The Night Circus

It's the story of a woman and a man set against each other by their fathers. Their contest is hidden, even from them, and their playing field is a circus where they perform magic. Celia performs magic from within while Marco performs from the outside. Celia was trained close by her father and has innate talents, Marco was trained from afar by his adoptive father and had to learn everything. It's really a book about world building - and so maybe about story telling. 

It's an entertaining book where I found some depth, and the depth is there for the reader is  the reader wants to find some - and if the reader doesn't want it, it's still a good fantasy.