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August BOTM Discussion: Caraval
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August BOTM: Crooked Kingdom
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AHHHHHHHHH im in love. Ive been so excited for this book and it did more than exceed my expectations. I got swept up in the Caraval world, I did exactly what they said not to, But its impossible not to get swept away.
🎩 Characters 🎩 I love these characters!!!! I did everything with them, made choices, cried over deaths that never happened, played the game ...more
AHHHHHHHHH im in love. Ive been so excited for this book and it did more than exceed my expectations. I got swept up in the Caraval world, I did exactly what they said not to, But its impossible not to get swept away.
🎩 Characters 🎩 I love these characters!!!! I did everything with them, made choices, cried over deaths that never happened, played the game ...more

I've bought Caraval because of bookstagram, everyone was speaking highly of it and they were fascinated by the magic of Caraval and blah blah.
but the question is, was it an overrated book? YES
Am I disappointed? YES
Did I make a mistake buying the whole series? YES
Now back to the review of Caraval, the world-building was terrible, I didn't find any connection to the plot and story, in one paragraph, Scarlett, the main character of the story, was drinking sth and the next thing I knew, she was runn ...more
but the question is, was it an overrated book? YES
Am I disappointed? YES
Did I make a mistake buying the whole series? YES
Now back to the review of Caraval, the world-building was terrible, I didn't find any connection to the plot and story, in one paragraph, Scarlett, the main character of the story, was drinking sth and the next thing I knew, she was runn ...more

4.15 stars
im so confused and dont know whats real
one thing this book does very well is mess with your head. there's such a heavy emphasis on not believing anyone or anything that happens in caraval because it's 'just a game' and isn't real. after the ending, im seriously doubting everything.it is a game, it's not a game, wait it is a game. I seriously don't know what to believe 😔
this was mostly in last 100 pages or so. the book was at a solid 3-3.5 for the first 70% but it earned a 4ish fo ...more
im so confused and dont know whats real
one thing this book does very well is mess with your head. there's such a heavy emphasis on not believing anyone or anything that happens in caraval because it's 'just a game' and isn't real. after the ending, im seriously doubting everything.
this was mostly in last 100 pages or so. the book was at a solid 3-3.5 for the first 70% but it earned a 4ish fo ...more

in conclusion, Scarlett is really, obnoxiously, painfully, truly, doubtlessly dumb

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As much as wanted to read it, I wasn't so impressed. Of course I'm going to finish the trilogy because It's just 3 parts.
There was mystery, sisterhood, however the romance it promised, appeared in the end. Also, I didn't even notice... Maybe I skipped something, but it escalated so quickly. They kissed one time and Scarlett talked about she likes Julian but didn't trust him. At the end they just..... (you know what read the book and find out!) It was good, the story and the whole Caraval world w ...more
There was mystery, sisterhood, however the romance it promised, appeared in the end. Also, I didn't even notice... Maybe I skipped something, but it escalated so quickly. They kissed one time and Scarlett talked about she likes Julian but didn't trust him. At the end they just..... (you know what read the book and find out!) It was good, the story and the whole Caraval world w ...more

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