Author: Erin Morgenstern
Captivating. Enthralling. Whimsical.
Set in late Victorian England, The Night Circus introduces readers to a wandering and wonderful circus, and its cast of unforgettable characters. From the clock-maker, Herr Friedrich Thiessen, to the mysterious tattooed contortionist, and the endearing, talented twins Poppet and Widget: the cast is as fantastical as the story itself. Most of all the the pair of starstruck lovers: Celia and Marco, who despite the adversarial circumstances, find love and redemption.
Narrated in descriptive, almost lyrical prose, the story unfolds much like a movie. Trained in magic by two father figures, the pair of protagonists try to outdo each other in their special blend of magic, against the chess board that is the circus, which continues to evolve as their skills and emotions do. It is a story of a struggle for power, of families formed and estranged, and of adventure. And in the heart of it all is a love story whose courtship takes place in the magic of the circus-- a story that continues to blossom amid the adversity of certain death and loss. Told in fragments and in various character perspectives, the author affords her readers the 360-degree view of the story, and leaves them satisfied to have all knots unravelled in the end.
This book was one that I found very hard to put down, and harder to see end. Yeah, I cried when it ended.
Lesson learned: Love will find a way.
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