A review by lisa_m
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious relaxing sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I might even like The Night Circus better than The Starless Sea. Idk if that's an unpopular opinion. My main problem with the Starless Sea was that I ouldn't truly connect to the characters and they always still felt like characters and not real people. And while from time to time I still had that feeling in the Night Circus, I liked the charaters way more.

What made me absolutely love this book though is the atmosphere. Erin Morgenstern is extremely good at setting a scene and discribing details of places so you feel like you've been there yourself. I want to go visit the Night Circus so badly now! The attractions and the people and even the food and smell, everything is there to create this magical experience.

The book is very character driven and the plot sometimes feels non existent. I really didn't mind though. I do feel like this book in not for everyone though. If you don't like convoluted stories that sometimes leave you confused and multiple POVs that do the same - this book probably isn't for you. But if you want to have a magical experience and just go with the flow. Go read the Night Circus!
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