As intricate, intriguing and carefully put together as the Wunschtraum Clock described in its pages. You get drawn in by the tantalising descriptions of the circus and then bound in place by the delicately building romance and your own curiosity, to find out what exactly is going on in the Cirque de Reves. While not exactly a quick read, I at no point felt bored with the story and was just as eager to carry on. This is not a book to be devoured, so much as slowly taken in.
The main and secondary characters were well developed and each very individual, though I would have liked to have learnt a bit more about Poppet and Widget. I started off think that the story would be mainly about Marco and Celia, but then Bailey was introduced, and Mr Barris got his own section, and they all added their own tones and points of view to the story.
I got a little confused by the jumping times at first, but eventually just went with it and found it quite atmospheric - to have bits of the story developing at different rates - and it all tied up nicely at the end.
Overall, an enchanting read and definitely something I will be revisiting.
