*Book Review*

*Author- Erin Morgenstern
*Genre- Fantasy, Romance
*Rating- ⭐⭐.5/5

The mysterious Circus of Dreams arrives at midnight without any notice and leaves likewise. It has the most majestic performers from around the world. But deep within it lies intricate magical acts that keeps it all together.
Who is behind it? Is it a dream or a nightmare?

I love it how every time these fantastical tales surrounding a circus try so hard to sound evasive, elusive and mysterious. To make this whole enchanting atmosphere almost to the point that you start smelling caramel popcorn in your room.
The profound effect of the hype around the book on your sensations.
You anticipate a major show down/ face-off/duel all throughout the 300+ pages because you have been promised so, but all you get is young people manipulating other innocent people for their *love*.
Wait a sec, am I reading the same novel or Romeo & Juliet?

Erin Morgenstern's greatest virtue lies in her proses and world building. It's impeccably perfect. Ethereal and captivating. It feels real and fantastical all at the same time because her lush proses transport you this magical world. So real that you can almost see Widget and Poppet showing off their cute kittens or one of Celia's or Hector's impossible illusions. Even Madam Padva's gowns.
Be it Chandresh, Madame Padva, The Burgress sisters , all the characters are written so meticulously with satisfying character arcs. There's no scope of complain there.

And now the rant begins.
✨The weakest plot in the entire novel is Celia and Hector's love story. They have no direct interactions in the first 10 years of the circus, talk once at a midnight dinner party by coincidence and again after 3 years at the anniversary bash.
But they are already head over heels for each other. Almost obsessive. Improbable as well.
✨An innocent man gets murdered right in broad 'moonlight' by another innocent man who got manipulated by a ghost and a weird magician. And he gets away with it as well.
I'm still mad at this.

✨I had been promised a 'deadly contest' with ineffable performances. Honestly there were just 4 such tricks in the first 100 pages. And then it's just too many people getting confused about their existence.
I was promised Pacific Ocean and I can assure the bucket I have received is filled with saline water.

I can vouch for the fact that this novel became the posterboy for numerous YA fantasies that are based around a grand circus and it does serve the purpose. Well, you all are invited to take a round of this place and enjoy some caramel dipped apples.
At least you can imagine that part.




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