A review by ellyrarg
Circus of Wonders by Elizabeth Macneal

3.0

That was more tense than I was expecting, while there is a somewhat twist of a happy ending (a wildly unlikely ending, considering the historical times and undertones), getting there was grim, the nuances balanced between what it means to be considered a person with all the dignity therein, or instead to be different, a curiosity/monster (though Jasper in my mind, was the biggest monster of all). It was tense, and it was not delightful. It was a very grim tale, which I suspect is the point, despite the joy and lighthearted whimsy of the title.