A review by shoni
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad slow-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

4.0

Trying to get through this book in the beginning was for sure a pain for me. It seemed to drag on and even after being 200 pages in, I still had no idea what the story was about until I read the back cover (a friend recommended this book so I went in blind). And after that, it made a lot more sense but even then it took a while to reach that point. 

But once we started to get more about Celia and Marco and their new creations It was just beautiful and I couldn't help but love it the more and more I learned about the circus and the lives of the people in there. I wasn't as interested in the other's POV but I understood why we needed them near the end. 

I do appreciate the openness of the ending but also bringing it full circle in the most wonderful of ways.

I love that it was Widget telling the story, the entire time. It made it really cute. I do wish we got more of the twins. We had so much of Baileys POV but the twins also played such a part and I'm sad we didn't see them as often as we should.

Overall, I did love the story and it makes me wish for a Night Circus that is a place truly filled with dreams and a place that makes you feel like you just belong in the most magical way.