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A review by ameserole
Illusionary by Zoraida Córdova
4.0
After devouring the previous book, I'll admit that I was super excited to dive into Illusionary. Like, really excited. I wanted so many things to happen throughout this that it hurt a smidge to have high expectations before reading it. It was still a pretty good sequel though.
Now I'll admit that the beginning was a bit slow for me. I was happy that it picked up right where the first book ended because it didn't confuse me or anything. Which, yes, is a huge plus for me. Renata and Castian are still running and hiding from the King and Whispers. So much betrayal happened in the first book that I honestly wasn't going to be surprised if we got even more in this one. Which, yes, we did get a ton of betrayal and a return of the dickwad.
Speaking of him, I was not a fan of him being a huge dick. It annoyed and frustrated me but then again.. he did do a shitty thing in the previous book so I wasn't completely surprised with him being a manipulative asshole either. What I did enjoy was watching Renata and Castian get closer to one another. It's really cute when people pretend to be together and act like they aren't going to catch feelings or anything.
Real adorable guys but you will ALWAYS catch feelings. Idiots... who I love.
Another thing I liked was Renata coming into her own in a way. She was learning more about her past which utterly confused me. Mostly because I wanted to know how she couldn't fully remember things. So seeing things click into place for her just put a smile on my face. Also seeing her being more in control of her powers was nice as well.
In the end, all I'm going to say is always be suspicious. Of every single person or thing. Seriously, it will save you so much time because I never know who I can or can't trust. Ever. I'm so happy that I got to dive into this and I can't wait for the next book that Zoraida writes.
Now I'll admit that the beginning was a bit slow for me. I was happy that it picked up right where the first book ended because it didn't confuse me or anything. Which, yes, is a huge plus for me. Renata and Castian are still running and hiding from the King and Whispers. So much betrayal happened in the first book that I honestly wasn't going to be surprised if we got even more in this one. Which, yes, we did get a ton of betrayal and a return of the dickwad.
Speaking of him, I was not a fan of him being a huge dick. It annoyed and frustrated me but then again.. he did do a shitty thing in the previous book so I wasn't completely surprised with him being a manipulative asshole either. What I did enjoy was watching Renata and Castian get closer to one another. It's really cute when people pretend to be together and act like they aren't going to catch feelings or anything.
Real adorable guys but you will ALWAYS catch feelings. Idiots... who I love.
Another thing I liked was Renata coming into her own in a way. She was learning more about her past which utterly confused me. Mostly because I wanted to know how she couldn't fully remember things. So seeing things click into place for her just put a smile on my face. Also seeing her being more in control of her powers was nice as well.
In the end, all I'm going to say is always be suspicious. Of every single person or thing. Seriously, it will save you so much time because I never know who I can or can't trust. Ever. I'm so happy that I got to dive into this and I can't wait for the next book that Zoraida writes.