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Caraval
Caraval | Stephanie Garber
An original world. A legendary competition. A mesmerizing romance. An unbreakable bond between two sisters.Welcome to Caravalthe spell-casting first book in a fantasy series.Before you enter the world of Caraval, you must remember that its all a game . . .Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their ruthless father. Now Scarletts father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the legendary, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over.Then, Scarletts long-dreamt of invitation to Caraval finally arrives. So, Tella enlists a mysterious sailors help to whisk Scarlett away to this years show. But as soon as the trio arrives, Tella is kidnapped by Caravals mastermind organizer, Legend.Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But she nonetheless soon becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic with her sister, with Legend, and 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.
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CoffeeNBooks
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Zigsreads
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Mehso-so

dante HAS to be legend

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emily.seibl
Caraval | Stephanie Garber
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Felt like I was thrown in the world of alice in wonderland🫠
Definitely something new for me

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CatLass007
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#ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024 Very entertaining! I‘m looking forward to the next book in this series. Recommended.

TheSpineView Fantastic! 8mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 8mo
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Sinnett_Blue
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Wow, wow, wow! I absolutely loved this series!♣️♦️♠️ Legend & Tella ♥️

#Caraval
#Legendary
#Finale

emz711 Check out her other trilogy too! 10mo
Sinnett_Blue @emz711 would that be Once Upon a Broken Heart 💔? I have it on my TBR woohoo 🥳 thank you 🙏🏼 😁😍 (edited) 10mo
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HollyBahling
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I was really worried this would let me down similarly to Night Circus did. However, this is far and away better. I loved the magic of the world and the characters are extremely likable. I am very excited to continue the magic in the next book!

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Booksintherain
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On my #HUGETBR with the other million books I want to read cuz of #booktok

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Ravenpuff
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Mehso-so

Scarlett & her sister, Tella, attend the magical competition Caraval, but they get separated. Later, Scarlett discovers that whoever finds Tella wins the game. She has to differentiate what‘s real & what‘s not.

3.5 ⭐️ This one was a little overhyped. I thought the magic and plot were good. All the characters were an annoying & I wanted a little more romance.

BookBelle84 Second book is way better and why the series is so popular. 14mo
GondorGirl I don't know if the way she describes things is supposed to be funny, but they're so over the top and ridiculous. I found the original trilogy amusing, but not enough so to read the follow up books. 14mo
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Astroneman
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Mehso-so

Strange, unreal, sometimes unbelievable, bordering on the possible or the impossible...

#book #books #bookly #bookworm #bookshelf #goodreads #litsy #litsybook #readingchallenge2023 #toread #leggere #libro #libri #caraval #stephaniegarber #bur

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Nalbuque
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I‘m torn. I‘ll give it a 🤘🏽bc it‘s a decent book, and if you like the genre it‘s worth a read. I‘ve always thought it was overhyped- I heard someone describe it as a worse “Night Circus”- but I saw two recs for it recently and thought why not. I struggled w the characters and the story-telling. I‘d say I was pretty into it for the third quarter of the book but quarters 1,2, and 4 were just ok.

After writing this I wanna change it to so-so 😂

Reggie I did not like this book. The author spent too much on the gotcha moments rather than her characters or plot. Ughh. The fact it gets mentioned in the same sentence as Night Circus makes my teeth grind. Lol 1y
Nalbuque @Reggie lol fair enough. I hated every character in this, and thought it was a good concept but poorly executed. I listened to the author interview at the end and she said she basically made it up as she went, bc she wanted to be surprised as if she was a reader. Everything made sense then 😂 1y
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qrow.exe
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Mehso-so

Scarlett gets three tickets for the famous game, Caraval: one for her, one for her sister, and one for her fiance. However, nothing is as it seems.

I just finished Caraval!
I read the book because of hype and reviews, so I went into it with high expectations. However, I was a bit disappointed. Scarlett was annoying and it was hard to read at some points. There were some plot holes that were patched up messily. It was still enjoyable.
Overall, 3/5

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Sci.Cricketts
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Mehso-so

Not going to continue with the series, it did not leave enough curiosity for me. I also felt parts of it were rushed. I might have others disagree with me, but that‘s my opinion.

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synthfueled
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Loved book 1. Book 2 & 3… meh for me

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L2_D2
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Scarlett has never left her tiny island where she lives with her sister and ruthless father. An arranged marriage, a wild sister, and a long dreamt of invitation to the Caraval leads to a dangerous adventure or is it. When Tella is kidnapped by Caraval's mastermind, the line between reality and magic start to blur.
- Like the drama and pace, kept me on my wanting to find out the truth. Fave part was the use of color to describe emotion. 4/5

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Kshakal
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Eggs 💙🤍❤️🧡 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️📚🖤 2y
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fortune_bookie
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Every person has the power to change their fate if they are brave enough to fight for what they desire more than anything.

CrowCAH Welcome to the Litsy family!!! 2y
fortune_bookie @CrowCAH Thank you. 🩷 2y
LibrarianRyan Ello and welcome! 2y
fortune_bookie @LibrarianRyan Thank you so much. You are all still welcoming here. I truly appreciate it. 🩷 2y
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Jeanelle
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This book was well worth all the hype it has received, the only criticism I would give is that the world of Caraval would sometimes contradict the rules that it had already set in place, other than that it was thrilling and captivating, can‘t wait to read the other books!

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AndreiaCash
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This book… can‘t wait to start the 2nd one

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Jjaxn95
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Omg my #wws is incredible !! Thank you so much @Chrissyreadit for these cozy gifts !! I‘m already diving into Caraval - what a treat !! 😇❄️☃️🤍 there‘s nothing like a Litsy swap to start the new year !!

Chrissyreadit I‘m glad you like it!!! 2y
Avanders 😍😍😍 and Happy New Year! 🎇❄️💙 2y
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TLuvs
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Wow! This book elicited so much emotion from me, it was quite unexpected. Frustration, annoyance, heary ache, anger; but not in a bad way. Because SG really drew me into the characters and circumstances that I wanted to be in the book in order to help have justice be done. I find this to be the true definition of a great storyteller/author. Well done SG!

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BooksNBowls
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Immediately thought of Caraval for today‘s #ScarathlonDailyPrompts! Scarlett must follow #clues to find her sister Tella. #scarathlon2022 #teammonstermash +6pts

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Cosmixx.Entity
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Truly took me to another world . As I read it my worries and reality diminished into absolutely nothing. Its the type of book that will make you say , I‘ve been on many adventures in this life . And this one was my absolute favorite…... Meet me at the Carousel at dusk I found another clue . It‘s called Legendary

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bree.v08
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

i.besteph I loved it! 🥰💯 2y
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Very reminiscent of The Night Circus which I absolutely adored. For the first 100 pages I wasn't really sure if I was going yo enjoy it and it seemed like it was very slow going.

However towards the end I really started to enjoy it and get into the story and all the twists and turns it started to have. Though at the end it did disappoint a little with how everything was resolved.

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PaperbktoHardbk
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"Every person has the power to change their fate if they are brave enough to fight for what they desire more than anything"

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i.besteph
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August recap in book reviews:

The synopsis of this book had me hooked. It‘s about a magical game held by a very mysterious game master named Legend. The story follows two sisters, Scarlett and Donatella, who wanting to escape their abusive father sends Legend a series of letters. The only thing is Donatella gets kidnapped which sends Scarlett on an adventure to win the game to find her sister.
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Rating: 5/5

i.besteph … What follows is a series of mystery, tension and heartbreak (yep there‘s romance 🥰) and a whole lot of clues to solve. I love the world this plot is built on, although it requires a bit more building because there‘s not much context besides a few whereabouts to get accustomed to. But that adds to the charm and enigma in this first book since the game itself is a mystery. The ending was a mind blowing PLOT TWIST! 2y
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Uralkodo
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KateReadsYA
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#alphabetgame #letterc

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Caraval is my favorite, it's filled with so much wonder!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤🖤🖤 2y
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Kshakal
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Another solid month of reading in July… 14 books read!

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Kshakal
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love a map 🗺 2y
Eggs Lovely 🗺 💙 🏙 2y
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Super_Jane
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4.5/5 start. I loved Scarlett and Julian but I didn‘t like Tella.

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Skeeterisme
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Not my favorite …

BookBelle84 The second one is so much better! 2y
Skeeterisme @BookBelle84 Ooh. Good to know. I was going to pass on reading the rest of the series…. (edited) 2y
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candc320
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I enjoyed this more than I was expecting. I‘m really trying to branch out of my comfort zone a little bit this year with genres like fantasy and YA and I‘ve found that the otherworldly world building can really make for a great story, especially as an audiobook with a good narrator. This was a great start to what I‘m imagining will be an epic trilogy and I‘m all in! There are definitely some cliffhangers I need answered! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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eri.reads
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⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Saknicole
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Mehso-so

A fun read, but I probably won‘t be continuing the series. Another example of being about 3 years behind on my Alaska Battle of the Books reads.

Kimberlone The Night Circus is such a better book than this one 2y
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KateReadsYA
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I still have so many questions-I am super excited to read book 2 in this Trilogy. I absolutely loved the game and all the secrets, I've never read anything like it. And my favorite character thus far is definitely Tella. Although I do have a soft spot for Julian.

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BooksNBowls
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Loved it! Alice in Wonderland meets Charlie & the Chocolate Factory vibes! I had no idea what was going on for most of it, yet that‘s what made it so endearing. It will have you questioning everything and everyone! I didn‘t trust a single character, although I had a lot of conspiracy theories (none of them right lol) The last 1/3 of the book easily made this a 5 star read for me! Thanks to @KateReadsYA for buddy reading this w/ me! Now #2?! 🤗😏

KateReadsYA Yes I've never felt like this while reading a book. Like who is who and what's happening is the entire vibe of this book! So excited for us to read book 2. 3y
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KateReadsYA
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✨️I'm halfway through Caraval and every chapter I keep finding myself saying "What the hell is going on" hahaha I love it! I won't be surprised if I'm up late reading through the night with my flashlight!!! Already ordered book 2! ?

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KateReadsYA
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@BooksNBowls I'm starting our #buddyread this morning! Can't wait to see where this adventure takes us 💫 Let me know how many chapters you plan to read of this today!

Linsy That cover! 😍 3y
KateReadsYA @Linsy I know right. Its stunning! 3y
BooksNBowls I got to chapter 6 and then started cleaning lol gonna read more tonight ☺️ 3y
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Linear "The devils playground" if you youtube that, has an amazing book commercial for this book/music video. By Leah4833. Everytime I see the title of this book I go and watch it again lol 3y
KateReadsYA @Linear oooo I'll have to watch it. Thanks 3y
KateReadsYA @BooksNBowls I got to chapter 4 and then had to get back to mom mode haha! I'll read more tonight as well :D it's soooo good already. I am definitely on Tellas vibe I can relate to her personality so much!!!!! 3y
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Caraval | Stephanie Garber

As they crossed over the arched bridge and past the massive hourglasses, Scarlett wondered how many minutes of her life it would take to form one bead. A second in Caraval seemed richer than an ordinary second, like that moment on the cusp of sunset, when all the colors of the sky coalesce into magic.

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humouress
Caraval | Stephanie Garber

Book 1.
Alice in Wonderland overtones as Scarlett searches through Caraval on a magical isle in search of her sister. No one is to be trusted, even your perception, and things keep changing. But it's all just a game ... or is it?

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RWeasley
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‘Every person has the power to change their fate if they are brave enough to fight for what they desire more than anything.‘

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BookishGirl06
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I really enjoyed it. It was very magical and fun. I loved the world and the carnival setting. Excited to finish this this trilogy.

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BookishGirl06
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“It took seven years to get the letter right” #firstlinefridays

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BookishGirl06
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I‘m excited to be starting this

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Victoriahoperose
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I loved this book way more than I expected. It was a magical story with a lot of twists and suspense. It‘s about a game that takes players into a fantasy world where they have to find a way to win at the end. I thought this was so well written and imaginative and I just didn‘t want to put it down whenever I picked it up. Can‘t wait to read the second book!

BehindthePages The way Caraval was described was so intricate and creative! Loved this book! 3y
Victoriahoperose @BehindthePages I agree! This usually isn‘t my type of book to read, but I loved it and I‘m excited to see what the next book is about!! 3y
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