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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I really wanted to like this more than I did! Not sure if I had just heard too much excitement for it, but the story never really gripped me and I never felt myself grow a strong attachment to any of the characters. The cliffhanger ending may be enough to get me to read the next book, but unfortunately it’s not one of my favourites this year.
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
slow-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:
Complicated
This book was so dumb I’m not sure how I finished it!
The good:
We all know how hard it is to find a book that keeps you in the dark. One where you’re not confident enough to even have a hypothesis without doubting yourself fully, and where you’re constantly surprised and excited by every twist and turn. Stephanie Garber did that. A round of applause, people; this is hard work. Caraval was fantastic. On top of being surprising, it was well-written and showed amazing character development.
The bad:
As much as I loved this book, I wished it were a little more. I wish the beginning were more captivating, and the end more fulfilling. I wish that parts of the fantastic middle were more smooth. Because as much as I love this book, it does have rough areas, and all of them have to do with transitions.
The ugly:
The transitions really were horrible. I felt like Stephanie wasn’t sure how to lead up to Caraval, and how to bring those two parts of the story together. On top of that, there were parts in this amazing, fantastical middle where it felt a bit choppy or rushed, because the transition wasn’t done properly. The ending felt that way, too, like she wasn’t sure how to leave off the book. It was pretty frustrating, especially considering how much I fell in love with the book. It didn’t matter if it was a transition in state of mind, events, settings, it didn’t flow the best.
Overall rating: 5/5
We all know how hard it is to find a book that keeps you in the dark. One where you’re not confident enough to even have a hypothesis without doubting yourself fully, and where you’re constantly surprised and excited by every twist and turn. Stephanie Garber did that. A round of applause, people; this is hard work. Caraval was fantastic. On top of being surprising, it was well-written and showed amazing character development.
The bad:
As much as I loved this book, I wished it were a little more. I wish the beginning were more captivating, and the end more fulfilling. I wish that parts of the fantastic middle were more smooth. Because as much as I love this book, it does have rough areas, and all of them have to do with transitions.
The ugly:
The transitions really were horrible. I felt like Stephanie wasn’t sure how to lead up to Caraval, and how to bring those two parts of the story together. On top of that, there were parts in this amazing, fantastical middle where it felt a bit choppy or rushed, because the transition wasn’t done properly. The ending felt that way, too, like she wasn’t sure how to leave off the book. It was pretty frustrating, especially considering how much I fell in love with the book. It didn’t matter if it was a transition in state of mind, events, settings, it didn’t flow the best.
Overall rating: 5/5
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Okay. I enjoyed. Kept me entertained listening while doing chores. Buuuuut I had a hard time with the plot twists at the end. Really enjoyed the world building, the plot (until the end) was great. I wanted a little more chemistry between Julian and Scarlett. I also was SO mad the choice to have her sister be in the one that orchestrated the whole thing…idk. Lots of convenient things happening at convenient times. Her sister dies…comes back to life and is just like oh okay let’s go to a party! It was fake anyways! No. Just not ok.
Will I read the next one? Maybe. Because I need the enemies to lovers for legend somehow someway
Will I read the next one? Maybe. Because I need the enemies to lovers for legend somehow someway
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes