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Fans of the Caraval series will be immediately drawn into this spinoff series, but more by the magic, ballgowns, and twisty intrigue than by the new main character. The Fates and their magic remain from the Caraval series, especially the troublesome and irresistible Prince of Hearts, but there's more magic in store in the Magnificent North where stories and enchanted archways hold a mysterious power. There's also power in attending balls and attracting the attention of the gossip rags and handsome princes. It's too bad for Evangeline, the main character, that she can't tell if anyone's affections or intentions are real, not when she's made a bargain with heartless Prince of Hearts that makes her his puppet on command.
He’d heard every person gets one impossible wish—just one—if the person wants something more than anything, and they can find a bit of magic to help them along. Hope is a powerful thing. Some say it’s a different breed of magic altogether. Elusive, difficult to hold on to. But not much is needed. After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Tella finally escaped her father and saved her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage. The girls should be celebrating, but Tella isn't yet free. She made a desperate bargain with a mysterious criminal, and what Tella owes him no one has ever been able to deliver: Caraval Master Legend's true name. Lyndsie Manusos’s fiction has appeared in PANK, SmokeLong Quarterly, and other publications. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has worked in web production and content management. When she’s not nesting among her books and rough drafts, she’s chasing the baby while the dog watches in confused amusement. She lives with her family in a suburb of Indianapolis.I started writing Once Upon a Broken Heart in the spring of 2019, right after Finale came out. I finished my first draft right before Covid-19 hit, but it was revised during the pandemic, and that affected the book a lot. It was a really hard time, so I wanted to give my character even more hope and optimism. Even though it’s a story about heartbreak, I wanted to write a character who believes in fairy tales and true love and love at first sight and all of these things.
Every person has the power to change their fate if they are brave enough to fight for what they desire more than anything. You were unpublished when you wrote Caraval and conceived of that trilogy; now you’re a bestselling author. Has your success made it easier to sit down at the keyboard, or more daunting? Did you learn any lessons from that first trilogy that inspired you to change your process or your approach? Caraval is over, but perhaps the greatest game of all has begun - with lives, empires, and hearts all at stake. There are no spectators this time: only those who will win and those who will lose everything. Welcome, welcome to the Caraval's Finale. All games must come to an end . . . Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval—the faraway, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show—are over. Dreams that come true can be beautiful, but they can also turn into nightmares when people won't wake up.
Caraval is Magic. Mystery. Adventure. And for Scarlett and her beloved sister Tella it represents freedom and an escape from their ruthless, abusive father. Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. Nevertheless she becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic. And whether Caraval is real or not, Scarlett must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over or a dangerous domino effect of consequences will be set off, and her beloved sister will disappear forever. What appeals to you in a romance tale? What are the characters like who fall in love? Who's your favorite female romantic hero? What does her ideal partner look and act like? Are you looking for a person like that in your own relationships? No one is truly honest. Even if we don't lie to others, we often lie to ourselves. And the word good means different things to different people.
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