5) Plot DONE

     Overall, the general plot reminded me somewhat of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. In both novels, two people who fall in love are forced to fight to the death. Both couples, Marco and Celia along with Katniss and Peeta, manage to bend the rules causing for the competitions to come to a stalemate. The Circus was intended to be the fighting grounds for Celia and Marco, and others came to the grounds to either perform or enjoy the enigmatic tents. The competition could easily last decades. However, Katniss and Peeta were placed in an arena in which people were invited to view the events outside of the arena. Unlike The Night Circus, the game master in the Hunger Games manipulates the environment in the arena in order to pit the children against each other in order to provide a show for the outsiders. This does not allow for The Hunger Games to continue on for such an extended period of time. Marco and Celia being trained by Hector and Mr. A.H. is similar to how Katniss and Peeta were trained by Effie Trinket and Haymitch Abernathy, though Katniss and Peeta received considerably less time with Effie and Haymitch.