melindalindaloo 's review for:

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

3.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Imagine that two career children end up in the Hunger Games, but they don’t know that they’re playing. Welcome to The Night Circus. I found the ending of this book quite sad and unsatisfying even though it went on for a while.

I was confused at many parts of this book as well. As a point of preference, I really do not care for time jumping through the plot and wandering perspectives because I find it very hard to keep track of where we are and who is who. I also naturally favor one perspective or timeline more than others which makes me dislike the parts when I’m pulled away. I can see why fans of flowery prose and riddles may enjoy this book, but it wasn’t for me.