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The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

Start date: February 1, 2013

Finish date: February 28, 2013

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Jul 21, 2012 Mandy Sickle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, favorite-authors, favorites, read2review, favorite-series, ebooks, love-it, love-the-cover, rd-reviews, fantasy

The Night Circus tells the story of two magicians each trained by their own instructor in a different way. They have been raised as children one by her father and the other a stranger trained in different way. This isn’t the first time these two instructors have had a duel but it could be the last. This time around it’s up to the man in the grey suit to make the first move and when the children at in the teens he puts into motion the circus.

With the help of the man in the grey suit the right pe The Night Circus tells the story of two magicians each trained by their own instructor in a different way. They have been raised as children one by her father and the other a stranger trained in different way. This isn’t the first time these two instructors have had a duel but it could be the last. This time around it’s up to the man in the grey suit to make the first move and when the children at in the teens he puts into motion the circus.

With the help of the man in the grey suit the right people come together to create an amazing travelling circus unlike any the world has seen before. Only accepting the very best of the best they even hire an illusionist who is the real deal Celia who’s only goal is to win the duel that she’s trained her whole life for. While she as well as her competitor manipulate the circus creating their own works and putting a part of them into the circus. When they find out who they are dueling everything changes as they struggle to fight the connection between them and win the duel because until it’s over they can’t be together. Only way to end the duel is for one of them to die which isn’t an option.

I really liked both Marco and Celia they each had a very different childhood developing their own strengths but end up in the same place. I wasn’t thrilled with the way Marco treated Isobel sending her off to spy and leading the poor girl on. We also had several supporting characters like Bailey and the twins Poppet and Widget that I really loved their story. I also like that we get an insight into a few other characters that are involved in the circus.

I’ve had this one on my TBR forever and when I had the chance I suggested it to my book club who jumped at the chance to because it sounds amazing. The Night Circus is a captivating story that draws the reader right in from the start only letting go at the very last page. The book has it all from action, mystery, suspense and even romance the perfect mix creating an exceptional story. The author has created a unique story revolving around several characters that I found myself falling in love with and connecting with. I really enjoyed every aspect of the book from cover to cover. The Night Circus is beautifully written such an imaginative story and because of the way it’s written I could really imagine I was there. I honestly loved the book! The Nigh Circus is on my To read list again in the future. I highly recommend it as a must read for all ages.
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Sep 15, 2012 Deirdre rated it it was amazing

Very unique story. We all know a circus, but the magic in this circus is like no other. Loved this book!

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Sep 04, 2012 Katastrofekat rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, fiction

A good book about a world where magic is real, but people choose to believe it is all an illusion. A magical circus is made, and when it comes to town, it opens only at night. The circus is an arena where to people capable of doing magic is put up against each other. The story is fresh and interesting, unlike anything I have read before. The circus and the world is very believable and the author have done a good job setting the mood for the book.

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May 24, 2012 Elle rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorite

First, the use of past tense 3rd person POV then switching to 2nd person present tense is a little jarring (and annoying). Besides the switching of POV and tenses, the constant shifts in time can be a little dizzying as well. Eventually it catches up with the reader, in this case me, and becomes a more symphonious piece of work. So, if you get to the point in the beginning where you feel like you want to give up, do not—it gets better. For me, this was a very slow starter and the story had a har ...more

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Mar 06, 2012 Amber rated it liked it

I found that I could actually smell the treats and feel the same love for the circus that the characters had... With that said, This book began to dry up for me after getting into it. I began skim reading the book because it seemed something amazing was coming and I couldn't wait to find out what it was. I was left with mediocrity. I didn't really enjoy the ending.

My original rating for this book was 4. I have changed it to 3. If I could rate it 3.5 I probably would. ...more

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Nov 15, 2012 Amy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, four-stars, historical

I went through stages of loving and hating this novel, but the ending was really satisfying and, despite the slightly messy plot, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

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