Absolutely magical. The Night Circus utterly enchants the reader and lures them into the magical black and white wonderland Erin Morgenstern so vividly paints.
The Night Circus is a wondrously magical story about two young magicians who are pitted against each other at the young ages of 6 and 8, in an event known to them as the Challenge. Trained by two extraordinary instructors, Celia and Marco must outlast each other in the ultimate game of skill. Unbeknownst to Celia, Marco, and their instructors, that involves more than just the 4 magicians. Everyone within the circus is now connected to the Challenge as well.
Morgenstern sets the stage with a jaw-dropping page turner of a novel that enchants the reader with each magical detail. The Night Circus enraptures the readers every sense. Morgenstern really makes it easy for the reader to sit back and enjoy the show... over and over again.
"The Circus arrives without warning.
No announcements precede it, no paper notices on downtown posts and billboards, no mentions or advertisements in local newspapers. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not.
The towering tents are striped in white and black, no golds and crimsons to be seen. No color at all, save for neighboring trees and the grass of the surrounding fields. Black-and-white stripes on grey sky; with an elaborate wrought-iron fence encasing them in a colorless world. Even what little ground is visible from outside is black or white, painted or powdered, or treated with some other circus trick.
But it is not open for business. Not just yet." (Page 3)
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