Night Circus is based around a competition, whose playing field is a circus. Beautifully atmospheric with really good characterization, and very satisfying. Imaginative except when it comes to the aesthetics, some of which seemed like they'd been directed by Tim Burton in the 90's. The way the story unfolds seems original somehow, there are no huge reveals, it unravels naturally and while it is gripping, it doesn't seem that was the only aim of Morgenstern. I loved the way the novel spans time and weaves in other stories, it is certainly filmic.
