Fantasy
The Night Circus
A mysterious circus arrives without warning and opens only at night, its black-and-white tents full of impossible wonders. Inside it, two young magicians have been bound since childhood into a contest they do not fully understand.
- First published
- 2011
- Pace
- slow
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a dreamy, sensory fantasy to wander through, with a gentle love story.
Skip this if you want pace or a firm plot, because it drifts through time and favours atmosphere.
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