I never got the chance to read this one before it was archived. The cover is what immediately caught my eye. 
I'm grateful for the publisher giving me a chance to read it, and will be looking for a physical copy in my local bookstore or library.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Bookouture for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Can we talk about that cover for a moment, it's absolutely gorgeous! And this was entirely a case of me judging a book by its cover... Historical Fiction and the Circus!? I'm sold!

Sadly this didn't quite live up to expectations for me and took me quite a while to finally finish reading it. It was a decent story, and well written, but it didn't grip me enough to entice me back to it once I'd put it down.

Some tales are entirely compelling, and I think the premise here could have been one of those, but there was something off about its handling for me. The pacing wasn't as solid as I'd like, and I didn't quite connect with the romance, but all that said I do think this has it's audience, it was just a little lack-luster for my tastes.

3 stars

A beautiful tale, I thoroughly enjoyed this story  It was a really interesting read to based during the II world war.  It had an unexcepted twist at the end.  Can't wait for more by this author.

Such a beautiful mixture of many genres. It's a World War 2 fiction about a traveling circus with fantastical fairy tale elements.

It reads like a young adult fantasy and if you have been something ww2 with a twist, then this should be on your book to read lists.

I enjoy historical fiction...particularly centered in this era. I love anything circus related. Naturally I had high hopes for this, and it did not disappoint. The characters were complex and well-developed, without the pace ever slowing. While interwoven with tragedy, this story is a gentle-flowing read that sweeps the reader along. Best I’ve read in quite some time.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author, for an ARC of this book, in exhange for an honest review.
I really enjoyed reading the "Ringmaster's Daughter" by Carly Schabowski. I thought it was a great WW2 historical fiction book that told the story of a traveling circus that had some secrets. It was beautifully written & I didn't want the story to end.
I would definitely read another book by this author.

Don't judge a book by its cover! Hands up! I did.........The cover to The Ringmaster's Daughter by Carly Schabowski was just beautiful and I fell in love with it, I never read what the book was about. However, I am glad I loved the cover and read it. 
WoW what a beautifully written book The Ringmaster's Daughter was. 
This book starts in 1940 in Paris.and it's about a travelling circus trying to avoid the Germans throughout the Second World War.. The main character Michel Bonnet, is a young, kind Parisian who joins Le Cirque Neumann. which is a struggling circus as their horse handler. As Michel finds his place among the secretive and odd group of performers and outcasts, at the circus. Michel finds himself fall for an exotic trapeze Freida and is forbidden even to look at her by others at the circus. 

How can Michel win her Love that he is forbidden even to try and get?

Just a beautiful Love story with lots of colours. I loved this book and looking forward to read Carly's next book in the future.

Big Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for giving me the opportunity to review this book in exchange of an honest review

I loved this book! It was a great historical fiction ww2 book but told the story of a traveling circus that had some secrets. The writing was so poetic and I almost didn't want it to end! I will definitely be looking forward to reading more by this author. I recieved a free copy of this book from netgalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

I never got the chance to read this one before it was archived, but the idea behind it is so promising! I'm truly grateful for the publisher giving me a chance to read it, and will be looking for a physical copy in my local bookstore. I love books based on the circus.

Sometimes you find books that just don't captivate you for whatever reason.  Sadly this book really failed to grasp my attention.  I don't know if it's because it's too similar to a couple other tales I'd read previously, my state of mind or the writing but this wasn't one of my favorite reads.  I read about 40% and skimmed the rest and I rarely DNF.

The Ringmaster's Daughter by Carly Schabowski is an enchanting story about love, betrayal, loss, and friendship. I was pulled in immediately. The characters were engaging and my heart ached with them and laughed with them and cried with them and rejoiced with them. It was very well written and researched. 
The story follows Michel, a young man who is forced onto a moving train by a friend during WWII, in an attempt to get him away from Paris and the Germans who were coming to occupy it. There he meets Jean, a very tall man and Giordano, a dwarf. He meets Werner, a red faced man who seems very angry and Serge, a giant of a man with more muscle than one should have. then there is Kacper, a man who doesn't speak. But, most importantly, there is a black haired beauty, Frieda, with green eyes that Michel can't get out of his mind. After some trouble, Michel is given a job among this group of traveling performers, but he is instructed not to ask too many questions, not to get too close. But, when you live your life daily with people on the run and trying to survive, how do you not get close? When the war and all of the troubles it brings starts to bring them down, they must find a way to survive, holding each other and working together. A delightfully sad and beautiful story. At times I was so angry. I wanted so much for them to have their heart's desires. But that is not the way of war. It takes and it brings loss. But beauty can rise from it as well. The Ringmaster's Daughter does just this. If you enjoy a story about WWII and all that means, you will not want to miss this one!
 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read this book. All opinions are my own.

When I first read the description of this book, I was so excited to sit down and read. It took me a very long time to get into it and I found myself quite bored. Half way into the book it definitely started to pick up, but I wasn't a big fan of this one.

Unfotunately, I have to DNF this one at 39%. The premise was enticing and I really enjoyed the cast of characters, but ultimately it totally lacked emotion for me. There was no real pull to keep me invested, though it's easy enough reading if you're looking for something pleasant.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC!!

"Circus people don't ask who you were before, or what god you believe in - when you join the circus, you are family, whatever your past."

 What led me to read this book, apart from its cover, was the plot, because i particularly like stories that include a circus theme, also the fact that it's from the historical fiction genre, set in Paris, 1940.
 Something I didn't know when I started reading it until I finished it was that, at the end of the book, Carly Schabowski says that she was inspired by a REAL story for the plot of this book, which was the one of an Austrian circus owner named Adolf Althoff and his wife, who they helped a family in distress during World War II. This fact was something that I found great and interesting, it gives more value to the book, which i think it would have been nice if it was added to the beginning of the book or when promoting it.

   At first it's kinda slow and boring, in addition to being somewhat predictable that i thought about stopping reading it or putting it aside, but i felt curious about what happens next, so what entertained me and encouraged me to continue reading, something that I liked about this book is the mystery behind the circus and it's characters, and the curiosity to know what happened at the end.
  Since the protagonist Michael, runs into the circus and it's people, it starts to get interesting, since they don't tell him much and he begins to suspect that something isn't normal, the circus travels and things happen as this happens, and we can learn more about these peculiar characters. I like how they open up to Michael, when he is finally to be trusted, the friendship between the characters. The relationship between Michael and Frieda is insta-love, but I liked it. The ending worried me, but it turned up to be nice and emotional. This book was entertaining, i recommend it for readers who like the genre of historical fiction and historical themes, also if you like books with a circus theme and some romance.

 Aspects i didn't like: 
-Slow at the beginning and some parts.
-Inta-love between Michael and Frieda.
-Some parts or aspects were kinda predictable, but it can pass since it's historical fiction?.

Aspects i did like:
-The characters
-Friendship
-Backstories
-Some funny parts in the dialogues
-Michael and Frieda
-The mystery and curiosity at first

#theringmastersdaughter #carlyschabowski #netgalley #netgalleyreads #netgalleyreview it’s taken me a while to read this one. The setting was WWII. And while I love reading about it and learning. I have needed a break because #covid anyway. I did it 🥳 this is a story of a boy whose a man. Forced to leave his home in Paris. As he stows away on a train he finds himself amongst circus people. He isn’t welcomed at first. But. They find their way back together. As we travel through the country. From act to act. We learn the stories of the characters. It’s a beautiful tale. One that will make you giggle and weep. If you need an emotional ride this is definitely a good pick. #bookstagram #booknerd #bookstagrammer #bookaholic #netgalleyreviewer #readingismysuperpower #readingtime #reader #readwithme #booknerdlife #booksbooksbooks📚

What a totally brilliant book .. I absolutely loved it.

Michel has to leave his beloved Paris due the the German's stampede to take over Paris.  He manages to jump on an commercial train, but gets caught on thrown off .. stranger still they were a travelling circus.

With no real plans, Michel decides to just walk, when all of a sudden a majestic beauty of a horse appears, and being trained with horses, he manages to calm the stallion down.  Then over the hill, the ring!aster appears, the same man who had him thrown off the train.  But on seeing how he's called his horse show , he decides to offer him a job to train him... Then the troubles begin 

Highly recommended 
Thank you Netgalley and Publishers for the Arc
Options are my own

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to review an advanced copy for an honest review. 

The beginning of the book was VERY slow, unfortunately. I really liked the premise and the setting. However, it took me nearly 1.5 months to read as I wasn't invested initially. Towards the middle, when stuff started happening, I became much more invested and read it significantly faster. The end was a bit contrived but I thought it really interesting, and wound up rating it a 3.5/5. I would recommend it to folks who appreciate reading the WWII time period as long as they don't need the book to be a page turner from the get go.

I love stories that revolve around circuses, carnivals, and amusement parks so this was a book that I immediately wanted to read. The story reminded me of a mixture of Water for Elephants and a little bit of The Night Circus but wasn't written as well as the aforementioned books. 

I was intrigued in the beginning and loved the sights and sounds of the circus but the story really lost steam for me towards the middle. I began to lose interest and found it to be a little slow. 

Overall, this was a decent circus story but not my favorite.

I was sucked in in by the cover...ever since reading 'Water for Elephants' a few years ago, I have been drawn to circus themed books. 
This however was a mild book, if I'm totally honest I really struggled to connect with it, and wasn't desperately wanting to pick it back up.
Set in France, during WWII the book follows Michel who escapes Paris around the time of the German invasion, and finds himself tacking along with a circus train, tending their horses and being drawn to the mysterious performer, Freida. He has however, been forbidden by Ringmaster Werner from mixing with the performers.
The story itself is pleasant enough, and the writing is easy - but it felt quite slow paced at times.

Thank yoy to NetGalley for an electronic ARC in exchange for a review.

I really wanted to like this book and i know others who do but it was missing something for me.  It just wasn't my type of magical.  I was seduced by the cover and got a bit of a shock that it became so emotional when i had wrongly assumed it would be more lighthearted.  That being said i did like the way the author writes and would be happy to give another one of Schabowski's books a go.

Thank you to NetGally and the publisher for an E-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.