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The Ladies of the Secret Circus
by Constance Sayers
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Thank you to Redhook Books, the author, and NetGalley for the gifted copy of The Ladies of the Secret Circus. All opinions in this review are my own.
The premise of this book immediately grabbed my attention. A dual timeline book set in Jazz Age Paris and the present with a mysterious circus connecting the two stories sounded amazing!
Unfortunately, this book did not live up to its description for me. I found the pacing to be extremely disjointed. It took over half the book for the circus to really be in the story and then it was only for a small portion.
I should have DNFed this book when I stopped caring about the characters early on and had to check to make sure I was reading the right book. I still love the concept but the execution was not for me.
The premise of this book immediately grabbed my attention. A dual timeline book set in Jazz Age Paris and the present with a mysterious circus connecting the two stories sounded amazing!
Unfortunately, this book did not live up to its description for me. I found the pacing to be extremely disjointed. It took over half the book for the circus to really be in the story and then it was only for a small portion.
I should have DNFed this book when I stopped caring about the characters early on and had to check to make sure I was reading the right book. I still love the concept but the execution was not for me.