Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Release Date: January 2017
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Pages: 407 pages
Description from GoodReads: “Remember, it’s only a game…
Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and
her 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 faraway, 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. Nevertheless she becomes enmeshed in
a game of love, heartbreak, and magic. And whether Caraval is real or not,
Scarlett must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over or a
dangerous domino effect of consequences will be set off, and her beloved sister
will disappear forever.
Welcome, welcome to Caraval…beware of getting swept too far away.”
Did I miss something? This book is constantly getting
compared to The Night Circus - um, no. Sorry. I don't read a
ton of YA, but I felt like the writing was too simplistic for even YA. It was
like a children's book... Which makes the sexier scenes a little weird. And the
magic and the game - I just felt like there was no sense to it. I just didn't
get it. Took me a while to get through it. Read The Night Circus
guys.
From what I've heard if you like Twilight this might be your
cup of tea.
See my reviews @ mamaneedsabook.blogspot.com
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