Friday, 1 January 2016

The Night Circus


By Erin Morgenstern

5/5

Enchanting. Magical. Breathtaking. These are some of the adjectives used to describe this book and I completely agree. This book is everything I imagined and more. Beautifully descriptive with an uplifting, yet sometimes heartbreaking story of love, loss and friendship. The characters are vibrant and alive, ensnaring the reader into the mystical world of the circus. The love between Celia and Marcus is passionate though heart wrenching, whilst the friendship between Poppet and Bailey is endearing. I can definitely see myself picking up this book up again over the summer and again after that. It is a story that will never get tired and has become a close contender for my favourite book.

The only thing I did not like is the time jump between chapters; one minute you’re in 1886 and the next you’re in 1902 and it can get a little complicated making sense of what is happening and what has already happened. However, this does not distract from the magic of the book and I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone, no matter what genre of book you like.

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