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Spectacular (Caraval, #3.5)

Stephanie Garber,

Rosie Fowinkle (Illustrator)

Start date: January 1, 2025

Finish date: January 31, 2025

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Jan 13, 2025 Kim rated it liked it

More of a 2.5 but I can’t bare to give this author less than 3 stars. Her imagination is astounding and the characters are lovely. I’m not usually a novella person so I say it’s me thing and not her. The stories are always so quick and have minimal content so it’s hard to feel fully pulled into it you know?

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Dec 03, 2024 Jenn rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy, 3-star-reads, books-i-own, cover-love, read-in-2024, novella, holiday

Let me just start off by saying that this book was BEAUTIFUL. The cover, the art - Exquisite. 10/10 on design. I ended up getting the B&N exclusive edition and have zero regrets on that decision.

Now to the story. I, like most people, was really excited for this one. I read this in one sitting, while waiting for things to bake on Thanksgiving day when I needed a moment of downtime. Was it needed? Absolutely not. Did I enjoy it? Well...parts.

It's no secret that I am not a Tella fan. She was my le ...more

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Feb 02, 2025 Ashlyn rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2025-physical-tbr

4.5 stars

If you aren’t a novella person, than this book might not be for you; however, I do like novellas and really enjoyed this one! I haven’t read the Caraval series in years, but being thrown back into this world with these characters was definitely special. I loved that this was more of a holiday love story with a little bit of kidnapping in it than anything else. This had a little bit of magic and an interesting plot that I pretty much read this in one sitting. And the hardcover, it’s beau ...more

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Dec 03, 2024 Ari ☾ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: cover-love, fantasy, owned, fantasy-romance, owlcrate, novella, 2024-reads, holiday

4 Stars

"Be careful what you wish for. Holiday magic is a real thing."

Okay so this was actually so fun. It had holiday vibes, romance, and mystery. I am a bit disappointed that Jacks wasn't in it, and that Julian and Scarlett weren't there as much. But I actually had fun with Tella and Legend! A pleasant surprise for me because their relationship was never my favorite. The illustrations were also GOREGOUS. They added so much to the vibe. Fabulous holiday novella.

♡Pre-read♡ Starting my hol ...more

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Dec 17, 2024 Kayleigh {K-Books} rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, own-physical

Spectacular Review on K-Books

I’ve been a big fan of Stephanie Garber since I first picked up Caraval back in 2017, not long after it released. I just fell head over heels in love with her magical writing style and even back then, I remember thinking her writing style would suit a magical Christmas story so much. So imagine my excitement when 7 years later, she published a Christmas novella in the Caraval world. Naturally, I absolutely devoured this novella.

I was so excited to see that Spectacula ...more

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