The Night Circus

Based on hype and a recommendation from Lainey of Lainey Gossip (not a personal rec just listed among her many delicious gossip tidbits) I downloaded and read The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern on my kindle last week. 

Here's the book description from Google Product Search:

The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love—a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands. True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus per­formers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead. Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart.

I found The Night Circus enchanting. Ms. Morgenstern wove a world for me that I wanted to live in. My favorite parts were the results of the duel between Celia and Marco - wonderful, imaginative additions to the circus that I wished with all my heart I could see, taste, touch and live in for real. I also enjoyed the extended cast of characters and the amount of depth and involvement they were given. If you care to further examine certain characters and aspects of this tale by letting your imagination turn over sentences and explore subtle hints - this novel becomes truly remarkable.