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lilly_anne's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Blood, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol, Misogyny, Death of parent, Sexism, and Cursing
Minor: Stalking and Vomit
hckilgour's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
This is what The Night Circus was hoping to be!
Slow burn romance, “enemies to lovers”, magic and more!
The slow burn between Jack and Wil was well done. You feel they hit friendship first before going into lovers.
I wish I knew the stagecraft behind the acts, but alas, magicians never reveal their secrets.
As far as the the lesbian and gay romances went, the fact they were so open didn’t seem to fit the time period. Nor did the interracial romance and attraction. But, they worked for the story and that’s what really matters.
I was sad that there really wasn’t closure for Wil’s family. And I also have questions about Lucia’s disability because all that’s mentioned is that she uses a cane.
Also, both Jack and Wil definitely has some Stockholm syndrome going on.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Cursing
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