rhysling 's review for:

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

4.5

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I read A Starless Sea and thoroughly enjoyed it. But The Night Circus I found a lot easier to get into whilst capturing the same kind of magic from the author. It's rare that a book can evoke these kind of emotion from me which is to the novel's credit.

My one criticism is that the main romance didn't seem entirely earned, I didn't completely believe it. But that just might be something I missed or didn't understand. Nevertheless I really cared about the characters, the tragic moments and the circus itself!