[ARC Review] Pantomime by Laura Lam

Pantomime
Laura Lam
February 5th, 2013
Strange Chemistry

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R. H. Ragona’s Circus of Magic is the greatest circus of Ellada. Nestled among the glowing blue Penglass—remnants of a mysterious civilisation long gone—are wonders beyond the wildest imagination. It’s a place where anything seems possible, where if you close your eyes you can believe that the magic and knowledge of the vanished Chimaera is still there. It’s a place where anyone can hide.

Iphigenia Laurus, or Gene, the daughter of a noble family, is uncomfortable in corsets and crinoline, and prefers climbing trees to debutante balls. Micah Grey, a runaway living on the streets, joins the circus as an aerialist’s apprentice and soon becomes the circus’s rising star.

But Gene and Micah have balancing acts of their own to perform, and a secret in their blood that could unlock the mysteries of Ellada.

 Hi guys it's Amy back finally with my first book review of 2013.  Let me start off by saying that for me Pantomime is just so so and for that reason I give this book three laser pistols.  The reason for this because it's starts off interesting but looses steam half way through the book and picks back up at the end.  Also, this book is left wide open for a sequel because there are just too many questions left unanswered by the end of this book.  The reason it gets a three laser pistols and not a two is that I love the idea of this world and the circus and I thought the author did a good job building the world.  It's just that the mystery fell flat for me.  I love circuses and the magic and mystery they represent and if you are looking for a book with a good circus in it then R.H. Ragona's Circus of Magic doesn't disappoint.  It has freaks, acrobats, and performers and I love that it all seen through Micah's eyes so the magic and mystic is not clouded with cynicism.  In the end the circus itself could not keep my attention and I felt that at times I had to force myself to pick Pantomime back up.