Between the Covers discussion

Caraval One book November guys! Have some fun this month and some good eating! I hope this is light fun!

I got the book from the library today, and I realized that I spelt the title wrong so many times. haha. No wonder I had a hard time finding it on goodreads.

:-) me too, It was easy to find once i spelt it right!

Lmao.

Holy Moly, abusive.

Stephanie Garber describes things more "artistically", or that is the best way I can think of it. She thinks of colors, and all I can think of is an artist painting on their canvas.

So, on my way home from the book store I was looking at leaves, and trying to describe them in a way she did. Orange leaves, I guess I would describe them as looking as pumpkin pie. LOL That is the first thing I thought of at least. Red leaves I thought of blushing, or maybe that warm feeling after your first kiss. Different way of thinking of things, or at least for me.

Alex Farrand wrote: "Stephanie Garber describes things more "artistically", or that is the best way I can think of it. She thinks of colors, and all I can think of is an artist painting on their canvas.

So, on my way..."

I took that whole colour thing to be a quirk of the mind of the charecter narrator, something like synesthesia, where words, people and perhaps even emotions are perceived as having colours.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesth...

I have some theories..... I am at 30% in the book so i will put them under a spoiler tag just incase i am freakishly correct!!!

(view spoiler)[Theory 1: Justin is clearly not some random sailor. He is either Scarletts fiance or Legend, or commected in some way.

Theory 2: Donatella is not even on the island (we only have justins word for it - scarlett heard her voice, but voices can be 'borrowed') (hide spoiler)]

Giki wrote: "Alex Farrand wrote: "Stephanie Garber describes things more "artistically", or that is the best way I can think of it. She thinks of colors, and all I can think of is an artist painting on their ca..."

OH! I am glad you told me this. I was wondering if anyone thought in this way. Learn something new everyday!

Agree with theory number 1. He is someone important. I am thinking more of him being number 2.

I never thought about theory number 2. That is an interesting thought. hmmmm. I like that thought.

When the guy asked the borrow her voice, I thought of the Little Mermaid, when Urusla says "All I need is your voice." lol

I think you are right about synesthesia, Giki.

I am on chapter 28, and I did not expect what just happened.

Alex Farrand wrote: "Agree with theory number 1. He is someone important. I am thinking more of him being number 2.

I never thought about theory number 2. That is an interesting thought. hmmmm. I like that thought."

on theory 2 - I don't think Donatella would have sent her sister away from the door like that - whatever was going on.... guys are guys but sisters are sisters...

I need to get back to reading and catch up!

Agree. Also as a sister I would of busted through that door to protect her, especially if she sounded scared.

I finished the book. It was fun.

(view spoiler)[ I still think the Count was Legend. He would want to be where the action is, right? To see how everything played out. And he could be disguised as anyone, so why not the count. Lastly, her special sight said he was important, he still could of been Legend. He was there for awhile, too. He is Legend. (hide spoiler)]

I liked parts of this book,
(view spoiler)[some of the magic stuff was a bit disappointing - the whole eyerone who died is actually ok now cos it was just magic thing was a bit of a let down, not all the plot ends were tied up - did ledgend really intend to kill donatella? (hide spoiler)]

It made me think about the best and worst magic plot twists in other stories.
I think my favorite was in the tv show 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' where buffy's sister Dawn just turns up in her kitchen one day, she has never been mentioned before but everyone acts totally normally. I think 'did i miss an episode?, has she been there before?am i going crazy?', and then I think 'well that is sloppy of the programme makers - do they think we wont notice?', but of course it is a major plot point later in the series, but for the next 4 or 5 episodes everyone acts a sif she was always there. Brilliant.

Lmao. I think everyone was going crazy when Dawn came into the season.

I agree some of the magic was eh. I was expecting more. That is why I am going to re-read The Night Circus. maybe you will like that one. I did like parts of the book, too. I gave it a three stars. Where you shocked when (view spoiler)[ the count came into the game. (hide spoiler)] I know it shouldn't of shocked me. The evidence was right in my face, but it got me good.

(view spoiler)[ maybe he did intend to kill her? The next book comes out next year, and I think it is about her. Or it should be about her based on that note. (hide spoiler)]

I was suprised (view spoiler)[I don't know why they were brought in- after all the twists and turns I don't get what legends motivation was, revenge for a lost love? helping tella convince her sister to disobey her father? to prove to his brother he wan't a bad person? all three? he just seems to do cruel things for no reason. He had magic, he can do what he likes - why so much faffing about ? (hide spoiler)]

I have heard good things about the night circus - I plan to read it soon after a bit of magic circus detox. I think I need a good intense romance next - any suggestions?

(view spoiler)[ I was thinking it was because of his brother. I never felt it really being revengeful. I thought it was more of an excuse for all the madness. Maybe Legend is with their mother. Hopefully, the second book clears that up. (hide spoiler)]

I am not very good at the romance genre...Me Before You? Outlander? Pride and Prejudice? Anything by Jane Austen? Anything by Nicholas Sparks? Fried Green Tomatoes?

(view spoiler)[I had forgotten about the mother! another loose end - I don't feel that this book will be fully explained unless i read the sequal (hide spoiler)]

Agree. It comes out in May of next year.

This book did not last one month... for shame!

Meh, more time to read other things. The holidays are going make life crazy soon.

Ha - war and peace next month then :-D

Lmao.

I am joking - just in case you get ideas - I have seen the tv series so I defo do not need to read the book.

Lmao. One day I will read it, but not in December.

Giki wrote: "Ha - war and peace next month then :-D"

I have that... don't tempt me lol

Well that took longer than I would have liked

It happens to the best of us, but you have been extra busy. haha

Kate wrote: "Well that took longer than I would have liked"
but did you enjoy it?

ha ha, war and peace keeps showing up at the top of my recommendations at amazon - I think they are spying on us...... I am just going to randomly mention watership down and see if that pops up too..........

Lmao doooo itttt

I actually did enjoy it. Can’t wait for legendary