The Night Circus
by Erin Moregenstern
In one word, this book was MAGICAL. Marvelously imagined. Finishing this book was like waking up from a dream, only to wish I could go back to sleep. Like the circus itself, the characters play dark and light against each other in a meticulously balanced dance. While there are many times I am sad that a book is over, I rarely want to go back and read the book again immediately. The only reason I brought it back to the library is because I want you guys to read it too!
Here's the description from the publisher :
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. 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. 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.
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.
Check out the website for the book trailer and a special extra scene from the book!
http://erinmorgenstern.com/the-night-circus/
