A review by kiranev
Caraval by Stephanie Garber

adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

I debated giving this book just under 5 stars bc I predicted many of the plot twists, but I loved this book too much to doc points for that. 

I’m not a big fantasy reader but this book really drew me in. The world of Caraval is so magical and I love the concept of this big performance. Not knowing what’s real and what’s fake. But also knowing that what you’re reading is probably fake? But wanting to believe it anyway. I was so intrigued the whole time. 

Scarlett annoyed me a lot at the beginning but her character development was so perfect and great to read through. And ugh I love Julian. This was such a great book to get me into fantasy and I will def be reading the rest of the series and the spin-off :)

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