Summary Morgenstern

What we enjoyed about the book:

Setting and time great, fluffy story, very detailed, expanded throughout the novel
“Completely fell in love with it”
Writing style creates magic
Atmosphere and immersion great
Would love to read another story set in the same universe
Best part of it was the magical setting and vibe
“Night Circus” idea was so wonderful
Wonderful world
Shows described in quite a lot of detail, at first boring and then it became more interesting
“Very enchanting”
Story boring when reading it for the second tme, enchantment better when one reads it for the first time
Right headspace needed
One person’s Secret Santa gift was this book and it was quite enchanting, but also very criticial –> maybe better to read it when one is younger
Fairy tale style
So much unused potential
Dreamers really cool
Childlike wonder created very well
Twins are col and sweet
Ballroom scene cool
Conversation about stories great
Tarot foreshadowing cool

What we discussed:

Plot and characters not that great
If details annoy you, then the book isn’t for you
Borderline abuse of the pupils was terrible
Main characters showed little emotion and the reader received very little insight –> frustrating
Fairy tale style also explains the lack of emotions
Romance a bit boring
Underwhelmnig story, big setup and lots of foreshadowing and then nothing
Readers don’t really understand *why* the two main characters fall in love, it’s very distant
Ending super anticlimatic
Lovers have no chemistry???
Ending confusing
W. telling the story cool, but how the plot is resolved was meh
Magic system quite weak
Maybe more clarity would have helped create more suspense
Reader kept in the dark for too long: bargain should have been introduced earlier
Father as ghost terrible, stalking

Ratings:

Published by MSH