Caraval
Stephanie Garber, 2017
A game you can play only by invitation, a wish at the end of it, and a sister who won't wait for permission.
Stephanie Garber
Stephanie Garber writes worlds that glitter and then bite: enchanted games, sly Fates, bargains with hidden prices. Start with «Caraval» if you want the invitation and the game; start with «Once Upon a Broken Heart» if a dangerous, charming deal sounds more your speed. Both share a taste for sisters, secrets and magic that keeps its own rules.
Start with Caraval.
Stephanie Garber wrote the novel in the middle of a years-long failed attempt to publish fiction; Caraval became a bestseller and a word-of-mouth hit before it was even out.
The wish that changes everything, if you dare to play it.
Whatever you’ve heard about Caraval, it doesn’t compare to the reality. It’s more than just a game or a performance. It’s the closest you’ll ever find to magic in this world. Her grandmother’s words played in Scarlett’s head as she looked at the slips of paper in her hands. The Caraval stories she adored as a young girl never felt more real than they did in that moment. Scarlett always saw flashes of color attached to her strongest emotions, and for an instant goldenrod desire lit up inside her. Briefly, Scarlett let herself imagine what it would be like to go to Legend’s private isle, to play the game and win the wish. Freedom. Choices. Wonder. Magic. Books by Stephanie Garber
Once Upon a Broken Heart
Stephanie Garber, 2021
A girl bargains with a dangerous, charming Fate to stop a wedding and learns that fairy-tale deals always cost more than they seem.
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