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A review by noemi1010
Cruel Illusions by Margie Fuston
3.0
3.5 stars
I wasn't a big fan of this book. Although the FairyLoot editon is stunning (cover with red foil, stencilled edges and illustrated end pages), I wasn't able to get much into the story.
With a circus vibe, our protagonist Ava knows of the existence of vampires. One night she finds herself in a mysterious place with a magician show. But it's not all a trick. Magic is real and Ava possesses it. The magician troupe needs her, and hoping to get news about her mother's death by a vampire, she follows them to a manor where she needs to compete to gain immortality. But something sinister hides behind the competition, and Ava's past and true identity will come knocking down.
The story is original as I can't remember ever reading about magicians as the main characters in a YA novel, and the vampires backstory was too. However, I felt like the ending was too easy in a sense. I was expecting something more.
I wasn't a big fan of this book. Although the FairyLoot editon is stunning (cover with red foil, stencilled edges and illustrated end pages), I wasn't able to get much into the story.
With a circus vibe, our protagonist Ava knows of the existence of vampires. One night she finds herself in a mysterious place with a magician show. But it's not all a trick. Magic is real and Ava possesses it. The magician troupe needs her, and hoping to get news about her mother's death by a vampire, she follows them to a manor where she needs to compete to gain immortality. But something sinister hides behind the competition, and Ava's past and true identity will come knocking down.
The story is original as I can't remember ever reading about magicians as the main characters in a YA novel, and the vampires backstory was too. However, I felt like the ending was too easy in a sense. I was expecting something more.