A review by ttaa
Glamorous Illusions by Lisa T. Bergren

2.0

I eagerly went into this book thinking I would love it as much as the River of Time series, but unfortunately, it didn't really meet my expectations. I'm not really sure why I'm not fangirling over this novel, but I think it has to do with the pacing of the book and the romance. After all, the real action didn't really begin until the last few chapters, so the majority of this novel was just exposition.

But the biggest problem was the romance, hands down. I mean the writing is good. The characters are actually really well developed. I loved Cora's new family members and traveling companions. I loved Cora. I loved Will. I hated the love triangle. It felt not only unnecessary, but I found myself rolling my eyes quite a few times. Plus we all know that Will is really who Cora is gonna end up with, so the whole "sophisticated Frenchman chasing after Cora" thing gets me annoyed. The ending though was very suspenseful, but I don't think I can muster up any energy to read the second book. Especially if it's gonna contain more angst from Cora about having to make the right decision and choose between kindhearted sweet Will or sophisticated rich French dude that I'm not bothered to remember the name of. Ugh le barf