'The Night Circus' is the debut novel of Erin Morgenstern, released in 2011. I bought this book on Amazon after reading a Dooyoo review by someone who loved the book and since it seemed right up my street. That, plus its book cover is so aesthetically pleasing that I had just had to buy it hold it in my hands! ==---Plot---== In 1886, Le Cirque des Rêves - The Circus of Dreams - magically opens. This is no ordinary circus; there is no promotion, but just appears one day out of nowhere without fanfare. It only opens in the evening and closes just before dawn. It has all the typical performers and then some: acrobats and fortune-tellers, but also tents ...  Read the complete review

I love reading books and read several a month. However it is rare for me to find a "special book" - a book I will love and want to keep forever and read over and over again. The Night Circus is one of those books and I loved it so much that I read it twice in a row back to back! I first bought the book as part of a deal (probably a buy one get one free) and did not have any immediate expectations that it would be as wonderful as it was. In fact the front cover actually put me off a bit (maybe because it looked like a historical novel which is not one of my favourite genres) and I kept it in my bookcase for several weeks before getting round to ...  Read the complete review

Having read some good things about this book I decided to put it in front of a few I have ready to read and managed to get through it in two days, not a bad feat when it's 387 pages in Hardback. Mine was a library copy but will I be buying the paperback to read again? ***The Circus comes to town*** Ever since I read a Ray Bradbury story about a fairground, I've found both fairgrounds and circuses a little sinister. The night circus obviously has the same effect as it appears one day without any fanfare, just sets itself down in a field and announces over the entrance that it will open at Nightfall and close at Dawn. Fabulous in appearance with a ...  Read the complete review

"Opens at Nightfall; Closes at Dawn." The mysterious 'Le Cirque des Rêves' is like no other. No-one knows where it comes from and no-one knows where it will go next. It just arrives suddenly, opening up it's wonders from dusk until dawn. At the heart of this magnificent circus, and unbeknownst to those who visit is a duel between two powerful magicians, who each pit one of their students against each other beneath the backdrop of the beautiful big top. Celia and Marco, forced into a battle to the end, find themselves falling in ill fated love. But it's not only their hearts caught up in the wonder of The Night Circus, and the repercutions will reach ...  Read the complete review

The Night Circus is the debut novel by Erin Morgenstern. It was published by Harvill Secker on 15th September 2011 and the book is 387 pages long. 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 Rêves, 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. ...  Read the complete review