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I am almost a year and a half late for this party but: Oh.My.God. This book was amazing! Jessica had given me an ARC of this book which she had won in a giveaway a little after its release date. Of course being me I left it on my bookcase until several days ago. Why do I do this to myself? I have no idea. But I did end up reading this and I LOVED it!

Scarlett will do anything to ensure the safety of her sister Tella. Younger and more naive Scarlett believed that Caraval would be their way out of their small island home and escaping from their cruel father. As the girls grow older Scarlett realizes that Caraval won't be the thing that can save them. In attempt to make a better life, Scarlett finds herself in an arranged marriage to a man she never met in hopes that he can help Scarlett and Tella escape their lives. That is until Scarlett receives tickets to this years Caraval. A story about sisterhood and love having no bounds, not everything is what it seems. Especially Legend, the Caraval Master himself.

Scarlett went through hell to find and save her sister. She endured years of abuse from their father and even agreed to an arranged marriage to make sure Tella would remain safe. If this doesn't scream of the devotion Scarlett has to her sister, I am not sure what would. Having a sister of my own, I know I would go to the ends of the Earth to keep her safe and well. It wasn't hard for me to understand why Scarlett did what she did at all.

The world building in this book was magical (pun intended.) From the island the girls come from, to the characters, Legend's island, the game of Caraval it was all beautifully crafted. I flew through this book, these pages came alive for me. Towards the end of the novel everything begins to fall into place, things that I didn't understand prior finally made sense. As well as the actions for certain events that had happened. Just know this: Legend is a very very twisted man.

I half convinced myself that Julian wasn't going to be the love interest and Scarlett was going to find Legend and he would become the love interest. (I also Dante was going to be too, I was really confused for a while.) I was wrong. Though, I ended up falling in love with Julian. My only complaint is that Scarlett and Julian only know each other for a week by the conclusion of the novel. That's quite fast to develop a relationship. Though it didn't feel like a case of insta-love it could considered to be one.

Overall I loved this book and I can't wait to read the next book! I am even more excited because it is also in Tella's POV and hopefully the few lingering questions I have will be answered.