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A review by littleredmacks
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Overall, I was very disappointed with this story. Theoretically it has so many things I love: mystery, intrigue, mind games, morally grey characters, a strange circus like game. However, all of that fell extremely flat. It felt extremely juvenile, even for a YA book, and I'd expected it to grip me more.
The main characters (the sisters) fell a bit flat for me. It felt like Scarlett's only personality trait was being a sister and not being improper which got to be redundant at times.
The author also loved to hold our hand through every single tiny reveal, not trusting the readers to put two and two together on their own, which was very frustrating. On top of this we had much more telling than showing throughout the entire novel.
Good concept. Poor execution.
The main characters (the sisters) fell a bit flat for me. It felt like Scarlett's only personality trait was being a sister and not being improper which got to be redundant at times.
The author also loved to hold our hand through every single tiny reveal, not trusting the readers to put two and two together on their own, which was very frustrating. On top of this we had much more telling than showing throughout the entire novel.
Good concept. Poor execution.