Review: Caraval by Stephanie Garber
This book is amazingly over the top. Every part of this book is dramatic and over saturated with metaphor and description, and it is so much fun to be in this world.
I really loved the world; the way that magic is so deeply woven into the fabric of the world is wonderful. I also loved how this story doesn't seem to be in a specific time and is just vaguely Caribbean (unless I am mistaken). I love that the time and place aren't super obvious; it allows the reader to go along with the game of the story with ease.
I also loved the game. I was legitimately worried, and on edge the whole time, that is always impressive. I love when an author draws strong emotions from me; I didn't cry (I spoiled myself because I was so on edge), but I was very emotionally invested.
The one thing I didn't like about this story was I felt like there should have been more consequences for the characters. The way the story ends has hints of repercussions for book two, but I wanted the way Scarlett felt towards Tella and Julian to be impacted a little bit more. I especially wanted Scarlett and Tella to have a bit more tension in their very sweet relationship.
I'm super excited to read books two and three!
