A review by annakh16
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

emotional inspiring mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

And there are never really endings, happy or otherwise. 

Another unique and comforting book from Erin Morgenstern. 

The author manages to make characters come alive in often short amounts of text. The kids (Bailey & the Murray twins) were easily my favourite. Unfortunately, this holds true for all but the protagonists. I think Celia and Marco were somewhat underdeveloped and there is more telling than showing when it comes to the feelings they have for each other. This means the romance fell flat for me. 

The vibes however were immaculate as usual. I do prefer the “stories about stories” setting we got from The Starless Sea to the “one magical place” idea here, but I suspect it’s because I lack the intricate visual imagination skills. That said, I would kill for an audio book of this read by the same people who read The Starless Sea! I think this might generally be better on audio and I might return to it that way when I have slightly more brain space. 

This is not magic. This is the way the world is, only very few people take the time to stop and note it. (…) Not a one of them even has an inkling of the things that are possible in this world, and what’s worse is that none of them would listen if you attempted to enlighten them. 
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