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A review by olivyre
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Spoilers!
Caraval was a really cool concept and I loved the soft magic system, but it didn’t appeal to me because it felt like it was written for a much younger audience so I found it a bit meh.
I’d have loved it as an 11 year old, though I might have scoffed at the romance.
I feel like it has potential to be scaled up above a children’s book because all the information is there, it was just written in a way that events just unfolded and there was little intrigue until halfway through, and then only minimal at best.
The revelations were interesting at the end but I didn’t care enough to be mind blown. There were also some very weird phrases used. I can’t remember any right now but some of the stuff to describe how Scarlett felt about Julian was strange.
Oh and of course they all come back to life in the end because it’s a kids book and there mustn’t be any sacrifice. That annoys me.
‘Some things are worth pursuit regardless of the cost.’
Caraval was a really cool concept and I loved the soft magic system, but it didn’t appeal to me because it felt like it was written for a much younger audience so I found it a bit meh.
I’d have loved it as an 11 year old, though I might have scoffed at the romance.
I feel like it has potential to be scaled up above a children’s book because all the information is there, it was just written in a way that events just unfolded and there was little intrigue until halfway through, and then only minimal at best.
The revelations were interesting at the end but I didn’t care enough to be mind blown. There were also some very weird phrases used. I can’t remember any right now but some of the stuff to describe how Scarlett felt about Julian was strange.
Oh and of course they all come back to life in the end because it’s a kids book and there mustn’t be any sacrifice. That annoys me.
‘Some things are worth pursuit regardless of the cost.’