Caraval by Stephanie Garber
What's it about?
Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over.
But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner.
Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But she nevertheless becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic with the other players in the game. And whether Caraval is real or not, she must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over, a dangerous domino effect of consequences is set off, and her sister disappears forever.
My thoughts:
This book was strange...strange in the way that I’m not really sure exactly how I feel about it. The beginning was gripping, but as soon as they went off to Caraval, it kind of lost me. I had a lot of hope for this book, as the description reminded me a lot of The Night Circus, one of my favorite reads. But needless to say, I shouldn’t have done that because I finished the book disappointed and wanting a lot more.Characters:
The characters...I found Scarlett to be obnoxious and prude and Tella to be wild and selfish. The only character I truly enjoyed was Julian which is unfortunate considering that there were so many diverse characters, but they all fell short of what I was hoping for.
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