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An intriguing book. Intriguing concept,intriguing people, intriguing magic, intriguing circus.
You might notice that I did not say intriguing plot, and, well, that's because it's not. It's simple, in fact, it's so simple that there isn't really much of one. But the journey that the book takes you on is incomparable. Le Cirque des Rêves mesmorized me until I was sucked in with no escape. Not that I wanted one.
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You might notice that I did not say intriguing plot, and, well, that's because it's not. It's simple, in fact, it's so simple that there isn't really much of one. But the journey that the book takes you on is incomparable. Le Cirque des Rêves mesmorized me until I was sucked in with no escape. Not that I wanted one.
If you are looking for a book with a action packed plot, if you are looking for what th ...more

The author paints such evocative pictures with her words, I often caught myself thinking, now how would Tim Burton produce this. A beautiful book to read, though you end up caring for no characters at all, there being no character arcs for which to root. The main romance itself seems to be more a case of star-crossed lovers rather than something which could elicit some reader sympathy. Yet the beauty, the magic and the sheer joy the author takes in describing and bringing alive the world of the
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Le Cirque des Reves (Circus of Dreams) arrives without warning and is only open from sundown to dawn. Everything is in black and white. Behind the scenes a competition is being played out by two young magicians, Celia Bowen and Marco Alisdair, each representing a master magician and his theory of magic. Unknown to them is the fact that only one of them will be left standing. As they create new magical displays they begin to fall in love and that puts the competition, the circus and all the lives
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Komm mit! Komm mit mir ins Abenteuerland, der Eintritt kostet den Verstand.
Beim Lesen dieser Geschichte lief dieses Lied als Soundtrack in meinem Kopf ganz automatisch mit. Ein Zirkus, der nur nachts Vorstellungen gibt und der so unglaubliche Dinge zeigt, dass man aus dem Staunen nicht mehr herauskommt. Aber was wenn dieser traumhafte, illusionsgeladene Ort in Wirklichkeit eine Arena für ein magisches Duell ist, in der zwei Magier ihre Kombattanten gegeneinander antreten lassen? Eines Streits we ...more
Beim Lesen dieser Geschichte lief dieses Lied als Soundtrack in meinem Kopf ganz automatisch mit. Ein Zirkus, der nur nachts Vorstellungen gibt und der so unglaubliche Dinge zeigt, dass man aus dem Staunen nicht mehr herauskommt. Aber was wenn dieser traumhafte, illusionsgeladene Ort in Wirklichkeit eine Arena für ein magisches Duell ist, in der zwei Magier ihre Kombattanten gegeneinander antreten lassen? Eines Streits we ...more

Apr 27, 2014
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Really, really liked this book. A magical escape. I want to go to Le Cirque des Reves!!


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