Thank you so much Sarah Marie Page for sending me this ARC!
Synopsis:
As the royal physician of a tiny, windswept island, Isabel spends her days trying to keep the queen from dying and the mad king from streaking naked down the halls. But when her best friend is found murdered on the beaches, her world is ripped apart. Desperate for answers, she discovers a stash of letters that reveal a terrifying truth: the neighboring kingdom of Volgaard possesses a kingdom-shattering weapon and is poised to conquer everything in its path.
Seeking vengeance, Isabel infiltrates the enemy. Her mission? Woo Erik Lothgarson, the general’s steamy, illusion-magic wielding son, and steal the dangerous weapon. She can bring Volgaard to its knees—if she isn’t caught.
But as Isabel dances along the knife edge of deception, the lines between truth and fiction blur, and she must wrestle her quest for vengeance against her undeniable attraction to the enemy.
Review & thoughts:
Illusion of Stars is a Fantasy Romance book and the debut novel from Sarah Marie Page and OMG I’m obsessed with the world this author created and all the characters, I already can’t wait for book 2!
All Isabel dreams about is becoming the royal physician, but when her friend is murdered and the suspects are the general from enemy country and his handsome son, Erik, Isabela is tasked with seducing Erik and getting information out of him. But it proves to be more difficult than she expected, especially when instead of flirting she keeps bantering with the irritating general’s son and the more time she spends with him and his friends the more she realizes everything she heard about them might have been wrong and her growing feelings for Erik complicate everything even more.
I can’t believe it’s this author debut book, it’s so well written with fascinating world building and interesting and perfectly paced plot, I was hooked since the first page and read the whole book in one sitting. I loved Isabel as the main character, she was a bit annoying in the beginning but grew a lot in this book and I can’t wait to see what will happen to her next. Erik was an amazing MMC, I loved how vulnerable he was with Isabel at times and his and Isabel’s slow burn enemies to lovers romance was everything, their attraction was off the charts and I loved all their scenes, the banter, their conversation, the cute scenes all were incredible and I just loved these 2 together and can’t wait to see them again especially after THAT ending, I’m still not well and need the next book ASAP.
Illusion of Stars is a really great fantasy romance book and an amazing debut with everything I love in this genre, I loved it and definitely recommend it to everyone. The next book can’t come soon enough!
Rating:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
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