I think I outgrew purple prose when I realized, too often, they’re used as a diversion, rather than a device, to pan the reader’s attention away from a weak story or revelation or, in this case, a lack of a magical battle to the death by two “worthy” opponents who are “madly” in love with each other. This book taught me that the older I get, the less patience I have for flowery prose and meandering story arcs, specifically those that take too long to get to…nowhere. Once in a while you come across a book that you may or may not enjoy, but the experience of reading it teaches you something new about yourself. Anyone who’s interested in this book should try it on audio first. He’s amazing, so amazing he saved this book for me. So I ended up finishing the read via Jim Dale on audio. I lost full interest somewhere in the middle, right around the time I realized the competition between the two rival magicians was going nowhere and that it wasn’t actually a competition, more like an awkward one-up-man-ship. I started out reading and I really enjoyed the first few chapters, but then the story went on and on for too long without much happening, and so all those lovely fantastical descriptions lost their luster and became grating. The downside, however, is it’s a chore to read on your own, as I found out (more below the spoilers). There so many lovely fantastical sensory details that suck you right into the dreamy magical world of Le Cirque des Rêves. This book is one of the few that works better as an audiobook because it’s got lovely flowing sentences that sound great when spoken aloud, especially by the great Jim Dale. Publisher.Date read: October 16 to December 12, 2013 Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart. True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus per formers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead. 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. 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.
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. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not.
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