A review by scriptedsolstice
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

“𝑰 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅, 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌’”

I honestly wasn’t a huge fan of this book, but I definitely think it just didn’t match with my taste. To start with what I did like, the writing itself is beautiful, the circus was magical and mesmerising with incredible descriptions that really portrayed the whimsy. I adored some of the characters individually, especially Poppet and Widget. Their personalities were adorable, and I loved seeing the magic from their perspectives.

I think the reason I didn’t love this was the lack of action. The pacing was extremely slow, and i really struggled to carry on reading. I eventually switched to the audiobook just to get though it quickly. There were some beautifully strung sentences, the prose was intoxicating, but I just needed more excitement I guess! I did really like the way it ended ✨
Deffo recommend this for people who love a slower read, something you can take your time with. 
(My experience with this makes me want to reread Circe, I feel like my taste might have changed 😅)
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