Spectacular (Caraval, #3.5)
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Read between December 29, 2024 - January 1, 2025
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Before, the air was filled with cold and fog, but now it’s filled with the magic of what could be.
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I might have outgrown toys, but I hope never to outgrow joy and dressing up and giving gifts.
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Tella had never had a wish come true, which was fine with her, since Tella preferred not to be too pure of heart.
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“People need holidays. They need happiness, they need joy, and they need reasons to give and to love.
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Legend was the stupid kind of handsome that usually made girls—and a number of boys—lose their senses just a little bit if they got too close. He had one of those jaws that was perfectly sharp and strong. A jaw that said, Hello there, I know you want to touch me. I know you want to trace me with your finger and then maybe with your lips.
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The sunset looked like melted candy canes.
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And for those hopeful people who chose to believe in them, all of Jovan’s wishes came true.
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Everyone at the party looked lovely, but Scarlett thought Julian Santos was the most dashing of all. Julian usually looked like the piratical rogue she’d met on the Isle of Trisda, but tonight he looked like a perfect gentleman in his dark green velvet coat and vest. His cravat was black silk, his shirt was pure white, his pants were tailored black—and just looking at him made her feel as if she was falling in love with him all over again. He was standing just to the side of the ice carousel, appearing to check the time on a gold pocket watch, although Scarlett had a sneaking red feeling that ...more
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“Does this mean you actually love the Great Holiday after all?” Legend’s perfect smile appeared again. “No, Donatella. I just love you.”