Rating: ⭐️⭐️/5 Stars
Quotes to Remember:
“People see what they wish to see. And in most cases, what they are told that they see.”
“The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones.”
“Secrets have power. And that power diminishes when they are shared, so they are best kept and kept well. Sharing secrets, real secrets, important ones, with even one other person, will change them. Writing them down is worse, because who can tell how many eyes might see them inscribed on paper, no matter how careful you might be with it. So it's really best to keep your secrets when you have them, for their own good, as well as yours.”
“You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows that they might do because of it, because of your words. That is your role, your gift.”
My Review:
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern was my first read of the year. This is my cousin's favorite book and she decided that I had to read it.
I didn't hate this book but I definitely didn't love it. It took me an unusually long time to get into the book and was honestly thoroughly confused throughout the entire book. I will admit that I enjoyed getting to know the main characters and they were by far the best part of the book. The plot on the other hand left something to be desired. It skipped between time periods which was hard to follow as it was a confusing storyline to begin with.
I was told by my cousin that the best time to read it was around Halloween and I will admit that I waited until January to read it, but I don't know that time of year had anything to do with my dislike of the book.
While I didn't enjoy it I know that many readers have loved it and I can see where people who enjoy mysteries, magic, and epic love stories may enjoy this book.
Publisher's Description:
The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.
But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love—a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands.
True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus performers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead.
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