The Night Circus

Schlock. Drivel. Gelatinous muck. You will feel a portion of your life sucked away that cannot be replaced. The audio version helps a bit (why this tripe gets 1.8, not 1.3 stars) as the narrator, Jim Dale, does his best with a bunch of cardboard characters slapped into a story where nothing. Ever. Happens. I predict much eye rolling. What duel? What love story? What plot? Does the author have a clue about how people spoke or behaved in the late Victorian era? And red-headed, magical twins? Oh, brother. This book and Audrey Niffenegger's “Her Fearful Symmetry” should hang out.

To sum up, the marketers behind this book should be applauded for tricking so many into this book with an interesting cover and a breathless synopsis.