December Countdown, Day 5 : Chocolates
5 December 2020
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Tags: Caraval, Chocolates, December meme, Stephanie Garber
December book meme (details here). Chocolates : a book that was simply delicious.
Caraval by Stephanie Garber – Giveaway
Giveaway
This week I finished Caraval by Stephanie Garber and I must say that this is a book that really lives up to the hype! Without doubt a 4.5 star read for me – I loved it and my review will follow soon. In the meantime I would like to give my book away so that somebody else can enjoy it too. So, I’m giving away my ARC. If you’re interested in chucking your hat into the ring then please leave me a comment to that effect. The book is due out at the end of January 31st and the synopsis is below:
Whatever you’ve heard about Caraval, it doesn’t compare to the reality. It’s more than just a game or a performance. It’s the closest you’ll ever find to magic in this world . . .
Welcome, welcome to Caraval―Stephanie Garber’s sweeping tale of two sisters who escape their ruthless father when they enter the dangerous intrigue of a legendary game.
Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved 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 far-away, 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. But she nevertheless becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic with the other players in the game. And whether Caraval is real or not, she must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over, a dangerous domino effect of consequences is set off, and her sister disappears forever.
Don’t forget to leave me a comment if you’re interested in taking part. As I said above, this is not the finished version but an advanced reader copy – and obviously it is used as I’ve read it! It’s in great condition though.
This is open to the UK only.
Waiting on Wednesday: Caraval by Stephanie Garber
31 August 2016
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Tags: Breaking the Spine, Caraval, Stephanie Garber, Waiting on Wednesday
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine. Every Wednesday we get to highlight a book that we’re really looking forward to. My book this week is : Caraval by Stephanie Garber which looks absolutely fantastic. Check out the description! Due out January 2017:
Two sisters bound by love and a father they fear escape their tiny, secluded island for the wondrous performance of Caraval, where the audience plays along in a mysterious and magical game of determining what’s real and what’s fantasy. And where only one sister might be brave enough to win the ultimate prize of ‘an impossible wish’…
Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny isle of Trisda, pining from afar for the wonder of Caraval, a once-a-year week-long performance where the audience participates in the show.
Caraval is Magic. Mystery. Adventure. And for lonely Scarlett, it represents freedom, an escape from her abusive father and from her own dark past.
Still, Scarlett is too scared of her father to leave Trisda. Until she is kidnapped by her wild younger sister Donatella and a dangerous yet oh-so-seductive sailor named Julian and taken to the mystical Isla de los Suenos, the site of this year’s Caraval. When they arrive, her sister immediately disappears. Since protecting Tella is all she knows, Scarlett is forced to join forces with Julian and find her before the evil Master of Caraval does…