The Immortal Circus (Cirque des Immortels, #1)

by A.R. Kahler

Murdered contortionists aren’t exactly what Vivienne signed up for when she ran away to join the circus. But like most things under the big top, nothing is what it seems. With a past she can’t quite remember, Vivienne finds that running away forever might not be as appealing as it once sounded—especially not when she realizes the devilishly attractive ringleader Mab is the Faerie Queen of legend…and that she and the rest of the troupe are locked in an age-old rivalry between the otherworldly Courts.

Aided by her friends Kingston—a feisty stage magician whose magic is quickly stealing her heart—and his smart-ass assistant Melody, Vivienne finds herself racing against the clock to discover the culprit behind a series of deaths that should be impossible. However, the answer she seeks might reveal more about her own bloody past—and future—than she bargains for.

The show’s just beginning. Step right up….

• ISBN10: 1611099447
• ISBN13: 9781611099447
• Publish Date: 29 January 2013
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Amazon Publishing
• Imprint: 47North
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 224
• Language: English

Reviews

[thepunktheory]

Full review on my blog: www.thepunktheory.wordpress.com

I'll tell you upfront: this is not the most amazing book out there. You can tell that Kahler hadn't been a seasoned writer yet and this was one of his first attempts at a novel.
Nevertheless, I think he did a decent job.
The story is interesting enough and surprising at times. It wasn't quite what I had expected from the title, but hey - let's just go with the flow. Some characters have more depth than others, meaning that many of the side characters will feel like a bit of blur as some of them are rather similar. 
As we are talking about characters. It's 100% obvious who Kahler's inspiration for Queen Mab was. Kahler's saying she totally looks like Cher with every single word that describes her. To be honest, at times it got a bit irritating for me.
What annoyed me a bit about the story is the whole love story part. I don't know how important all of it will be later on, but in this first part you could cut much of it. The same goes for sex scenes or scenes approaching that aspect. Kahler went a little overboard here. It didn't add too much to the story and often I ended up rolling my eyes at another one of those moments.