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The Magician's Lie
by Greer Macallister
The Amazing Arden has truly done it. She enchants everyone she meets, and I was no exception. This story caught me by the teeth and didn't let go. It starts off with a gruesome murder, and immediately spins us into a tale of fear, romance, and magic.
The story of Arden starts in her teenage years, and features a truly horrifying villain. I shuddered while reading it. Yet, it also introduces us to a girl with incredible strength and ambition. As she travels across the country, she grows and changes. The story she tells is unbelievable, yet compelling and candid. She's a master at what she does, and weaves both stories and illusions with equal ease.
The other characters, including the policeman she spills her tale to, are also fully fleshed out characters with their own struggles and motivations, but the star is truly Arden. She's brilliant and vulnerable at the same time. She intelligent and flawed, all in one.
My only problem was, at times, the book moved a little slowly, and I expected the end to be more of a bang, but overall, it was wonderful and magical. I found myself rooting for Arden throughout her entire story, and I still can't believe she tells her tale during only one mysterious night. Again, the end fell a little short when compared to the amount of tension the book created, but it was still satisfying and sensational.
The story of Arden starts in her teenage years, and features a truly horrifying villain. I shuddered while reading it. Yet, it also introduces us to a girl with incredible strength and ambition. As she travels across the country, she grows and changes. The story she tells is unbelievable, yet compelling and candid. She's a master at what she does, and weaves both stories and illusions with equal ease.
The other characters, including the policeman she spills her tale to, are also fully fleshed out characters with their own struggles and motivations, but the star is truly Arden. She's brilliant and vulnerable at the same time. She intelligent and flawed, all in one.
My only problem was, at times, the book moved a little slowly, and I expected the end to be more of a bang, but overall, it was wonderful and magical. I found myself rooting for Arden throughout her entire story, and I still can't believe she tells her tale during only one mysterious night. Again, the end fell a little short when compared to the amount of tension the book created, but it was still satisfying and sensational.