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The Night Circus
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January 1, 2018
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January 31, 2018
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Shay
Jan 29, 2015 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: worst-reads
I was so excited to read this book. It seemed so mysterious, exciting and fun by the synopsis. However, it is so boring and slow. I thought this book was going to be action packed. A fierce competition, two magicians dueling? Another reviewer called them slugs and I have to agree. There is no excitement. It not even a duel, more like a collaboration in making the circus bigger and better. Also why is it only one of them knows right away that the other is their opponent upon first meeting but the ...more
Erin
Feb 26, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Love this book. I thought the writing was wonderful and Erin really painted a great picture. I felt a little let down at the end of the book but that may have been because I wanted to keep reading more.
Lori
Jul 16, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
This was not what I expected and upon completion, I feel I need to re-read it. It's good! It's one of those books where you don't realize it right away, but the author is WAY more intelligent than the reader and now I have to go back and appreciate her brilliance. For those who enjoyed Harry Potter, this brings you back into a magical world. If you listened to HP on audio, you'll appreciate that fact that Jim Dale narrates the audiobook. I'm guessing he doesn't lend his voice talents to just any ...more
Eaguerrant
Jul 06, 2014 rated it really liked it
Wonderful story! Just what I needed right now :)
Shiloh
Oct 14, 2016 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: favorites, 2016
I was enchanted.
Gaijinmama
Sep 23, 2011 marked it as to-read
Deanna
Dec 29, 2011 marked it as tbr-own
Shelves: own, gift
Jessica
Jan 02, 2012 marked it as to-read
Julia
Jan 07, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2017-reads
Andre Mitchell
Jan 05, 2021 rated it liked it
Shelves: own
Janet
Mar 18, 2012 rated it it was ok
Brandi
Apr 07, 2012 marked it as to-read
Linda
Jun 30, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Michelle
Jul 25, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Kim
Aug 18, 2012 rated it really liked it
Monika
Sep 06, 2012 marked it as to-read
Victoria Ferguson
Oct 22, 2012 marked it as to-read
Luisa
Nov 10, 2012 marked it as to-read
Michelle
Jan 03, 2013 rated it really liked it
Lisa
Jan 04, 2013 marked it as to-read
Natasha
Jan 28, 2013 rated it liked it
Kathy
Apr 17, 2013 rated it it was ok
Karradyne
Jun 17, 2013 marked it as to-read
Christine
Feb 20, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Kathy Jo
Jun 10, 2015 marked it as to-read
Lindsay
Jul 04, 2015 marked it as to-read
Laurie
Aug 03, 2015 rated it really liked it
Karen
Jan 31, 2019 rated it really liked it
N_soliloquios
Oct 26, 2016 marked it as to-read
Melanie Knight
Apr 10, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, magic
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