Caraval (Caraval #1) by Stephanie Garber - Restarting June 15th 2025

[Maddie]

Alright thanks! I'll be reading my 40 pages soon. Going to read my daily pages of The Jewel first.

[Maddie]

Chapter 18 (view spoiler)[Wonder why Julian went to all that trouble for the earrings...

I knew that the black-hearted guy was Dante. I don't know why they even have to make the character seem surprised..
(hide spoiler)]

[— Massiel]

Maddison wrote: "Chapter 18 [spoilers removed]"

Hahahahah you're getting closer :)

[Maddie]

Chapter 19 (view spoiler)[Wow I was just thinking surely it can't be that easy, that quick, to solve all of those clues. But clearly if there are hundreds of ways to solve it, then maybe it could be?

I also assumed that it would be 2 days at the end of her life! The fact that she can't even admit to herself that she wants to be with Julian is stupid. I mean, maybe she doesn't know it just yet, seeing as she's spent like a day with him, but she should have thought about it as an answer to the question! It can't have hurt to just say it, as no one there knew her.
(hide spoiler)]

Done for the day.

[Maddie]

I'll be up to page 280 soon. Just sprinting to get there now.

[Maddie]

Chapter 23 (view spoiler)[Oh my gosh you were right! Julian is Legend!! But how did you come to that conclusion back then when we'd only just met him??

And now he's killed Dante? And it was Dante's fiance that was killed in Caraval because of Legend! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Chapter 23 (view spoiler)[Alright so he's not Legend. He's Rosa's sister, so Dante would have been his brother-in-law.

Who's Valentina? I know the name. She's Dante's sister.
(hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Chapter 24 (view spoiler)[Why does Legend want to ruin Scarlett's engagement? Is she a descendant of Annalise? I feel like her grandmother's Annalise, maybe I skipped that bit? But if so, how is she alive? (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Chapter 27 (view spoiler)[Oh my gosh what!? The hot young man is Scarlett's fiance? The count!? How the heck are all of these people at Caraval :/ It's too coincidental. I don't like it. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Chapter 28-29 (view spoiler)[Wow Count's working with Dragna!!

Or maybe not? It seems like he doesn't want Dragna to hurt Julian. (hide spoiler)]

[— Massiel]

@Maddison Hahahaha (view spoiler)[to be honest since when you read too much and saw too much movies and series you can figure it out the whole plot of something but wait and you'll surprise like I was! You're so close omg.

But... you didn't read the dream? It explain everything in it and even Scarlett say it (hide spoiler)]

[— Massiel]

@Maddison (view spoiler)[OMG YOU'RE THERE. KEEP READING! DON'T STOP! IT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND I PROMISE (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

I'm stopping :p Reached my goal. I feel like it'll be something crazy like (view spoiler)[her father or the count will be Legend :p Probably the count? (hide spoiler)]

Can you please explain the dream again? Yeah I read it, but can't remember it.

[— Massiel]

(view spoiler)[Well... I won't answer you question.

About the dream the thing is Legend became who he is now because of Scarlett's grandmother then Julian's sister kill herself because of Legend and Dante is the fiance of Julian's sister and they want revenge. That's the dream, that is why Julian uses Scarlett.

And by the way... You're in best part of the book you have guts to stop reading it (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

I thought you said you loved this book? Why only 3 stars then?

(view spoiler)[Julian uses Scarlett!!? Don't answer :/

Ah right, but I thought Anna killed herself? (hide spoiler)]

[— Massiel]

(view spoiler)[Um... I loved this book but I have different meaning about that word I saw a few back downs(?) I really don't know the words to express what I'm meaning it in english... But I feel like these book wasn't a WOW book and have a few failures I'll tell you when you finish it

Julian used* Scarlett, he said it (I think he said it in the chapters that you are) that he used her to get into Caraval...

Anna killed herself but because of Legend, sort of way if you saw it that way, she killed herself because Legend drove her crazy in love, something like that (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

(view spoiler)[Ah yeah I was just hoping it wasn't a spoiler XD

Yeah but who is Anna to their grandmother? Like, was she a descendent? Is Anna part of their family line? (hide spoiler)]

[— Massiel]

(view spoiler)[So... I'm confused now who is Anna? I'm confused

Nah, you told me to answer you without spoiler and I'm doing it :) (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

(view spoiler)[Anna is the woman Legend loved but who was engaged to someone else. Wait maybe Anna didn't kill herself and it is their grandmother! Never mind! (hide spoiler)]

[— Massiel]

(view spoiler)[Maddison but that's being told since the beginning! Hahahah omg (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

XD Hush I forget details :p

[Maddie]

Pausing this for probably 2-3 days. I need to read other books really badly first.

[— Massiel]

Maddison wrote: "Pausing this for probably 2-3 days. I need to read other books really badly first."

aw :(

[Maddie]

Sorry I just really need to read others first.

[Maddie]

Finishing tomorrow.

[— Massiel]

Maddison wrote: "Finishing tomorrow."

[Maddie]

XD I love that gif!!

[Maddie]

Chapter 32 (view spoiler)[Alright so maybe the Count isn't Legend? Hhmmm. Kind of confused as to how Julian got into the closet though. Wasn't he with her father?

Also, why didn't he follow her into the carousel? Something's going on. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Circe wrote: "Chapter 34

Oh, I like this book a lot. A few theories that I had became true, since they explain all the dreams I already knew that Dante was the fiance of Rosa and then I was wrong about Julián, ..."

(view spoiler)[So you think Julian wasn't working with Legend? Even finding this out, I wasn't surprised when the love was real. Ugh so typical! :/ (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Chapter 35 (view spoiler)[Of course Tella wouldn't believe her :/ I kind of don't know what to think myself at this point, though.
(hide spoiler)]

[— Massiel]

@Maddison I seriously can't tell anything without spoiler you... Keep reading 💪

[Maddie]

Chapter 39 (view spoiler)[Oh right so Tella actually seriously falls for Legend, and kills herself, like everyone else has? Wow this has definitely taken a downhill turn :/ At least Legend hates the Governor too.

When Daniel turned out to be Legend, I actually thought he could have been Julian. Well, either one of them. Or he could have been Dante. But I knew he wasn't just some random.
(hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Finished.

[Maddie]

Circe wrote: "Finished

The thing that I liked most about this book is the whole plot twist at the end, it never came to my mind that it was all set up, everything was really a show but with magic I really want ..."

Yeah I never expected (view spoiler)[Julian to be Legend's brother either! I really like the way Tella set most of it up, and the way the deaths are reversed at the end of the game. But I really want to know what's happening with Tella! I hope the second book's about this payment! (hide spoiler)]

[— Massiel]

@Maddison (view spoiler)[Me too! I really want to read already the second book and I HOPE that they show Legend's face in the second book and like I said I think the second book will be about Tella as a main character :D (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Review: I really enjoyed this book. The way everything was twisted, and legit nothing happened as it appeared. And that ending! I haven't read a cliffhanger like that in ages. I was just thinking 'what could they do with the next book' when I read that XD I like where it's heading. I knew right from the get-go that (view spoiler)[Scarlett and Julian would be a thing. (hide spoiler)] I just wasn't sure who (view spoiler)[Julian was really, like whether he was Legend, or who was Legend. I never expected him to be Legend's brother. But isn't it really weird how Scarlett and Julian are in love, while Julian's actually her grandmother's age??? That's so off-putting. (hide spoiler)] And I thank gosh that (view spoiler)[Tella didn't actually fall for Legend, and that it was all an act. I like all of Tella and Legend's correspondence over the years. I just really want to know what her payment is! Hoping the second book's about it. (hide spoiler)]

[— Massiel]

(view spoiler)[I like it too all the correspondence between Tella and Legend, she is really a smart girl and kick ass. About Julian's age I didn't thought about it in most or some YA books the age doesn't matter and they are like some inmmortal(?)

(hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Yeah true, but it's just such a weird thought XD

[Sarah Elizabeth]

**********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

Date Changed. Restarting June 3rd 2017. Happy Reading ☺

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
*********************************************************************************************************************************************

[Dr. Andy]

I'll be starting tomorrow but probably only going to read a couple chapters or so a day. Hoping for like 50 pages.

[Dr. Andy]

Chapter 7 (view spoiler)[ I'm not surprised that Tella got Julian to kidnap Scarlet and take them both to Caraval. But now that Scarlet and Julian are here, something isn't right. Idk why but I have a feeling Julian knows more that he's not letting on. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Chapter 17 (view spoiler)[ That was an interesting future that Nigel laid out for her. And I wonder who she'll use that protection potion on, her father maybe? And what happened to Julian, why was he bloody? Also I think either Legend or Dante is the boy with the black heart. So many questions!! (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Chapter 28 (view spoiler)[ OMG WHY ARE THEY SO CUTE!? I'm so worried about Scarlett and Tella though with their father and the count there. I want to know what Julian knows about the Count. What else is gonna happen!? What's the next clue??? (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Finished! That was a rush! (view spoiler)[ I almost cried when Julian was dead and Tella's acting at the end, holy cow. I wanted to push her over the edge! It was crazy and frustrating. The rules of the game are still kind of confusing to me and what was with that note at the end!? Does Legend know where their mother is?? And what's Tella's payment? (hide spoiler)]

[Ariel]

Starting!

[Ariel]

The Isle of Trisda
(view spoiler)[
In love with this bookmalready, it is so magical. I really like the differences between the sisters, Scarlett really does want what is best for her sister and I long how hard headed Tella is, what a risk taker (I would be her friend). I cannot believe her father and there is definitely more to know about the mom... (hide spoiler)]

[Ariel]

Night One of Caraval
(view spoiler)[ Things are definitely starting to heat up for good girl Scarlet! There is definitely more to Julian, not just because he has been in a game before but something else, like he's working for Legend or something. (hide spoiler)]

[Ariel]

Day 4 of Caraval
(view spoiler)[ there is still so much mystery with Julian and I don't know if Dante is actually dead or not. I keep thinking that none of this is real. The dress is so weird (the one sent by D) and I'm dying to know the relevance!! (hide spoiler)]

[Ariel]

Finished
(view spoiler)[ OMG, OMG, OMG! I loved this. The ending. Wow. I'll be honest, I had kind of completely forgotten about the mother, so I'm so curious to know what the second book will consist of!! Who knew that Julian would be Legend's brother!? Agh! And I really liked the happy ending for them, I hope they don't get left out of the next one. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

@Ariel (view spoiler)[ You predicted so many things! That's awesome. I know I definitely got swept away by Caraval and forgot to realize that "everything is a game" so it never even crossed my mind that Dante wouldn't still be dead. This game was so cool and I can't wait to see what happens next! (hide spoiler)]