The Washington Post – Ron Charles: …even if you're not ready for clown shoes, you'll enjoy escaping into Erin Morgenstern's enchanting first novel…more than merely re-creating the Greatest Show on Earth, Morgenstern has spun an extravaganza that makes P.T. Barnum look smaller than Tom Thumb…Morgenstern manages to conjure up a love story for adults that feels luxuriously romantic.