This game brings out the most selfish parts of many people, but it had the opposite effect on you. Watching you restored my belief that Caraval could be what I believe it used to be---and that my brother could be good once again.

Scarlett nodded, afraid saying the wrong thing might push him away. With Julian it wasn't about protection---she just wanted to be with him. The boy who'd saved her from drowning in more ways than one.

She imagined loving him would feel like falling in love with darkness, frightening and consuming yet utterly beautiful when the stars came out.

Welcome, welcome to Caraval! The grandest show on land or by sea. Inside you’ll experience more wonders than most people see in a lifetime. You can sip magic from a cup and buy dreams in a bottle. But before you fully enter into our world, you must remember it’s all a game.

and she imagined an invisible bind around her neck as well, always holding her back.

It's better this way, sister. There's more to life than staying safe...