Reviews tagging 'Death'

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

377 reviews

disasterkid101's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book took me through LOTS of twists and turns. It made me feel almost as if I were solving a murder. Drawing up theories in my head on who everyone may truly be, feeling sceptical about certain characters that give of suspicious behaviour. It was very entertaining, heavy with detailed writing, you could almost get lost in the descriptions. What probably bothered me the most about Caraval was the unrealistic naivety of certain characters. That may also just be a deliberate element that was put into the story to add more aspects of betrayal and confusion. A very very good read, hopefully the rest of the series is just the same, because I am eager to know what happens next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

akswhy's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Largely nonsensical [derogatory] and jarringly dark for a YA novel. If you must read it, check the trigger warnings. The dizzying, half-formed plot is not worth the trouble in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, and Alcohol

juliannecridlin's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Death

deluna's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Kept me guessing the entire time. What a wild ride. So worth the hype around it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Grief

hue's review against another edition

mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

Yuck!

I can't believe this is a trilogy. . .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

khernandez44's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Caraval had me hooked from the beginning. It was definitely a page turner. I felt like the ending was a rushed and the imagery was kind of hard to keep track of, but other than that, it was a fun read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Death, and Suicide

kelseypoisal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

the premise of this book is very intriguing! I enjoyed it, but I felt like it could have been more. some of the clues were vague and her answers to them were just okay. it felt like it was really supposed to be a mystery book but she was just stumbling through it rather than really figuring things out. it was captivating, though, and I didn't want to put it down! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

uselesspirateraven's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, and Gaslighting

Minor: Emotional abuse and Sexual assault

pianokeys's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Kidnapping