Book Review / The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

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.

Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart.

Published:     13th September 2011
Publisher:  Doubleday
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Series or Stand-Alone:  Stand Alone
Source:  Owned

MY REVIEW

Now this book really surprised me!  Not only has this been on my shelf since it came out back in 2011 but it has been a book that I have picked up time and time again ready to read but for one reason or another never got around to it.  Now was the time and I am so happy that I did decide to read this.  The writing was beautiful and the plot and characters were even more wonderful. 

We start off being introduced to this circus that just appears overnight.  You have two ageing characters who agree to a competition/duel between two individuals who do not know they are taking part or know who each other is.  There's a lot they have to figure out.   You also have some many wonderful characters that are not lost in the plot, they all stand out and are unforgettable.    Where the story can go one way it can also go in the complete opposite and it is up to the participants of the competition to decide which way they are going to go. 


I just could not put this down!  I loved every minute of it.  This was not one of those books that you can just pick up and devour in an afternoon.  It needs to be savoured and read slowly.  That way you can truly take in all the information, characters, descriptions and all that good stuff that this book has to offer.