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Het Nachtcircus by Erin Morgenstern

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kwolfie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

I feel like this book is more of a place than a story, which I know some people will LOVE, but it isn't for me. Most description was of the circus itself, and the circus itself seemed to be the only truly fleshed out character here. A huge gripe I have is that the synopsis reveals things you only discover 75% of the way through the story, so it kind of ruins a lot of it. Also, the characters love was a step above instant, it was simply going from not knowing each other at all to loving each other with literally no in between. The story in general was confusing for the majority of it, but it was very vibey and fairly easy to read, though it got boring for me at several points. I was really expecting to love this one based on other reviews, and I kept waiting for the moment everything clicked, but that never happened.

bavery0630's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Loveable characters? No

3.5

ccliaa's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Buss ahhh book (๑>◡<๑) enjoyed the writing sm soooo good yall GET ON IT!!!! Loved the characters but some of them ermmm no idea like who’s Ethan!?!? But GIMMEE MORE PLEASEEE I need to learn more about the new trio chat!!! Love them love the magic too sheesh so good
Id say sometimes the timeline was woof ruff ehh that’s on me though!! Sooo good
The last dialogue :PPPP

kalkn's review against another edition

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4.0

Wonderful story. I couldn't put it down and was enchanted from the beginning. I would love to one day buy my own ticket to the circus.

samuraibunny's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

Vibes, vibes, vibes. The circus seems like a cool place. But do I know what happened in the story? No, not really.

manderzreadz's review against another edition

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3.0

I was very excited about the concept of this book and the mystery behind the Night Circus. However, being a 500 page book, it did not get interesting until after page 350 then the ending was very spread out and anticlimactic.
Great concept, okay execution.