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Caraval
- Subgenre
- romantasy
- Edition year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.7 · 1018 ratingsExternal reader rating · Hardcover
- Spice
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Caraval weaves together an arranged-marriage setup, a legendary competitive tournament, and a desperate sister-rescue quest, all filtered through an unreliable narrator who cannot confirm where the performance ends and reality begins. Magic saturates the game, and the heroine must outpace rivals across five nights to prevent her sister's permanent disappearance.
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- Arranged Marriage: “Scarlett's father has arranged a marriage for her” source
- Quest: “Scarlett must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over” source
- Tournament: “A legendary competition.” source
- Unreliable Narrator: “whether Caraval is real or not, Scarlett must find Tella” source
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