Opens At Nightfall, Closes At Dawn

I recently finished reading Erin Morgenstern's novel The Night Circus. It is by far the best book I've read this year, and it is also HP's current book club selection.

The story centers around two illusionists, Celia and Marco, who are pitted against each other in a contest of sorts by their "fathers" when they are just small children. The rules of the contest are vague, but the fathers are determined that there will be a winner, at any cost.

When Celia and Marco are grown, through a series of events the competition becomes centered in the Night Circus where Celia performs and Marco works behind the scenes.

The circus is amazing, travelling from place to place all over the world. It is open only at night and is made up of multiple black and white tents where magical and fantastical things happen - things beyond anyone's imagination. (I can't wait for a movie of this book to be made. It has the potential to be really neat.)

Anyway, the story is too complex to explain more without giving key points away, so I'm going to stop here.

Definitely check this one out.