Stephanie Garber
407pgs
1/31/17
5/5 Stars
Synopsis:
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.
Review: 4.5/5 Stars
Scarlett and Tella are honestly just trying to escape their abusive father.
Caraval has been more of a dream for Scarlett than for Tella.
Caraval and its creator Legend are just the escape the girls need.
What follows is an adventure of colourful dresses, honest truths,
deceit but most of all the bond between sisters. Tella is the wild child and
I dislike her a lot for it. If everyone would just simply stick together and be
honest from the get go about their feelings a lot of the problems could have
been avoided. Then we wouldn't have had such a long book though so there's that.
My family did a month long read of Caraval so a sort of mini book club.
Parents listened to it via my audible account, the twins borrowed my two
US editions and I read my UK timepiece edition. All but the audio is signed.
Overall everyone enjoyed the novel and I hope to do a family book club again in the future.
~Ashley
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