Anna Van Housen is an illusionist who has the ability to feel people's emotions, communicate with the dead, and foretell the future. But these are secrets she keeps hidden, especially from her mother, Marguerite Van Housen. It's hard for Anna to converse with her mother because Marguerite is a very ...
Born of Illusion falls into that inevitably irritating category of novels which have received a mixed bag of reviews. A handful of my trusted reviewers loved this, another handful really enjoyed this, and still another group of them just couldn't connect with this one. Thus, I did what any reader wo...
Well....that was disappointing. Full review to come but let me just say: UPDATE I had such hope for Born of Illusion! With its interesting and unique premise and it's drool worthy cover! Add in the fact that this book is set in the roaring 20's and it should have been an easily enjoyable read...
4.9The first thing that I really appreciated about this book was the amount of research that went into it, not only that but the way that the research was incorporated felt organic and not as if the author was lecturing us. I did have to rush to my phone a lot to look things up but I appreciated tha...
There’s magic in this YA novel, but it’s not set in an alternate world and that’s a lot of its charm. New York City of the flapper era 1920’s is brought to life through seamlessly dropped details of daily living, lovely descriptions of dresses worn, and cameos by actual people of the time, like the ...
Originally posted on Books As You Know ItMY THOUGHTS: Born of Illusion by Teri Brown was quite an enjoyable read! I absolutely adored the setting and how perfectly described the 20's were. With the flappers, 20's fashion, and hype it was like you were in that moment experiencing the 20's fun! ...
Born of Illusion is a wonderfully delicious swirl of historical fiction and magic. Anna Van Housen can sense feelings and see the future. She's lived an unpredictable life in which she has traveled from place to place and has helped her mother escape imprisonment multiple times. Not to mention, she ...
5 stars. Firstly: let us sit down and admire that lovely, lovely, Lana Del Rey looking cover. Let us stare into those blue-green eyes and allow yourself to relax, to let the hypnosis wash over you.And be swept away. Born of Illusion follows the story of young illusionist Anna Van Housen whose whole ...
Teri Brown's Born of Illusion transports readers to 1920s New York into a world of magic, lies, secrets, and the paranormal. The novel follows Anna, the daughter of a renowned medium and the rumored illegitimate daughter of the great Harry Houdini. Anna and her mother have spent their lives living s...
I don't read a lot of historical fiction. Though I am trying to read more and widen my literature horizons, there are a lot of time periods that simple don't interest me. I really wish that wasn't the case, but such is me. And every time I do try to read in a time period that bores me, it never ends...
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