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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

36 reviews

g_c_geeks's review

mysterious relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I love this book so much. It’s just so whimsical. The prose is excellent and I constantly feel like I am within the story and the circus itself. 

There is not really much of a plot, and you don’t learn that much about each of the characters, so if that bothers you, don’t read this book haha. But the environment and atmosphere in this story is some of the best I’ve ever read. 

I love that there are multiple perspectives that we get to explore, and I especially love the framing device of the second person chapters before each act. It really exemplifies the circus atmosphere perfectly and makes you feel even more connected to the story. 

The romance subplot (?) is not the best developed but I simply don’t care because the ✨VIBES✨

that’s my only thoughts about this book: the writing craft is impeccable, as are the vibes. The whimsy magical circus has a place in my heart 🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

tomoonarmy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, and Death

annasbooks00's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

10/10 reading experience

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Grief

itsheyfay's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

etherealaide's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual content

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Self harm

Minor: Sexism, Suicide, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts

writewithapendragon's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Intensely atmospheric, enchanting language and setting. I didn’t buy into the main romance but I don’t know that it took away from my enjoyment of the book overall. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Sexual content, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Romance/sexual content is all G rated/alluded to, no sexual content on the page though there is kissing.

prettyflyforascienceguy's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

maddisaysmeow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide

kaybeereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

I’m only knocking this .25 away from a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating ONLY because I found the beginning of this book difficult to get into. It is a beautiful story told through many different characters that you learn to love and cry for. However, the formatting of the book took a bit to understand, with many characters being introduced suddenly in new chapters and new “POVs,” however once I was established and had some good footing around pg. 100-150 I was hooked. A very magical story that I loved getting lost in, felt like sometimes I was actually at the circus myself. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse