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iyareadsalot's review against another edition
5.0
This book was absolute heaven!
Magical, intriguing and very minutely woven plot and character arcs. I loved the little twists and turns at every page and the chemistry between Marco and Celia was something I'll never get over with.
Remarkable!
Magical, intriguing and very minutely woven plot and character arcs. I loved the little twists and turns at every page and the chemistry between Marco and Celia was something I'll never get over with.
Remarkable!
calliezemla's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
grubbygabby's review against another edition
4.0
hmm. im torn on this one. it really did transport u to a different world and the writing was cool but the characters felt flat and the pacing was sooo strange AND people do not talk like that normally. honestly it seemed like something jenny from the l word would write
eveanareads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
throneof_books06's review against another edition
The world building was so good, but i weirdly couldn't finish it.??
langos_ta's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
mckayladd's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book! It was such a magical experience for me that just felt so needed in my life right now. The writing is beautiful and I found the story so intriguing! I maybe could find things about it to pick apart, but the rich storytelling just filled me with hope and creativity.
lockmm's review against another edition
5.0
This review originally appeared at Blogs Like a Girl: http://blogslikeagirl.com/book-review-the-night-circus/
Rarely does a book come along where you wish that it was all real. The Night Circus is one of those books. Detailing the life of a circus, and make no bones about it, the circus is very much alive, The Night Circus revolves around the people who are connected to it from the founders to the entertainers to the guests who visit it. It’s not so much about the people – in fact, it never truly explores the people very deeply – than it is about the birth and life of the circus itself.
It’s hard not to be cliche and describe The Night Circus as anything other than magical. There’s vibrancy to it that a lot of novels lack. Normally, I dislike books that are all world setting and no plot building – again, the plot is extremely light – but in this case, it works. Unlike Shades of Grey (which is another world-builder, light-plot book), The Night Circus does have a direction to it. It is ostensibly about a duel between two magicians, but again, there’s so much more to it than that.
The Night Circus is just gorgeously written. There are endless quotable passages. Honestly, I wish the Night Circus was real and I could go there. Supposedly they’re making a movie out of it – a script is being written which, knowing my luck, means it’ll never get out of development.
There’s really not much else to say about it. It’s a rare, gorgeous book.
Rarely does a book come along where you wish that it was all real. The Night Circus is one of those books. Detailing the life of a circus, and make no bones about it, the circus is very much alive, The Night Circus revolves around the people who are connected to it from the founders to the entertainers to the guests who visit it. It’s not so much about the people – in fact, it never truly explores the people very deeply – than it is about the birth and life of the circus itself.
It’s hard not to be cliche and describe The Night Circus as anything other than magical. There’s vibrancy to it that a lot of novels lack. Normally, I dislike books that are all world setting and no plot building – again, the plot is extremely light – but in this case, it works. Unlike Shades of Grey (which is another world-builder, light-plot book), The Night Circus does have a direction to it. It is ostensibly about a duel between two magicians, but again, there’s so much more to it than that.
The Night Circus is just gorgeously written. There are endless quotable passages. Honestly, I wish the Night Circus was real and I could go there. Supposedly they’re making a movie out of it – a script is being written which, knowing my luck, means it’ll never get out of development.
There’s really not much else to say about it. It’s a rare, gorgeous book.
4m0r's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
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wren_cat's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75