A review by justjoel
The Last Illusion by Porochista Khakpour

3.0

Interesting blend of genres. This blends Persian myth with New York City just before Y2K and 9/11. While I felt like Zal's story was compelling, the editing (and I do dearly love when authors name their editors in the Afterword, as happened here, because it lets me know at whom my glare should be directed) could have been better. Simple stuff like "too" instead of "to," and then just wrong facts (no one microwaves frozen mice to feed their snakes—and if they do, they only make that mistake once and then they buy a new microwave).

Despite the errors, the slow start, and the mess of an ending, I liked the book.

3 out of 5 stars.