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The Night Circus
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April 1, 2012
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April 30, 2012
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Nancy
Sep 07, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy, romance
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.

If you are looking for a book with a action packed plot, if you are looking for what th
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Ritika
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 ...more
Linda C
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 ...more
Keksisbaby
Jan 16, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: borrowed, read-2013
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
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Amy
Apr 27, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Really, really liked this book. A magical escape. I want to go to Le Cirque des Reves!!
Erie
Jan 22, 2018 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 12345, 2018
Laila Jane
Jan 05, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: faves, read-2013
Hania Gamal
Jan 10, 2013 marked it as to-read
Erin
Jan 18, 2013 rated it liked it
Shelves: fiction
Ashley Marie
Aug 16, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: magical-realism
Evan
Aug 20, 2013 rated it really liked it
Melissa
Dec 13, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: book-club
Patty
Jan 08, 2014 marked it as owned
Jamie Ghione
Mar 18, 2014 rated it liked it
Razak
Sep 05, 2014 marked it as to-read
Birgitte
May 26, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 5-stars
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Sushicat
Jan 09, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Tanya D
Jan 18, 2016 marked it as to-read
Shelves: pbt-100-fiction
Dedra
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XiangYu
Apr 25, 2016 marked it as to-read
Andy Gratton
Oct 04, 2022 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2021-read
Mildy
May 24, 2016 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction, e-book
Megan Guffey
Feb 25, 2022 rated it really liked it
Shelves: class-library
Leslie Ann
Jun 11, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Claire
Dec 09, 2016 marked it as to-read
Shelves: storytel
James Turner
Aug 02, 2017 marked it as to-read