As the competition gets underway, she realizes there is something more sinister at play, and the truths she held fast to may not be so true after all. Riassumendo, Cruel Illusion è un libro che vi consiglio se siete nel mood di leggere un libro non troppo elaborato e abbastanza prevedibile ma pieno di magia, spettacoli circensi, vampiri e con un romance carino! When we first got here, Parker and Jacob bonded instantly over video games and Star Wars and zombies. I used to try stuff like that a lot as a kid, especially after Mom died, when I needed a little magic that wasn’t pretend.

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Longest Pregnancy Ever: The pregnancy of Ava's mother lasts centuries, as she was pregnant with Ava before becoming immortal. I also loved the fact that Cruel Illusion talked about vampires and also incorporated these figures into the theme of magic and the circus .Parker’s staring at me with something like pity in his eyes, and I lock down whatever emotion he’s reading on my face. She’s invited out of nowhere to join a troupe of magicians who are also vampire hunters, and she accepts because her foster-whatever is a total drag and her parents were stage magicians. A diciassette anni, viene accolta da una famiglia in cui suo fratello si adatta perfettamente, e si imbatte in uno spettacolo di magia che sembra troppo bello per essere reale.

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The story is about Ava, a young woman on the cusp of womanhood who has spent the last few years in foster homes after her mother was killed by vampires, though only she believes that. The need for vengeance against him has become Ava's drive in life, but vampires haven't been seen for ten years so she's started to give up hope, until she finds a group of stage magicians who are able to do impossible magic tricks and realizes they can do real magic. Passando invece alle cose che mi hanno fatto abbassare un po' la valutazione, ho trovato il libro un po' troppo lungo e pesante (sono 520 pagine), capisco che essendo uno standalone la storia si sviluppa tutta nel libro, ma secondo me alcune parti potevano essere più brevi. While the story itself felt quite familiar, the things Ava learns about herself and her family were engaging.

From the get go we meet our protagonist, Ava, an orphan who wants revenge against the vampire who killed her mother.

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The competition is dangerous, grim, and a little macabre, yet I dare you to tear your eyes away for even a second. Drawn to a mysterious magical world, Ava is willing to suspend her disbelief regarding the supernatural, but it quickly becomes clear that nothing could prepare her for what she is about to witness. Similarly, the competition element can feel overdone in YA fantasy but I liked the way this one came together, and found the challenges themselves interesting to read.Some people speculate that he was on the verge of being one of the greats when he disappeared from center stage and became known for doing small pop-up shows with a mysterious woman—my mom. Eventually, it gets to a point where the magic users push themselves to the brink of death through blood letting and become immortal (their magician blood is all used up and instead they gain a hunger for the blood of others to replenish themselves, becoming vampires). I thought at first it would be interesting because I have never read a fantasy with a foster child as a main character. Ava and her brother have been shuffled from foster home to foster home after her mum was killed by a vampire when they were young.