First of all, I would like to give my sincerest apologies to those I accidentally spoiled due to my status updates regarding this book. I just got too carried away and will not repeat the same mistake again (probably) Lol 
 PS: I deleted those spoilery updates btw, so no worries 
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 This book reminds me of The Night Circus with a little bit of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. There were obvious similarities to those two but Stephanie Garber still somehow managed to make her novel original in plenty of ways. 
 I would like to mention the Caraval audible narrator Ms. Rebecca Soler who narrated the story so wonderfully that goosebumps emanated from my body for the whole ten hours of it, she was so good at what she's been doing for the listener could feel the joy, pain, loss & grief of the character that she has been narrating so vividly it was addicting. She also sounded like Rapunzel from Tangled which makes the matter thousand times better. 
 "Welcome, welcome to Caraval! The grandest show on land or by sea. Inside you'll experience more wonders than most people see in a lifetime. You can sip magic from a cup and buy dreams in a bottle. But before you fully enter into our world, you must remember it's all a game. What happens beyond this gate may frighten or excite you, but don't let any of it trick you. We will try to convince you it's real, but all of it is a performance. A world built of make-believe. So while we want you to get swept away, be careful of being swept too far away. Dreams that come true can be beautiful, but they can also turn into nightmares when people won't wake up. 
 Wow! The plotwists that I experienced while reading this magnificent novel was so incomparable. Every single time I thought I was right, the characters would prove me wrong over and over again, it was amazing. I gave this a five star rating even though I didn't like the protagonists that much which speaks volumes for the storyline of this book. It was fast paced, amazing and the writing style was flawless. 
 I wish that the book was told in Donatella's POV because despite the fact that she disappeared around chapter six, she still is my favorite character. She was so alive, willful and clever. In short, everything that Scarlett would never be. There was an indication that the second book would be told in her POV and I'd love that so freaking much. 
 I could already picture Stephanie Garber receiving the 
 The Debut Author Award 
 on Goodreads by the end of the year.