Tuesday

Book review: The Night Circus

Synopsis
There is a circus that comes without warning and only opens at night. It is a magical, black and white phenomenon, that captivates the visitors as well as the reader. This circus also happens to be the venue for a (very confusing) game between two contestants who also do not know the rules nor each other.



What I liked: The magical atmosphere conjured from this book. I fell in love with the circus as well as the characters. Especially Herr Thiesen, Poppet, Widget and Bailey. For some reason Widget reminded me of Ron Weasley, accept smarter.... The colours, black and white were a big feature that truly made this book and circus unique.

What I disliked: not much. I didn't really care too much for Marco; I just didn't feel I got to know him well enough.
Bit mainly it was the fact that I read this book during exam time.... Big no no! When I was studying, all I wanted to do was read and when I was reading it I felt guilty for neglecting study!

The Cover: Amazing. It totally stands out from other books. The black and white is fabulous and I love how the red is incorporated just like the reveurs.

What stuck with me: my love of clocks. I'm actually fascinated by them now.
“Only the ship is made of books, its sails thousands of overlapping pages, and the sea it floats upon is dark black ink.”
... and of course the room with the books
5/5
 
as good as 5 cups of tea!
 
Happy Reading!
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6 comments:

  1. I've seen this book in the library, but I wasn't sure if I'd like it so I didn't borrow it. But after reading your review I may just have to go out and read it now ^^

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    1. Oh you should!
      thanks for the comment! ^_^ x

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  2. I'm glad you loved it as this is one of my favourite books! :) MY expectations of circuses will never be the same again!

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    1. actually I don't like circus's but I can make an exception for The Night Circus ....! ^_^ x

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  3. Chanced upon your blog and enjoy reading it! (:

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    1. glad to hear it. You're welcome to read my blog anytime! ^_^ x

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