The book I read for this semester project is The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern. As you can guess with the title, the setting is a circus that only opens at night, but it is so much more than that. There are two “magicians” as you might call them, who have an apprentice each, and they make their apprentices play against each other in a game.
The story starts when one magician, called Hector Bowen, receives a six year old girl with a letter that says that she is her daughter. He soon finds out that his daughter, called Celia, has abilities like his own. He then decides to start a game with the other magician called Alexander, or A.H.. Alexander goes to an orphanage and he finds his apprentice Marco there, and starts training him right away. From there, each magician starts training their apprentice, Hector by making her control things with her mind, Alexander by making Marco read and write old enchantments and symbols. As they grow older, the magicians start “pulling the strings” until the Cirque de Rêves is founded, and thus the game begins. Soon, they start unconsciously falling in love with each other until they can’t control and this make the game more difficult for them, since the winner should be decided when the other player is dead.
I really enjoyed this book. I have read it before, and decided to read it again since I really didn’t remember most of the story, and I wanted to read something like this. I like how they mix rivalry, magic, and a love story, and put it all into a circus. It kind of makes you want to visit the circus. The little sections where you are visiting the circus are a really nice touch since it makes you take a part in the story. I also like how the author makes you like both Marco and Celia and makes you want them to be together even if it is close to impossible.
I would love for more people to read this book. It is so full of details that makes things seem more real than ever. This book should be read by people that like Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, The Immortal Instruments, and Beautiful Creatures. The Night Circus features a love story for the girls, but doesn’t leave out the action and suspense that boys like to read. This is one of those books that once you start reading it, you will find it hard to put it down!
The story starts when one magician, called Hector Bowen, receives a six year old girl with a letter that says that she is her daughter. He soon finds out that his daughter, called Celia, has abilities like his own. He then decides to start a game with the other magician called Alexander, or A.H.. Alexander goes to an orphanage and he finds his apprentice Marco there, and starts training him right away. From there, each magician starts training their apprentice, Hector by making her control things with her mind, Alexander by making Marco read and write old enchantments and symbols. As they grow older, the magicians start “pulling the strings” until the Cirque de Rêves is founded, and thus the game begins. Soon, they start unconsciously falling in love with each other until they can’t control and this make the game more difficult for them, since the winner should be decided when the other player is dead.
I really enjoyed this book. I have read it before, and decided to read it again since I really didn’t remember most of the story, and I wanted to read something like this. I like how they mix rivalry, magic, and a love story, and put it all into a circus. It kind of makes you want to visit the circus. The little sections where you are visiting the circus are a really nice touch since it makes you take a part in the story. I also like how the author makes you like both Marco and Celia and makes you want them to be together even if it is close to impossible.
I would love for more people to read this book. It is so full of details that makes things seem more real than ever. This book should be read by people that like Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, The Immortal Instruments, and Beautiful Creatures. The Night Circus features a love story for the girls, but doesn’t leave out the action and suspense that boys like to read. This is one of those books that once you start reading it, you will find it hard to put it down!
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