Book Review: The Night Circus
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
A mysterious circus travels the world and arrives in various locations without warning. This magical, unique circus with several black and white tents filled with wondrous sights and experiences is only open from dusk ’til dawn.
Unbeknownst to the circus patrons, two illusionists, Celia and Marco, are embroiled in a fierce competition and the circus is the battleground. As the circus continues to travel, Celia and Marco come up with more and more magical feats, trying to top each other. They have both been trained for this contest since childhood but neither one realizes how high the stakes actually are. The stakes become even higher when they fall in love with each other.
The Night Circus was filled with lush descriptions and beautiful prose. Morgenstern does a wonderful job of creating a magical, fantastical world that has an eerie darkness to it as well. The novel weaves back and forth through time – I had a little trouble following the timeline at first. Luckily, each chapter begins with a heading with the date and it didn’t take me long to get the story straight. I loved the world of The Night Circus and I felt like I was a part of that world while reading it. I was delighted to learn that Summit Entertainment has bought the film rights – this book will make a great movie.
The Night Circus was Morgenstern’s first novel – I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next.
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