The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Excellently written and with an exciting, unusual plot. As the title suggests this book is about a circus which only opens at night. The atmosphere created by this book is very compelling and the characters are likeable and well drawn. There is a strong magical, ethereal theme to this book so you do need to be willing to embrace the supernatural, but the narrative makes this easy. An imaginative and easy to read novel - read this if you enjoyed Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell or The End of Mr Y.