~Slow Plot: The plot loses a lot of the minimal momentum it has when Celia figures out Marco’s secret identity, which is about over half-way through the book and it takes ages for the plot-thread to be picked up again. The problem is I’m a plot orientated reader and I don’t much care for description unless it relates back to the plot. Now, I understand that this is the author’s style, it’s not like the descriptions are bad, in fact I would wager that the author has a serious Food Porn fetish.
~Lots of Description: This is one of the main reasons I struggled with this book for so long, there are huge paragraphs (sometimes whole chapters) just describing the circus or the current scene like the ten-year anniversary party at Chandresh Christophe Lefevre’s place. Unbeknownst to them, this game is a duel to the death, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will
Beyond the smoke and mirrors, however, a fierce competition is underway–a contest between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood to compete in “a game,” in which each must use their powers of illusion to best the other. Within nocturnal black and white striped tents awaits a unique experience, a feast for the senses, where one can get lost in a maze of clouds, meander through a lush garden made of ice, stand awestruck as a tattooed contortionist folds herself into a small glass box, and gaze in wonderment at an illusionist performing impossible feats of magic. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. The circus arrives at night, without warning. In this mesmerizing debut, a competition between two magicians becomes a star-crossed love story. She currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts with two very fluffy cats.
Social Media: Blog, Facebook, Goodreads and TwitterĮrin Morgenstern is a writer and a multimedia artist, who describes all her work as “fairy tales in one way or another.” She grew up in Marshfield, Massachusetts.
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