A review by chapkip
Caraval by Stephanie Garber

adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

I think I wanted to like this book more than I actually found myself enjoying it. I’m intrigued by the idea of Caraval and some of the descriptive writing was truly captivating but the characters felt underdeveloped. Both the writing style and character development was distinctly juvenile, which I can excuse in a YA novel, but some of the themes leaned more adult at times and that made me wish for a bit more maturity overall. I’d be very interested to read if Garber ever tries her hand at New Adult fiction. I’m glad to have finally read this title though! I may find myself picking up the next in the series if I need something whimsical and easy to read.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings