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Monday, April 23, 2018

Caraval

By Stephanie Garber
Lexile = 830

It is difficult to slap a label on this one. There's magic, so is it a fantasy? There's definitely romance. Seems historical, but also kinda realistic.

Tella has always wanted to attend the Caraval. It is like a circus; like a carnival. It travels around and you must be invited. Tella has been writing to the Master of Caraval for years asking him to bring his show to her little island and to send her a ticket. Finally, her dreams come true and she receives a ticket for herself, her sister and her fiance. They sneak off into the night and travel to the Caraval.

"Before each game, the performers are bound by magic that prevents them from confessing certain truths - like admitting they are really actors. They're given guidelines to follow, but their actions are not all predetermined. I think you already know this, but during Caraval there's always a bit of real mixed in with everything. There is some free will involved."

So, this is magical adventure where things may or may not be real. Things are NOT what they seem. Watch a very good trailer HERE.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

All the backstory is told in a book named the assassins blade and its all about how calaena met her first love and lost so much and then went to the salt mines. its actually a really good backstory and it will definitely make you cry.