A review by jmcclelland17
Heir of Illusion by Madeline Taylor

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

📚Heir of Illusion by Madeline Taylor📚

Overall Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Spice Rating:🌶️

✨Tropes✨
⚔️Strong FMC
⚔️Banter
⚔️Found Family
⚔️Shadow Daddy
⚔️”She’s Mine”
⚔️”Who did this to you?”
⚔️Evil King

✨Initial Thoughts✨
I will be completely honest. When I started this book, I was not in the right headspace. I struggled to read it. I actually almost DNF-ed it, but then I read the Goodreads reviews on it and it convinced me to keep going. Everyone raved about the ending and I got FOMO. I’ve never been so happy that I listened to the reviews. This book was amazing! Our FMC, Iverson, or Ivy for short, is strong and most importantly, not whiny. She is held captive by an evil King, Baylor, and wears a collar which forces her to do the king’s bidding. Ivy has illusion powers which allow her to become invisible and to also make a direct replica of herself. She uses these to her advantage not only to complete the king’s demands, but also against the king when he summons her to his bed. 
After a chance meeting with a mysterious man, Thorne, Iverson’s life is thrown off course and she discovers so much about herself and the people around her.

✨Pros✨
  • Strong, non whiny FMC.
  • Sexy and mysterious MMC.
  • Hidden identities revealed over time.
  • Great character building and development.
  • Gods, heirs, and Fae.
  • Interesting twists and turns.
  • Jaw dropping ending.
  • The sweetest of slow burns.
  • The ending- I need book 2 stat!

✨Cons✨
  • The beginning was on the slower side, though I’m sure this was just me. I fully acknowledge that I was not in the right mindset when I started this book. 


Thank you to The Nerd Fam and the author for the gifted copy and the opportunity to review this book.