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Jessica B
I really had to take my time with this book. It was one of those ones where you can only take so much before you have to put it down and move on to something a little less heavy.

Jacob is a veterinary student about to take his final exams when he discovers that his parents have been killed in a car accident. He runs away and somehow ends up with a traveling circus. After it is found out that he has trained as a vet they decide to keep him and Jacob decides to stay with the Benzini Brothers most
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Lindsay
May 04, 2011 rated it really liked it
A great story. This book takes places during prohibition and follows the lives of circus workers.
Full of romance and drama this book sucks you in. This is a book that is hard to put down.
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Jan 14, 2012 rated it really liked it
Enjoyable story.
Lisa Wadsworth
May 24, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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AWESOME!
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Loved it!
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Loved the story! It was very captivating and kept me listening and enthralled. Looking forward to the movie I hope it is close to the book! It was really delightful!
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Mar 15, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Oh god, I LOVED it. Now, I might skip the movie altogether. (I'm not happy with the casting -- and I'm not even talking about RPattz.) ...more
Al
Aug 03, 2011 rated it liked it
I must say that I was kind of skeptical about this book. I must admit I was always a fan of clowns, but the whole carny lifestyle always seems so down right dirty and I just didn't know if I would enjoy reading about such. The book definitely followed my ideas about such, but Gruen ways of telling the story made it very addicting and fun to read. The story was great, with great thrilling scenes, romantic scenes, and a question in my head of what's going to happen next. its hard to always have th ...more
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