The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus

by Erin Morgenstern

In 1886, a mysterious travelling circus becomes an international sensation. Open only at night, constructed entirely in black and white, Le Cirque des Rêves delights all who wander its circular paths and warm themselves at its bonfire.

Although there are acrobats, fortune-tellers and contortionists, the Circus of Dreams is no conventional spectacle. Some tents contain clouds, some ice. The circus seems almost to cast a spell over its aficionados, who call themselves the rêveurs - the dreamers. At the heart of the story is the tangled relationship between two young magicians, Celia, the enchanter's daughter, and Marco, the sorcerer's apprentice. At the behest of their shadowy masters, they find themselves locked in a deadly contest, forced to test the very limits of the imagination, and of their love...

A fabulous, fin-de-siècle feast for the senses and a life-affirming love story, The Night Circus is a captivating novel that will make the real world seem fantastical and a fantasy world real.

Reviewed by alindstadtcorbeax on

5 of 5 stars

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Star Rating: 5 Beautiful, Dizzying, Dazzling, Dreamy Stars
I don’t think I have ever, ever been so enamored with a singular novel. I can’t explain the ways in which it stimulated my senses and made my heart ache in love and in sorrow. As far as I’m concerned, it is stolen... a part forever belongs to The Night Circus.

This is more than a mere book, it is an enchanting work of art told by an equally enchanting storyteller.

I wish it wasn’t over.

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