ellie જ⁀➴ (semi ia)'s Reviews > Finale

➳ 4.5 ☆! ✨ spoiler free!!

“most of my life, i’ve romanticized death. i used to love the idea of something being so tremendous that it was worth dying for. but i was wrong. i think the most magnificent things are worth living for." ✮⋆˙

🎧 - eternal sunshine + new romantics
ᯓᡣ𐭩 cause baby, i could build a castle
out of all the bricks they threw at me
and every day is like a battle
but every night with us is like a dream


➳ a finale indeed. get it? anyway, just wow. it was refreshing to be back in the world of caraval. you wouldn't be at the last & finak book of the series if you didn't love these characters, so here i am. because i love em 🫶 i was captivated, entranced. and some of the love confessions?! the quotes?? obsessed. the whole experience was even better because i got to buddyread with bff lyds!! thank you for being there because i nedded someone to rant & scream my thoughts to, i had a MARVELOUS time! ilysm 💌💐
lydia's GORGEOUS review!!

➳ i love that you never stop fighting for what you want or the people you love, even when they don’t deserve it. i love you, i don’t intend to stop loving you, and i hope that somewhere deep inside, you still love me, too.”🪩

꒰➳plot: imo, i had a fun time with the plot! espc with some of the plot twist we got which were super juicy. (ifykyk) i will say, the climax at the end was a bit off, but nevertheless i like how it ended! everything was tied up great. and it was a great setup for jacks' story in once upon a broken heart! a story to remember!

꒰➳overall experience: very enjoyable, im so glad i was finally able to finish this series! it was emotional, bittersweet, scandalous, + more! obviously, this series may not be for everyone but i think you should still try it! especially if you plan on trying ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART. and oh!! this was so close to being a 5 stars 😭 im still searching but 4.5 is still amazing <3 and can i just say that i admire these characters sm? and stephanie's writing ATE in this one 💗 overall i'll miss this world (but watch me reread this in a year or 2 tehe)

꒰character under-study꒱

ೃ⁀➷scarlett + julian my little loves!! the way i love them so much. their dynamic, their RELATIONSHIP. UGH!! this was their book <3 every moment we got with them was SO precious & the way they LOVE eachother is even more wholesome i could cry happy tears!! if i could meet these characters i would! they've gone thru so much & im very proud of them 🫂🫂 i love scar's wit + bravery. and i love julian's charm & undying loyalty! my cuties forever !!

➳ "his hand was the hand that she wanted to hold. his voice was the sound she wanted to heart, and his smile wasn't just something she wanted to see; she wanted to be the reason for it."

ೃ⁀➷donatella + legend wow. the rollercoaster we go thru in this book because of them 😭 i still loved it tho! they BROUGHT the daram in the best was possible. and i hope they finally get their happy ending! but oh, the tension & longing they had was so good! i like tella and the sisterly bond she has with scar, i find that so precious and real. tella has gone thru sm and i hope shes doing alright, i like legend too, some of the thing he said has me SWOON. had me annotating the book like crazy haha

➳ “He didn't kiss her as if he'd simply just come back to life. He kissed her as if he'd died, been buried, and clawed his way out of the grave and through the dirt just to get to her.”

ೃ⁀➷jacks i liked how he was in here, we got more backstory on him! and AW the way he's the villain even in his own story, i wanna give him a hug! i hope people realize that jacks is such a complex character, like there is so much more to him and you learn that in his story, so i'll see you then!! 🍎🍎

꒰mini playlist꒱
★ cinnamon girl
★ everybody want to rule the world
★ but daddy i love him
★ please, please, please
★ fortnight
★ new romantics

🎧 - illicit affairs
ᯓᡣ𐭩you showed me colors you know i can see with anyone else,
and you know damn well,
for you i would ruin myself,
a million little times [this is SO scarlett coded]

➳ |“You were supposed to be my true love. You were supposed to want me, not him. You were supposed to be as obsessed with me as I am with you.”

bottom line YALL GO CHECK OUT LYDIAS BEAUTIFUL REVIEW + go try this series! it was an enjoyable experience and see what you think. BUT OH HOW ILL MISS THESE CHARACTERS!!! i cant wait to see what stephanie garber comes out with next year, but for now ill be waiting for 'spectacular'! this review was longer than most of my other ones but i had a lot to express, so thanks for sticking around! much love, elliee!!

💌-to lydia, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BUDDYREADING THIS WITH MY SWEET GIRL 🤧🫂 you being able to reread this and me with the first time was such a cool concept and made the read so much more magical and fun!! i hope you enjoyed it, tho i know you did!! i cant wait to buddyread with you in the future, i love you sm angel!! <3

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this book. wow 4.5! im so torn between the rating but very enjoyable <3 truly such a unique world and i adore the found family and other characters! i cannot WAIT for spectacular. and can we talk about some of the quotes in this?! on the floor crying at the love confessions. and the whole experience was better because i got read with bff lyds <3 rtc later! HAPPY JULY

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look, you would't be here if you didn't enjoy the series, that's why I am now reading the last and final book for this trilogy! i cant lie, its a bit bittersweet, and I did genuinely enjoy the other books, so here we are 🥹 AND to make the experience even better, I get to buddy read with none other than my lovely girl, lydia!! I am SO excited to br with you omg, this is a reread for you, but I hope you still enjoy, ily SO MUCH angel!! MWA 🫶🫶