Published: May 24th 2012, Vintage Books, Random House
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Pages: 490
5 STARS.
The Plot:
"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 Reves," 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 per-formers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead." - Goodreads
Review:
This book completely sucked me in to a truly incredible world. The description in this book is to put it simply, absolutely divine. You could smell the caramel in the air, feel the chill of the ice garden, hear the bustle of patrons, all the tiniest details were accounted for, which truly enabled you to experience the circus as if you were there, and at times it even felt as though the circus were a living thing.
I adored Celia and Marco, their love story was so heart wrenching and sad, yet so incredibly beautiful. I wished for them to overcome the odds and eventually be together so much. However, I was a bit disappointed, as we didn't get to see as much of them as I would have liked, but I devoured every single Celia and Marco moment that I could possibly get!
I really enjoyed how it was written, how elements of Widget's story were entwined with the actual story, which gave you a real sense of the circus and enabled the reader to get a true sense of the scene. The Night Circus is an incredibly well written piece of work, packed full of elaborate details and rich characters that you find yourself never wanting to say goodbye to. After reading this book, I found myself desperately wanting to go there and visit the circus for myself. It's just too damn bad that it's only fictional, though I suppose a truly magical circus is a bit out of this worlds abilities.
If you adore gothic fiction, with a touch of magic and a hint of romance then I most certainly recommend The Night Circus. I genuinely could not put this one down and it will definitely be a world I will be returning to for many years to come.
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