The Night Circus is a very tough act to follow! While it did take me a while to get into this story, because I think Ms. Morgenstern writes so beautifully and has an incredible imagination, that this book is worth the reader's time and efforts. Unlike another reviewer, I did feel that she did flesh out the characters- she made me want to know what happend to them- and even more than that, I actually cared what happened to the characters. I recommend this book.