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The Night Circus
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KWinks
Aug 14, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Every once in awhile, I encounter perfect. Reading The Night Circus, the real world melted away and I was entranced (for lack of a better word). I was sucked in immediately. Honestly, I have not had a book hit me like this since the first Harry Potter I read. I didn't just want to read the book, I wanted to LIVE in the book. I almost wish I could erase it from my mind and read it again for the first time.


EDIT: Read again almost 10 years later and it is STILL as wonderful as the first time I read
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Lu
Feb 26, 2013 rated it really liked it
The Night Circus only opens at night and it pops up unannounced and seems to follow no set schedule. The circus however, is not your run of the mill circus. There are tents that you can't even imagine, tents that amaze and surprise, and not to mention the food. It is not something you sit through, it is something you experience, something you will always remember!

A young girl and boy are chosen for a challenge, that will put their training to the test. They don't know who their opponents are, wh
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Vivalc
Sep 18, 2012 rated it really liked it
****SPOILER ALERT****

Loved the magic...I have been working with magic for over 10 years and it amazes me how perceptive the author is about how magic is performed & created. This book was written similar to the way a dream occurs...without warning...events, images that don't always tie together but send a message. I may have to read this book again...are Celia and Marco suspended in time? Did they go to another dimension where their love lives on for eternity? Just like the author, I am especial
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badcat
May 13, 2013 rated it liked it
This was a decent read. Nothing earth-shattering, but the story unfurled in an engaging way and the conceptual aspects of the book were entertaining. Not an amazing book, but a good enough tub read.
Shannon
Aug 24, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shelves: adultfic
Robyn
Sep 06, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: luxuriate
Fran
Sep 09, 2011 marked it as to-read-bg
Gaijinmama
Sep 23, 2011 marked it as to-read
Kristina
Oct 01, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: audio
PurplyCookie
Nov 06, 2011 marked it as to-read
Meghan
Dec 04, 2011 marked it as to-read
Kristen
Dec 29, 2011 marked it as to-read
Alisha
Feb 17, 2012 marked it as to-read
Nicole
Mar 19, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: magic-slingers
Donna Lou
May 14, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: audiobooks, own
Christina
Jun 16, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2014
Trish Heinrich
Jul 01, 2012 rated it really liked it
Jessica
Jul 25, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: book-club
Susanne
Aug 01, 2012 marked it as to-read
Michelle Hall
Aug 04, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: must-read-again
Cat Rambo
Oct 08, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Lyndsey
Jan 02, 2013 marked it as to-read
L. M. Ransom
Mar 12, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Mar 28, 2013 marked it as to-read
Numbedtoe
Apr 14, 2013 marked it as to-read
Leslie Jane
May 19, 2013 marked it as to-read
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