#Caraval by Stephanie Garber

[bees-book-buzz]

HEY PEOPLE GUESS WHOS FINALLY READING CARAVAL🥳🥳

[reidreaders]

this is so cute

i think what’s on a person’s nightstand is very telling so reblog this and put in the tags the things you have on your nightstand

[moss-reads]

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

Rating: 3.4⭐️

I originally started writing this review with 2 hours in the audiobook left, but decided to scrap it because it was much more generous then i'm going to be now

with all the praise ive heard for Once Upon a Broken Heart i'm so confused that this was written by the same author, and now i'm not sure if i'm as willing as i was to start that series, when i'm not even sure i'll even start Legendary or Finale

I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Rebecca Soler and i think her voices are quite good and its easy to forget she's just one person narrating all the characters, and i think thats why i continued with it till the end because the experience wasnt completely unenjoyable

I will say sometimes the performance was a bit dramatic, but i imagine that could be from the writing, which i think felt extremely basic and i think for this being the first in Stephanie Garbers at least well known books (considering i cant even find titles of what wikipedia says shes written before) that can happen and i try not to fault authors for that

the plot felt extremely muddled and confusing, and the pacing was extremely off in several paces but it didnt feel like anything mattered that much anyway, the twists and turns felt too high in quantity to really know what exactly was the truth, but not in a fun way like a book that keeps you guessing, it felt more like there was a full point you were supposed to get but it was so shoehorned in it was hard to grasp it fully

the romance wasnt bad,but it both didnt feel that necessary and felt too necessary, and it sort of took away from how we're suppossed to believe Scarlett loves her sister above all else, when her reunion with Julian had way more depth, and his character felt the most well written till the ending

donatella dragna is probably one of the most insufferable badly written characters ive ever read, and finding out she's supposed to be 15 makes some sense until you remember all the illusions to sex with her character and then you just get a bad taste in your mouth

i dont want to dunk completely on this book, because i did enjoy some of it especially around the middle point when they first arrive on the island, but as it got further on i just wanted it to be over, as i stated earlier i got to about 2 hours left and started to write this review because i wanted it to be over but i didnt even continue the book for several days because it just didnt draw me in enough

i might later continue the series out of curiosity, and because i would like to give Once Upon a Broken Heart a chance but i am so extremely disappointed since this has been on my tbr for a while, i even almost bought the physical copy a few months back but i am so glad i got three other books i thoroughly enjoyed instead because i had attempted originally to read the ebook from my library and could not get through it

tldr: i did not like caraval, i dont think it was the worst book ever written but i dont think it was very good either,and honestly i think the love interest was a better character then any of the rest of them, and only for about half the book

[ouabhs]

jacks never had a bad track. “Glad to know you’re thinking about me when you kiss your husband.” BANGER. “But for tonight, let me pretend you’re mine.” ICONIC. “I’d probably kill another man if I found him with you like this” LIFE CHANGING. “There is nothing of equal value to me”. UNMATCHED.

[evajackslover]

stephanie just shared an art piece that will be part of spectacular!

@rosiethorns88 is illustrating the whole book and i cannot even explain how much i love and am inspired by her work !!!

this depiction of scarlett and julian is just perfect and i can’t wait to revisit their stories with spectacular later this year🥹🥹

[princessevajacks]

legendary:

tbona (spoilers!!):

[hathorneheiress]

Spectacular bonus edition

Sorry, it's back but i hope you like it.

Tagging @anaaastasiiiaa @endversewinchester since you asked about it

[abuelitajiji]

every time I remember jacks’s favorite day EVER is when he was at the hollow with Evangeline I scream

[luardraws]

Evangeline Fox's outfits in Once Upon a Broken Heart

[whisperingreader]

When he’s Jacks, The Prince Of Hearts <3

“Do you want to kiss me, Little Fox?”

“I like you right now. I like you a lot. In fact, I can’t think of anything I like more.”

“I do not want you dead, and I’ll kill anyone who tries.”

“Don’t fret, I won’t tell your husband that you’re obsessed with me.”

“Little Fox, Had to leave. Things to do. Try not to die while I’m gone.- J”

“I was killing innocent maidens and kicking puppies.”

“It’s all right. I’d probably kill another man if I found him with you like this.”

“If it’s easier, you can pretend too. You can pretend that I’m still Jacks of The Hollow and that you want to be mine.”

“There is nothing of equal value to me.”

[helen4st]

evajacks.

[angelscandles]

Two people choosing to give tiny vulnerable parts of themselves to each other.

~ Caraval, Stephanie Garber

[jackstheprinceofhearts]

oh to be jacks, eating my apples, bothering the innocent, and teasing evangeline INSTEAD I HAVE TO WORK MY MINIMUM WAGE JOB ALL DAY. WHY CANT I JUST BE JACKS!!!

[littlefoxandthearcher]

[ouabhs]

I love how evangeline doesn’t realise that whenever she finds a man attractive she automatically compares him to jacks like that tells you everything you need to know

[rosiethorns88]

Add some extra charm to the back endpapers of US editions of SPECTACULAR by Stephanie Garber with a sticker sheet!

https://shop.rosiethorns.com/products/endpaper-epilogue

Funfact: When I was designing the endpapers for the US editions of SPECTACULAR, I had initially assumed there would be two different endpapers at the front and back, so I made a 'Before and After' concept. Unfortunately, we only were able to use one (totally my fault for assuming!), but I lamented not having the 'After' see the light of day! Stephanie and her wonderful reps at @flatiron_books have graciously allowed me to design a sticker sheet so you can complete my original vision in your own copies of SPECTACULAR! Just place the four stickers in their respective corners on the back endpapers and you'll complete the story of Scarlett and Julian's mistletoe meetup, and Tella surprising Legend out of his humbug humph! Pre-order link is in my bio and are expected ship mid-December! :)