Caraval by Stephanie Garber, is a fantasy book about a girl named Scarlett Dragna. Scarlett grew up on the Conquered Islands of Trisda with her sister Dontella and her father who never allowed her to leave the Island. Growing up her grandma would tell her and her sister stories of a magical game called Caraval which was created and run by a man named Legend. Scarlet and her sister always dreamed of visiting Caraval, especially Scarlett who wrote to Legend multiple times hoping to receive a response back.
“My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage."
After the sudden death of their parents, two sisters move to a sleepy Massachusetts town to live with their eccentric aunts. The family has a secret, an affinity with magic which makes them live town pariahs. Growing up the sisters must learn to work together, as nothing binds people quite like magic.
Caraval is a story of the love of two sisters, Scarlett and Tella. Scarlett has always dreamed of going to the magical performance of Caraval. The only thing stopping her and her sister is their cruel father, who hasn't let them leave the island. Now Scarlett's father has arranged a marriage for her as well. However, Scarlett's dream has come true, as she receives an invitation to the show. With the help of a mysterious sailor, she and her sister leave the island.
Summary: The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls by Jessica Spotswood is a heartfelt contemporary young adult novel that follows the lives of the four Garrett sisters: Des, Bea, Kat, and Vi. Each sister yearns for something different. Des dreams of a career in fashion, but finances and societal expectations stand in her way. Bea seeks love, yet she fears rejection. Kat craves independence but is weighed down by responsibilities. Vi, the youngest, yearns for adventure but feels held back by her age.
Vanishing Girls, by Lauren Oliver, is about 2 sisters finding their ways into the world. Nic and Dara weren’t the closest of sisters but they looked out for each other. They would play games, have fun talking for hours and hours about anything and everything, doing things sisters do. But then things started to happen. Nic started to grow up trying to be more protective of Dara but that only led to Dara getting hurt. A car accident that left beautiful Dara scarred.
My rating for this book is a 4.5 because the book has an awesome story and I think it really was an awesome book. This book emotionally hooks you to the point where you don't want to put the book down anymore.
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This is about two girls named Della and Suki who are sisters. They always loved each other and protected each other no matter what happened. They find out that their mom takes drugs and their life is suddenly unpredictable.
