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   No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) wagner.sarah35 | Feb 4, 2024 |  The world Dawson creates is so unique but so real, as it is grounded in our own history. The magic descriptions are wonderful and, at times/as appropriate, horrible. The sense of dread that builds each time you read the antagonist's chapters is perfectly done. I loved all of the characters and the realistic portrayal of healing from traumatic relationships. I would love to see more of this world, especially throughout the rest of the 20th century. I'm looking forward to reading more from Dawson in the future! (  ) BarnesBookshelf | Jun 20, 2023 | The First Bright Thing delves into its 1920s setting and circus life to follow Rin, the Ringmaster of a circus that consists of Sparks--people with diverse magical abilities. The phenomenon emerged during the Great War, with no explanation of how or why. Rin can travel to different places and through time, while her trapeze-artist wide Odette has a healing touch. Their circus travels the Midwest, seeking to help people with each show--but they are shadowed by the stalking Circus King, an ominous figure from Rin's past. The found family theme is strong and beautiful in this book, and the characters need that loving support, as this book delves into some disturbing darkness, mostly of the psychological variety. This one really does require a Trigger Warning straight-up because of the severe abuse it depicts. Through it all, though, there is a prevailing sense of hope. Rin is a Jewish woman, and discussion of her childhood faith and the concept of mitzvah come up often and fit beautifully within this world. ( ) ladycato | Apr 22, 2023 | “The First Bright Thing” by J.R. Dawson ( ) thisgayreads | Nov 4, 2023 | no reviews | add a review
If you knew how dark tomorrow would be, what would you do with today?"This is the magic circus book that I have been looking for all my life."--Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Every Heart A DoorwayRingmaster -- Rin, to those who know her best -- can jump to different moments in time as easily as her wife, Odette, soars from bar to bar on the trapeze. And the circus they lead is a rare home and safe haven for magical misfits and outcasts, known as Sparks.With the world still reeling from World War I, Rin and her troupe -- the Circus of the Fantasticals -- travel the midwest, offering a single night of enchantment and respite to all who step into their Big Top. But threats come at Rin from all sides. The future holds an impending war that the Sparks can see barrelling toward their show and everyone in it. And Rin's past creeps closer every day, a malevolent shadow she can't fully escape. It takes the form of another circus, with tents as black as midnight and a ringmaster who rules over his troupe with a dangerous power. Rin's circus has something he wants, and he won't stop until it's his.A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books. No library descriptions found. |
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