A review by mysteryharvey
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

This book is gorgeous and an absolutely breathtaking twist on the circus. It follows two young people being brought up and raised for a challenge neither can comprehend. This book 100% has a plot but it is a bit tricky in the beginning. The book is not linear nor does it stick to one perspective but the characters and the premise and the beautiful descriptions keep you so hooked that you can figure out the book fairly easily. Also if you are looking for an audiobook, it is read by Jim Dale (reader of the Harry Potter books and narrator of pushing daises) and he does an excellent job of keeping this huge cast of characters clear.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Emotional abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, and Murder

Every trigger warning out under this is very brief like the most you’ll hear about any of these topics is maybe 4 lines in a couple chapters. For explicit abuse,

our female lead often has her father do bodily harm like slicing open her hand and starving her a little as she’s growing up (assumed from 6 to about 19)

and the sexual scene is very very brief it talks about clothes coming off and that’s about it.