The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.
But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway – a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love – a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands.
True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus performers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead.
My Review
My daughter recommended this book to me (and then pestered me until I read it). While I enjoyed it, I wasn’t as infatuated with Morgenstern’s tale as Cait was. This is an odd story. But I wouldn’t say it’s bad; it’s actually really good. Intriguing. But weird.
I’m an AHS fan, so weird is good. If you are less comfortable with a supernatural, mysterious plotline with multiple characters and intermingled stories, this might not be a story for you. Even now, a few months after I finished this novel, I’m still not sure what I think of it. But the fact that I’m still talking with my daughter about it probably indicates that this is a good thing!
Buylink: https://www.amazon.ca/Night-Circus-Erin-Morgenstern/dp/0385671733
