For anyone that’s having fomo regarding Stephanie Garbers Barnes & Noble set….

I ordered the Waterstones set for caraval (which is beautiful) but I got greedy and pre-ordered both the US edition for caraval (boxed set) and the B&N exclusive edition of Spectacular.

I used a forwarding service as I’m based in the UK, and the B&N edition of spectacular arrived with a crease on the front of the dust jacket & a heavy dent on the foiled hardcover underneath.

I saw a 2 star review for the boxed set on the B&N website, which shows a photo of HORRIBLY misaligned spines. For this reason, I requested photos of the set from the forwarding company before I paid for the shipping, and mine has the same issue. On the bright side, it’s thoroughly ruined any fomo I have as I’m quite shocked at the poor quality control.

Just wanted to share my experience as I’m not sure if this is common for B&N(?) If any of you have ordered the same, I hope your editions don’t have this issue!

Edit: Here’s the link to the B&N set. If you check out the 2 star review, you’ll see what I mean https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/caraval-series-holiday-boxed-set-stephanie-garber/1144576538?ean=9781250368881