It could be confusing, granted, but I find it amusing, for it makes the story mysterious and real (imagine reading a historical document of some sort). Every chapter is given a place and time, so you sometimes have to figure out the course of the event yourself. First, the story isn’t narrated in a single timeline. There are some things you probably want to know before reading. Nonetheless, their relationship is still sweet to read. So if you are reading this as a romance novel you might be disappointed. The relationship between Celia and Marco is pretty slow-burn, appeared only in the latter half of the book. The romance is there but not a central theme, despite the summary saying so.
(And you really get to know the secret in the end, trust me.) Every layer is a surprise and a clue to unfold the big secret. The reading experience is like slowly opening a gift wrapped in many layers. Unlike most fantasy fiction filled with battles and actions and so on, The Night Circus focuses on detailed descriptions (like what I tried to do but probably failed in Synopsis below), some are important clues for later events but some are not, simply for the joy of reading. The plot is pretty slow, or rather, things happen but nothing grand. The slow yet comforting prose made me want to keep reading at a steady pace, without too much pressure to read quickly. This book, magically, soothed my temper and let me really be able to relax after a pretty tense month. I couldn’t begin to express how much I adore this book. Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart. True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved - from the cast of extraordinary circus performers to the patrons - hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead. 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. 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. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.īut 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. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not.
0 kommentar(er)
