The Fading Dusk
Smoke & Mirrors
Book # 1
Melissa Giorgio
Genre:
Young Adult Fantasy
Release Date: July
19, 2015
ISBN: 978-1515150589
ASIN: B0125KV45W
E-book Pages: 257
Paperback Pages: 408
Goodreads Rating: 3.88
My Rating: 4.5
Book Description:
In the gritty city of Dusk, seventeen-year-old Irina makes her living as the street magician Bantheir’s assistant. The job isn’t glamorous, but she loves the crowds, the shows, and most of all, the illusion of magic. But Irina’s world is shattered the night she is arrested and charged as Bantheir’s accomplice to murder—murder by magic.
Real magic, the kind that’s been forbidden since the old wars.
Irina finds the idea of flashy showman Bantheir using actual magic to kill someone laughable, but she’s the only one who sees how ridiculous the claim is. But how can she convince everyone Bantheir is innocent when they’ve already made up their minds? Desperate, Irina must decide who she can trust to help her win her freedom. Is the surly, handsome Captain Leonid telling the truth when he says he believes Irina is innocent, or is he just using her to get to Bantheir? What about Aden, the sweet soldier and longtime fan of Irina’s who claims he’s on her side?
Irina said she wanted to know the truth, but when she stumbles across a dark secret that changes everything, will she be strong enough to survive?
My Take:
Wow, just wow.
When I first
started reading this book I was interested but not hundred percent invested.
But it didn't take long for me to follow love with this story and the
characters or to be sucked in by the mystery or the setting. Once I reached
chapter 4 I was I was not able to put the book down.
I really love
it when I'm able to imagine everything in a book, the world the characters are
living in. But what I find even more special is when the author has the ability
to make you care about characters and have you fully invested well-being and
what is going to happen to them. This book has all that and more. You got a
strong heroine who is so kindhearted and good that it occasionally becomes
irksome... But I promise that's a good thing. Irina is a great and loyal
character with a neck of a lot of spunk and perfectly matched with the
characters surrounding her.
The whole
premise of this book focuses on murder and forbidden magic with some romances
thrown in to spice things up a little bit more. And I loved every gosh darn
second of it!
Forewarning,
there IS a bit of a love triangle but it's over so quickly, I was able to get
passed it without feeling frustrated or annoyed. So, if I can get through it,
and you all know how much I bitch and moan about love triangles and
predictability, then you can rest assured that it does not dominate or mar the
pages of this amazingly written book.
Speaking of
romance, Irina's love interest is perfectly suited for her and has clawed his
way to the top of my book boyfriend list with his swoon worthy description and
heroic actions.
4.5
Quills
About The Author
Melissa Giorgio is a native New Yorker who graduated from Queens College with a degree in English. She’s always dreamed of being a writer and has been creating stories (mostly in her head) since she was a little girl. Also an avid reader, Melissa loves to devour thick YA novels. When not reading or writing, she enjoys watching animated films, listening to music by her favorite Japanese boy band, or exploring Manhattan. She is also the author of the Silver Moon Saga.
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