can play the game and if they win they can ask for anything they want.
 

I really liked the sisters, but especially Scarlett because I feel I would be more like her in this whole situation. I loved seeing her romance with Julian and how she had to learn to trust him. I did not expect that many plot twist and surprises in the book, especially in the end I was loving that. I was having such a great time with this book. 

By the end we got so many emotions and information that just convinced me this is a 4 ⭐ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Death

- Child abuse / Physical abuse: The sisters are 16 and 17 years old now, but for 7 years they’ve suffered at the hands of their father.

- Death / Blood / Murder: There’s at least like three deaths in this book alone.

- Suicide: There’s mentioned of someone jumping from a high place in the last Caraval, and then something similar happens in the end.

cowboylikebrie15's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Murder, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and Kidnapping

aureolyn's review against another edition

5.0

I may have found myself a new favorite author. How enchanting and bewitching. It truly felt as if we also entered into the game and were players too—never truly knowing what was real and what wasn’t. As if the magic of Caraval was seeping out of the book and enveloping us too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Blood

jonghyun4life's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Blood, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse

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britmpower's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, and Child abuse

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

olma's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I enjoy the world of Caraval, although the main character leaves something to be desired. Given her history, her fears and anxieties are understandable, but after hindering the plot time and again and listening to her question every single thing, it gets old. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Murder and Death

finini's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Death

Minor: Rape, Murder, and Suicide attempt