A review by courtneyfalling
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The audiobook narrator is great, which helped a lot for how long and atmospheric this book is. I kept at it for a book club, otherwise I think it would’ve taken me much longer. Very melodramatic in its main romantic arc, I honestly didn’t feel that invested in Celia and Marco (relied a lot on magical ‘fate’ and cishet pressures), and it was sometimes hard to follow all the different characters, but I liked the subplots with Tsukiko (EDS queeeeeen) as well as Bailey and Poppet. Also Isobel… I am Isobel and I SOB. 
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