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Yösirkus by Erin Morgenstern

44 reviews

mdwsn27's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, Suicide, Grief, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, Body horror, Confinement, Stalking, Bullying, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Murder, and Suicide

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Suicide, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content

hmbrokaw's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

“You are simply in the right place at the right time, and you are willing to help. Sometimes that is all you need.” 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Alcoholism

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

A loving and alluring pastiche of present, past and future, the Night Circus is a great book for lovers of mystery and magic. The plot centres around le Cirque des rêves, a circus that appears suddenly and is only open at night. The circus is a battleground between two magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been forced into a competition that neither participant quite understands. As the magic of the circus deepens, the two get entangled more and more, and the performers begin to suspect something is afoot...

My most adored parts of the book are the descriptions of the circus venues, from the enigmatic Labyrinth to the Wishing Tree and the Ice Garden. The symbolism of a circus that is adorned in black and white, and it is the visitors who bring colour to it, shows immaculate sense of the book's themes. I was immediately drawn to the character of Bailey and loved how the narrative slowly incorporates him and the rêveurs. A delightful tale with a bittersweet ending that I look forward to reading next time the circus rolls into town!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Body horror, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Pregnancy, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Vomit, Classism, and Cursing

One of the side characters get hit by a train

and dies, and people try to make it out that she killed herself (but the reader will know it's not true).

pikkumarja's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Tätä kirjaa ei ole todellakaan hehkutettu turhaan, koska kirjan tunnelma on käsinkosketettavissa. Uskon, että tunnelma välittyy kaikille hieman erilaisena, minulle se oli unenomainen hieman ahdistavalla tavalla, todella salamyhkäinen ja samalla lämmin. Pidin eri aisteihin vetoavasta kuvailusta erityisesti.

Kirja ei ihan yltänyt viiden tähden kirjaksi, koska henkilöiden välinen kemia ja yhteys ei aina tuntunut oikeanlaiselta tai perustellulta, vaikka oikeasti pidin monista hahmoista todella paljon ja esimerkiksi illalliskutsut olivat aina hurmaavia.

Kiinnostava fantasiakertomus, joka varmasti jää mieleen.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Death

Minor: Alcoholism

linzlee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

narzibenoucdel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse

zophronia's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Child abuse

Minor: Animal death

merenguita's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

I think this book made me realize how much of a character person I am, and I think that's the biggest fault I see in this book. The main characters aren't really explored and the main romance suffers a lot for it, it feels really forced. 
Loved the worldbuilding and the mystical ambiance (the narration is absolutley beautiful all the way through), that kept me hooked but I don't think it was enough to make me enjoy the whole story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Suicide