Not for me

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I honestly don't like giving negative reviews, because a lot of people loved this book and I respect everyone's opinion about it. It just honestly wasn't for me - maybe I read it at a bad time in my life for a plot like this. I don't know.

The story starts out strong, and I really loved the atmosphere / aesthetic of the story. It's whimsical and lovely, and the one thing that did keep me reading. The characters motivations and personalities made no sense to me. Their interactions relied heavily on the miscommunication trope and that frustrates me a lot in a story.

While I do love The Night Circus, Caraval wasn't my favorite and I see a lot of the things I didn't care for in that story repeated and magnified in this one. If you DID love Caraval, you'll probably really love this one.

There's just only so many times I can roll my eyes in a story context and this one surpassed my tolerance levels. 😥