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Welcome, welcome back to the ENCHANTING WORLD of Caraval!Return to the legendary magic and the whimsical wonder with this BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED holiday novella from #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author Stephanie Garber.
Snowflakes are falling.
Invitations are arriving.
And holiday magic is swirling in the capital city of the Meridian Empire.
It's Great Holiday Eve Eve. Scarlett Dragna is planning a spectacular Holiday celebration for the city. Donatella is searching for the perfect gift. show more Julian is looking ridiculously handsome in green. And Legend . . .
Well, sadly, Legend is not fond of the Great Holiday. Tella is hoping her perfect gift will change his mind. Unfortunately, she hasn't found this perfect gift just yet. But it is Great Holiday Eve Eve. Surely there's some holiday magic swirling around.
Set after Stephanie Garber's #1 New York Times bestselling Caraval series, this delightful novella will take readers on the ultimate holiday adventure full of clockwork boys, poisoned candy, impish snow globes, merriment, and—if Tella gets her way—love.
Gorgeously illustrated by Rosie Fowinkle, Spectacular is the perfect edition for collectors, readers, dreamers, and lovers of holiday magic.
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Super disappointed with this one.
The Plot:
Donatella is looking for the perfect gift for Legend, who doesn't like the holidays. In her search, she stumbles into her own issues. It's a novella. I can't say much more without giving the whole story away.
My Thoughts:
To be completely honest, my opinion of this series has been going down for the past few books. Caraval was great, but the spin-offs left me disappointed. This novella followed the same pattern as the recent books. Nothing really happens and what does happen was frustrating.
For being such a short story, I think 50% was Donatella thinking about kissing Legend. It came across as a middle school crush. Isn't she supposed to be older? Some of the situations she got into later were way show more too mature for the way she was acting.
I ended up really disliking Tella throughout this story. Enough to the point that it would have been a DNF if it was a full-length novel.
Unfortunately, I would not recommend this one. Luckily, it's just a novella so skipping it won't miss much plot in the overall series. show less
The Plot:
Donatella is looking for the perfect gift for Legend, who doesn't like the holidays. In her search, she stumbles into her own issues. It's a novella. I can't say much more without giving the whole story away.
My Thoughts:
To be completely honest, my opinion of this series has been going down for the past few books. Caraval was great, but the spin-offs left me disappointed. This novella followed the same pattern as the recent books. Nothing really happens and what does happen was frustrating.
For being such a short story, I think 50% was Donatella thinking about kissing Legend. It came across as a middle school crush. Isn't she supposed to be older? Some of the situations she got into later were way show more too mature for the way she was acting.
I ended up really disliking Tella throughout this story. Enough to the point that it would have been a DNF if it was a full-length novel.
Unfortunately, I would not recommend this one. Luckily, it's just a novella so skipping it won't miss much plot in the overall series. show less
I really liked this cute little festive novella. Garber's signature flowery, sugary sweet writing absolutely fit the theme of the story. Nothing over the top here, but this would definitely be a perfect, quick read for the holiday season.
The story was cute and fun, but somehow it almost felt childish. I know the books are YA but this one felt aimed at an even younger age group than the others.
This was a fun and quick read. The illustrations in the book made it even better. I love Caraval and the characters so it’s exactly what I wanted and expected.
Loved the descriptions...was lost a little as I had not read the Caraval series--- accidentally throught if was part of the other Stephanie Garber I had listened to and was enchanted with that series-- I thought the main character was the first love of the Prince of Hearts Jack. BUT...
Whimsical
I loved being back with these characters! It was as whimsical as ever, with intrigue, mystery, and a little excitement!
I loved being back with these characters! It was as whimsical as ever, with intrigue, mystery, and a little excitement!
Whimsical
I loved being back with these characters! It was as whimsical as ever, with intrigue, mystery, and a little excitement!
I loved being back with these characters! It was as whimsical as ever, with intrigue, mystery, and a little excitement!
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