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A review by frogsarelovely
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
5.0
I just finished this and I want to read it again already.
This lived up to the hype for me. It was so magical and beautifully written. The autumn backdrop just made the story so whimsical and nostalgic. All the descriptions of food, smell, the rain, the cosy clothes... it was all so exciting for my autumn loving heart.
Here's some scruffy notes I made while I was reading through the book:
‘You can smell caramel wafting through the evening breeze, beneath the crisp scent of the autumn leaves.’
Really inviting opening. So autumnal and atmospheric already
Prospero is an abusive ahole
‘why is it only girls that get swept away from their lives in stories?’
Love the café scene in the rain. She’s great at writing atmospheres. So believable, you can feel it all
I love the chapter, ‘the magicians umbrella’. So cosy and whimsical, I love all the rain
I love the scene where Bailey, Poppet, and Widget are walking round the circus in scarves and coats, drinking hot chocolate and eating cinnamon pastries. So cosy and atmospheric. Pg. 247
I’m really enjoying the romantic aspects of this. I’m not sure if there will be a romance but I’m loving the indications of it. Usually I don’t care for it in books (there are some exceptions, like Strange the Dreamer) but in this it’s heart-warming and exciting
This lived up to the hype for me. It was so magical and beautifully written. The autumn backdrop just made the story so whimsical and nostalgic. All the descriptions of food, smell, the rain, the cosy clothes... it was all so exciting for my autumn loving heart.
Here's some scruffy notes I made while I was reading through the book:
‘You can smell caramel wafting through the evening breeze, beneath the crisp scent of the autumn leaves.’
Really inviting opening. So autumnal and atmospheric already
Prospero is an abusive ahole
‘why is it only girls that get swept away from their lives in stories?’
Love the café scene in the rain. She’s great at writing atmospheres. So believable, you can feel it all
I love the chapter, ‘the magicians umbrella’. So cosy and whimsical, I love all the rain
I love the scene where Bailey, Poppet, and Widget are walking round the circus in scarves and coats, drinking hot chocolate and eating cinnamon pastries. So cosy and atmospheric. Pg. 247
I’m really enjoying the romantic aspects of this. I’m not sure if there will be a romance but I’m loving the indications of it. Usually I don’t care for it in books (there are some exceptions, like Strange the Dreamer) but in this it’s heart-warming and exciting