Scan barcode
A review by steen19
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is totally YA for a reason. The main character is painfully immature.
The final ~15% of this was really fucked up. Like serious psychological trauma.
This book is like 80% telling and only 20% showing. The MC kinda just walks up on situations and people recount it all. There weren’t really game-like challenges or carnival ambiance.
The final ~15% of this was really fucked up. Like serious psychological trauma.
This book is like 80% telling and only 20% showing. The MC kinda just walks up on situations and people recount it all. There weren’t really game-like challenges or carnival ambiance.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism