The definition of "no plot, just vibes." The biggest strength of this book is the language. Morgenstern has a knack for absorbing the reader into her circus. Characters are not well developed in the slightest, love  between them is unjustified and surface, but I don't hold that against it given the story itself is not the point. Merely a vehicle to engage with the magic. The beginning drags a bit until you begin to accept that basically nothing is going to happen. The actually story could be condensed to 80 pages. That said, I recommend this for an escapist fantasy.