DARK ILLUSION by Christine Feehan

Dark #29
Berkley Books, September 2018
ebook
ISBN:  0349416540
ISBN13: 9780349416540
Paranormal Romance
*****




After almost thirty Dark series books, you might think that Christine Feehan would run out of ideas for this series, but this twenty-ninth book shows she still has fresh material just waiting to be put to page.  DARK ILLUSION takes readers to the world of the mage and gives us a peek into the often frightening life our heroine has had to leave behind to warn her family’s enemies of the threat heading their way.

Julija is a direct descendant of the evil mage triplets, Xavier, Xaviero and Xayvion.  She is Xavier’s daughter with a kidnapped Carpathian.  She was born for the purpose of providing Carpathian blood to her evil uncles and father.  Tortured and demeaned her whole life, Julija still finds the fortitude to run from her family in order to warn the Carpathians of the plans her family has for them.

Isai is an ancient on the trail of his brother, whose loyalty is somewhat in question, after he steels an evil book of spells before Xavier’s shadow cats can steel it for him first.  And just when he thinks he has found the a traitor in their midst, she turns out to be his long awaited lifemate.

Christine Feehan once again manages to capture readers’ interest and hearts with her latest Dark offering, DARK ILLUSION.  While the complex characters, both with a good amount of magic up their sleeves, provide the meat of the story and keep the action pumping, it is the shadow cats that really stole the book.  These cats are a wonderful addition to the Dark family and as well-defined and full of personality as any cat can be.  While they were created as a super weapon of the mages, Julija is the only person who has ever treated them with kindness and compassion.  And when she needs their help, they remember that kindness and return it tenfold.

This reader really enjoyed the back and forth between the characters as they learn to trust each other, just as the cats are learning to trust them as well.  But when our new couple and these cats get together, it seems the evil mages haven’t got a chance.  Wonderful story and even better story telling.


Review by Tammy (TammyLRM@gmail.com)
*This is an objective review and not an endorsement*

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