Welcome to my reading corner , where we talk about the books I've read and think you should know about , and that you might be interested in. From the bad to good, to even audiobooks and before you ask you did read that right,buts its a new a year and I'm slowly getting in to them but I'm still going to be reading more books then audio books , each month the plan is to try and listing to 2 or 3 audio books and then talk about them , so pull up a set and if you want to get a drink.
Today's book chat is going to be about :
Title : The Carnivale of Curiosities
Author : Amiee Gibbs
Read by : James Langton
Audiobook : 14 hrs 14 mins
Grand Central Publishing
Genre : Gothic fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical fantasy, Magical Realism
Rating : 4
First off like always a big thank you to the publisher for inviting me to read and review The Carnival of Curiosities as well as the author. This is the first time I think that I ever read a book about a magical circus. In fact that what got me to want to read it in the first place and I'm glad I decided to give it a try. I do have to admit that I had to re start it at one point because I had some trouble understanding what was going on but after I did that and took my time with it ,I began to enjoy it 100% , which means this is audiobook you differently need to have the physical book to read along with as your listing to it
Because of how the author describes everything from the places to the characters, and the Narrator brings them all to life which each chapter of the book. As well as the few twists and turns (that where dark ) but those also helped with the story line , this is definitely a book I'll be re reading as soon as I can pick up a physical copy .
dazzling gothic tale of Faustian bargains, jealousy, and murder set in a spectacular circus, where star-crossed lovers' destinies are forged at an unexpected price, for readers of V. E. Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.
In Victorian London, where traveling sideshows are the very pinnacle of entertainment, there is no more coveted ticket than Ashe and Pretorius' Carnivale of Curiosities. Each performance is a limited engagement, and London's elite boldly dare the dangerous streets of Southwark to witness the Carnivale's astounding assemblage of marvels. For a select few, however, the real show begins behind the curtain. Rumors abound that the show’s proprietor, Aurelius Ashe, is more than an average magician. It's said that for the right price, he can make any wish come true. No one knows the truth of this claim better than Lucien the Lucifer, the Carnivale's star attraction. Born with the ability to create fire, he's dazzled spectators since he was a boy.
When Odilon Rose, one of the most notorious men in London, comes calling with a proposition regarding his young and beautiful charge, Charlotte, Ashe is tempted to refuse. After revealing, however, that Rose holds a secret that threatens the security of the troupe's most vulnerable members, Ashe has no choice but to sign an insidious contract.
The stakes grow higher as Lucien finds himself drawn to Charlotte and her to him, an attraction that spurs a perilous course of events. Grave secrets, recovered horrors, and what it means to be family come to a head in this vividly imagined spectacle—with the lives of all those involved suspended in the balance
