A review by bookmarkedjosie
Caraval by Stephanie Garber

medium-paced

3.25

So It's not really what I expected. Maybe it's because of all the hype online, but I expected more. It's well-written and it's easy to read. But I feel like the story hasn't been taken to where it could have. It has great potential, but didn't meet my expectations.

Everything turns out "fake", and there's no real plot twists. No actual drama or anything like that. It looks a bit like a fairytale story, where everything ends well. Of course there are a some things we don't necessarily see coming, but once it's there, it's not surprising and you just keep going.

The ending (meaning the final letter) got me wondering what could happen in the next book, but overall I'm left with a "meh" feeling.