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Illusions, another disappointment by Aprilynne Pike

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The Books We Read / Chick Lit, Clean Romance, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult / Illusions, another disappointment by Aprilynne Pike

Filed Under: Chick Lit, Clean Romance, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult August 31, 2011, 12:19 pm

Why oh why do I keep reading this series? I really don’t enjoy the way Aprilynne Pike writes. She overwrites constantly. It “set’s my teeth on edge.” I find Laurel so completely annoying, I can’t stand her. If she were an actual person, I would try very hard not to ever have to speak to her, or be in the same room with her. And I’m generally known as a friendly person. She is a controlling knowitall that has two boys in love with her. Not to mention that the rest of the boys in school would do anything to get with her, (sounds a little Bella like to me). Her being so wanted, doesn’t really seem possible. I don’t care how gorgeous she apparently is. Then the ending? Again, I ask, what ending? That was not an ending, just like this. (Is not a sentence, that was what it was suppose to be, before I quit writing in the middle of it.) I understand cliff hangers, I do. But I hate them. It’s a cheap parlour trick. Watch, while I make half of a book disappear! (That was suppose to be read with some sort of accent, pick your favourite.) I, however, WILL be reading the next book, if only to see the series end, for good and I’ll be a happy woman when it does. If I can get through FIVE seasons of Lost (of which, only the first was good), I can get through one more book

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Pinkflower says November 24, 2011,4:21 pm

I also don’t like laurel because she can’t make a true decision about who she wants to be with. For me, the ending does make me want to see what will happen in the next book Destined. I want to see how it all ends and which guy she will pick because I have no idea who she will end up picking.

Clarissa says November 30, 2011,11:24 am

I have a sneaking suspicion it won’t be David. I keep wondering why the boys keep hanging around,how can they stand her?

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Clarissa is a stay-at-home mother of three. The last two years she has been wrapping up a degree in psychology after taking a six-year baby hiatus from her studies. Now that she is done reading text books she doesn't have to feel guilty curling up with some good fiction. Her favourite book is Little Women.

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