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betweentheshelves's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? Yes
4.0
I haven't read Caraval, but I enjoyed this! Very fairytale-esque with an interesting storytline. Kind of makes me want to go back and read Caraval because the world building in this was great! Plus, the characters make the book overall easy to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Blood
Moderate: Confinement, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
folkofthebook's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Spin-offs are always risky; you never know how they're going to measure up to the originals. I'll tell you right now - Once Upon a Broken Heart exceeded my expectations.
We return to Caraval's whimsical world to follow fan-favorite Jacks and our new heroine, Evangeline, Rose gold-haired Evangeline is a dreamer, but not gullible or helpless. Jacks is back to his heartless ways in the most infuriating yet intoxicating game of push and pull as we try to figure out if (and maybe haplessly hope) the heartless Prince of Hearts can indeed (or even cares to) redeem himself. We learn more about the Fates' history and the mysterious North and its magic as we veer from the game of Caraval into new lands (but not without a quick cameo with Scarlett & Tella first!).
Garber's imagination never fails to blow my mind. Eccentric and vivid characters, poetic writing, hopeless romance, magic, the epic twists & turns - everything I loved about Caraval comes back and doesn't fail to delight once again. I never know where Garber is going to take me in her writing, but I know I'm going to love every step of the way.
I feel like I've been totally spoiled by self-publishing authors of the world of KU I've been residing in lately who tend to pump their books out quickly because now I have to wait (who knows how long) for OUBH2 *crying emoji*
Until then, guess I'll pick up a book on the color blue...
We return to Caraval's whimsical world to follow fan-favorite Jacks and our new heroine, Evangeline, Rose gold-haired Evangeline is a dreamer, but not gullible or helpless. Jacks is back to his heartless ways in the most infuriating yet intoxicating game of push and pull as we try to figure out if (and maybe haplessly hope) the heartless Prince of Hearts can indeed (or even cares to) redeem himself. We learn more about the Fates' history and the mysterious North and its magic as we veer from the game of Caraval into new lands (but not without a quick cameo with Scarlett & Tella first!).
Garber's imagination never fails to blow my mind. Eccentric and vivid characters, poetic writing, hopeless romance, magic, the epic twists & turns - everything I loved about Caraval comes back and doesn't fail to delight once again. I never know where Garber is going to take me in her writing, but I know I'm going to love every step of the way.
I feel like I've been totally spoiled by self-publishing authors of the world of KU I've been residing in lately who tend to pump their books out quickly because now I have to wait (who knows how long) for OUBH2 *crying emoji*
Until then, guess I'll pick up a book on the color blue...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement and Grief
Minor: Bullying and Death of parent
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