My rating: ⭐⭐⭐
From the cover:
"Remember, it’s only a game…
Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval—the faraway, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show—are over.
But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner.
Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. Nevertheless she becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic. And whether Caraval is real or not, Scarlett must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over or a dangerous domino effect of consequences will be set off, and her beloved sister will disappear forever.
Welcome, welcome to Caraval…beware of getting swept too far away."
I went back and forth about what to rate this...parts of it I really liked, but through no fault of its own I had a really hard time getting into the book. Scarlett kind of annoyed me. I felt like she was meant to be a strong female character, but she just seemed to constantly wail and panic and second-guess herself. Every time she started to redeem herself, the cycle would start all over...she wasn't my favorite character. That being said, the story itself wasn't bad. Caraval was like a blend of a carnival and a real-life, several days long escape room...very intriguing. And I enjoyed Julian and Tella's characters. I guess I'm more drawn to mouthy, headstrong characters. I'm interested to see how I feel about Legendary when that comes out, since it follows Tella instead of Scarlett.
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