The Night Circus / Erin Morgenstern

5/5

Another rereading, and also as mind-blowing as I remember. 

The Night Circus has extremely well-developed characters, plot, world, style. I think it's strongest point is the last quality: its style. The Night Circus is written in a "vignette" format, so it has short clips of different storylines interspersed throughout. I adore it. It allows you to see more of the world than you otherwise would. Another task that Morgenstern executes extremely well is how she captures the feeling of awe and longing and amazing. It's what I feel whenever I go to a circus or a carnival, and not only did Morgenstern translate it perfectly onto the page, she does it so well that I began to feel it for this fictional circus.

The plot was full of twists and magic which kept me engaged, and the world Morgenstern built is perfect. Her writing is beautiful to read (and the cover is gorgeous). My only word of warning is to pay attention to the beginning of each chapter where she states the time and location, because the novel is not written chronologically. 

Highly enjoyable and left me wanting more. For all the romantics, the dreamers, and the fantasy-lovers-- it doesn't get much better than this!

Cinder / Marissa Meyer

4.5/5

I reread Cinder! Just as good as I remember.

Cinder has everything: strong characters and strong plot. I highly, highly recommend The Lunar Chronicles to reader who love fantasy and strong leads. Cinder, Kai, Iko are all well-developed, and the world is thoroughly thought-out. All points of the plot tie into a bigger picture, which you get to see more and more of as you read on.

One of my favorite fantasy series!