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Book Synopsis''The perfect sinisterly magical escape'' Stephanie Garber
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 a
Trade Review
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 *
'Sure to dazzle those in the mood for something sensuous and sinister.' * Kirkus Reviews *
'Beguiling' * Publishers Weekly, starred review *
