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Cruel Illusions
- Author
- Margie Fuston
- Narrator
- Madeline Pell
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 1 November 2022
- Run Time
- 17 hours 43 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Ever since a vampire murdered her mother, Ava has been determined to get revenge. This all-encompassing drive has given her the fuel she needed to survive foster home after foster home.
But it's been ten years since anyone's seen a vampire, and Ava has lost hope that she'll ever find one . . . until she stumbles across a hidden magic show where she witnesses impossible illusions. The magicians may not be the bloodsuckers she's hunting, but Ava is convinced something supernatural is at play, so she sneaks backstage and catches them in acts they can't explain.
But they've been waiting for her.
The magicians reveal they're part of an ancient secret society with true magic, and Ava has the same power in her blood that they do. If she joins them, they promise to teach her the skills she needs to hunt vampires and avenge her mother. But there's a catch: if she wants to keep the power they offer, she needs to prove she's worthy of it. And to do so, she must put on the performance of her life in a sinister and dangerous competition where illusion and reality blur, and the stakes are deadly.
'The perfect sinisterly magical escape' Stephanie Garber
(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Critics Review
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The perfect sinisterly magical escape. Cruel Illusions has everything I love in a paranormal: vampires, macabre magic, and a romance to die for, full of longing, desperation, and betrayal
Stephanie Garber, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Once Upon A Broken Heart
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'Sure to dazzle those in the mood for something sensuous and sinister.'
Kirkus Reviews
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'Beguiling'
Publishers Weekly, starred review
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Details
- Author
- Margie Fuston
- Narrator
- Madeline Pell
- Duration
- 17 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 November 2022
- ISBN
- 9781399711388
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Mythical creatures: Vampires, werewolves and other shapeshifters, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, or other scary supernatural stories
Synopsis
Caraval meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this deliciously dark young adult fantasy about a girl who makes a deal with a magical secret society to enter a potentially deadly competition for the chance to avenge her mother's death.Ever since a vampire murdered her mother, Ava has been determined to get revenge. This all-encompassing drive has given her the fuel she needed to survive foster home after foster home. But it's been ten years since anyone's seen a vampire, and Ava has lost hope that she'll ever find one . . . until she stumbles across a hidden magic show where she witnesses impossible illusions. The magicians may not be the bloodsuckers she's hunting, but Ava is convinced something supernatural is at play, so she sneaks backstage and catches them in acts they can't explain. But they've been waiting for her. The magicians reveal they're part of an ancient secret society with true magic, and Ava has the same power in her blood that they do. If she joins them, they promise to teach her the skills she needs to hunt vampires and avenge her mother. But there's a catch: if she wants to keep the power they offer, she needs to prove she's worthy of it. And to do so, she must put on the performance of her life in a sinister and dangerous competition where illusion and reality blur, and the stakes are deadly.'The perfect sinisterly magical escape' Stephanie Garber(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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