This book fell somehow right to the middle with me. The start of the book was slow and hard to get through, it was reallt hard to pick the book pack up. The introduction of all the characters in the family with the set up were not really that interesting to me. Halfway through the book the story got more interesting, with further explanation on Orquídea’s circus history. The magical realism was really the jewel of this book, with its vivid personality, rules, chances and possibilites. Sadly, I could not really connect with the characters, and the plot really didn’t make an impact. I feel like the family was there just for the family’s sake, and we didn’t really get to feel for them, apart from Marimar, who’s ”thorniness” is subjected to the reader constantly.