Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Some steampunk influences, Romance
Themes: Competition, Magic: Dark and Light, Love Against the Odds, Fate
Author information: Erin Morgenstern is a whimsical creature, drawn to fantasy and fairy tales, cats, tarot cards, astrology, reading, and tea. She is a writer and artist transplanted from Massachussetts to New York City.
Plot Summary: Celia and Marco are pitted against each other in a duel unlike any other, a magical duel that will last an undisclosed time and affect thousands of people over years and years. Their arena: Le Cirque des Reves, a circus of the night designed by architects and midnight dreamers, but kept alive by magic. At the beginning, they battle by creating tents to topple the other, but then, a strange thing happens; their magical tents serve as inspired gifts for one another as the competition fades away and love takes hold. But one thing remains true at the end of this ill-fated competition, only one of these magical warriors can be left standing.
Booktalk: A whimsical, thrilling tale of a magical duel, a circus alive with illusion and secrets set in the dark of the nighttime, jaunts around the world, and a cast of characters that will both baffle you and win your hearts; Night Circus is a wild, wonderful read. Reminiscent of Harry Potter, and Alice in Wonderland, Night Circus is a perfect pick for the grown up kids who have exhausted Rowling's repertoire, but not their own need for magic.
If you loved this, you'll like:
Bantock, Nick. Griffin and Sabine: An Extradorinary Correspondence. Chronicle Books, 1991.
Carroll, Lewis. Alice in Wonderland. Macmillan, 1965.
Riggs, Ransom. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Quirk Books, 2011.
Russell, Karen. St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves. Knopf, 2006.
Zusak, Markus. The Book Theif. Knopf, 2006.
Themes: Competition, Magic: Dark and Light, Love Against the Odds, Fate
Author information: Erin Morgenstern is a whimsical creature, drawn to fantasy and fairy tales, cats, tarot cards, astrology, reading, and tea. She is a writer and artist transplanted from Massachussetts to New York City.
Plot Summary: Celia and Marco are pitted against each other in a duel unlike any other, a magical duel that will last an undisclosed time and affect thousands of people over years and years. Their arena: Le Cirque des Reves, a circus of the night designed by architects and midnight dreamers, but kept alive by magic. At the beginning, they battle by creating tents to topple the other, but then, a strange thing happens; their magical tents serve as inspired gifts for one another as the competition fades away and love takes hold. But one thing remains true at the end of this ill-fated competition, only one of these magical warriors can be left standing.
Booktalk: A whimsical, thrilling tale of a magical duel, a circus alive with illusion and secrets set in the dark of the nighttime, jaunts around the world, and a cast of characters that will both baffle you and win your hearts; Night Circus is a wild, wonderful read. Reminiscent of Harry Potter, and Alice in Wonderland, Night Circus is a perfect pick for the grown up kids who have exhausted Rowling's repertoire, but not their own need for magic.
If you loved this, you'll like:
Bantock, Nick. Griffin and Sabine: An Extradorinary Correspondence. Chronicle Books, 1991.
Carroll, Lewis. Alice in Wonderland. Macmillan, 1965.
Riggs, Ransom. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Quirk Books, 2011.
Russell, Karen. St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves. Knopf, 2006.
Zusak, Markus. The Book Theif. Knopf, 2006.