An Illusion of Thieves (Chimera, #1)

Posted on 12 May 2017 by Cate Glass

In Cantagna, being a sorcerer is a death sentence.Romy escapes her hardscrabble upbringing when she becomes courtesan to the Shadow Lord, a revolutionary noble who brings laws and comforts once reserved for the wealthy to all When her brother, Neri, is caught thieving with the aid of magic, Romy s aristocratic influence is the only thing that can spare his life and the price is her banishment.Now back in Beggar s Ring, she has just her wits and her own long hidden sorcery to help her and Neri survive But when a plot to overthrow the Shadow Lord and incite civil war is uncovered, only Romy knows how to stop it To do so, she ll have to rely on newfound allies a swordmaster, a silversmith, and her own thieving brother And they ll need the very thing that could condemn them all magic. New Read An Illusion of Thieves (Chimera, #1) By Cate Glass For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This sucked me in right away not so much because of the plot, but I loved the characters and the world building setting The setting is inspired by renaissance Italy Although we could detract points for it being a European setting, I do think Italy is one of the rarer European settings, and I also felt like Glass did an excellent job of it making it unique this is a godless empire for starters, which was kind of refreshing Cantagna has seen it s share of tyrant rulers and strife, so a de This sucked me in right away not so much because of the plot, but I loved the characters and the world building setting The setting is inspired by renaissance Italy Although we could detract points for it being a European setting, I do think Italy is one of the rarer European settings, and I also felt like Glass did an excellent job of it making it unique this is a godless empire for starters, which was kind of refreshing Cantagna has seen it s share of tyrant rulers and strife, so a decent portion of the population lives in poverty, keeping the setting dark and gritty.Adding to that, Romy is a courtesan, and it was actually a relatively positive portrayal of a sex worker, so that was refreshing too I will say though the Shadow Lord technically owns Romy, which we all know is wrong, but there is no violence, no rape, etc She is grateful and happy to be with him her life bef...Thank you so much to MacMillan Tor Forge, Tor Books for the e ARC of An Illusion of Thieves by Cate Glass Provided through NetGalley, all opinions are my own An Illusion of Thieves is a refreshing new appropriate for young adult, but not, my bad novel about a sister and brother who must first learn to coexist, and then foil an attempt by a rival group to start a civil war description omitted here So I really enjoyed this book for a couple of reasons, first being that I am sick of romance Thank you so much to MacMillan Tor Forge, Tor Books for the e ARC of An Illusion of Thieves by Cate Glass Provided through NetGalley, all opinions are my own An Illusion of Thieves is a refreshing new appropriate for young adult, but not, my bad novel about a sister and brother who must first learn to coexist, and then foil an attempt by a rival group to start a civil war description omitted here So I really enjoyed this book for a couple of reasons, first being that I am sick of romance in young adult novels This book instead focuses on a first tentative, then beautiful slow burn hate to sibling love relationship and character building between Romy and Neri They form a real sister and brother bond and eventually while reading, it dawned on me that Neri is the tru... An Illusion of Thieves opens a new epic series written by Carol Berg under her new pen name Cate Glass Set in the world reminiscent of Italian Renaissance, it blends political intrigue, skullduggery, heist, and magic.Significant conflicts and conspiracies start id dining rooms and artisan workshops The city of Cantagna is a hotbed of issues, social, economic, and political Despite internal conflicts and differences, everyone agrees that magic is evil and any person carrying the taint should b An Illusion of Thieves opens a new epic series written by Carol Berg under her new pen name Cate Glass Set in the world reminiscent of Italian Renaissance, it blends political intrigue, skullduggery, heist, and magic.Significant conflicts and conspiracies start id dining rooms and artisan workshops The city of Cantagna is a hotbed of issues, social, economic, and political Despite internal conflicts and differences, everyone agrees that magic is evil and any person carrying the taint should be executed.The story s single point narrator, Romy, leads a comfortable life ...An Illusion of Thieves is a great novel The series has great potential. My protection, my notice, and my interest in you and yours is ended Cataline of the Moon House is dead. Romy has risen from poverty and destitution to a life of privilege and wealth as the mistress of the Shadow Lord, the de facto ruler of their fantasy Italian city state But when Romy intercedes on behalf of her thieving brother, the Shadow Lord banishes Romy from his house and esteem Having risen to her city s highest heights and fallen to its lowest lows, Romy must now slowly, painfully, My protection, my notice, and my interest in you and yours is ended Cataline of the Moon House is dead. Romy has risen from poverty and destitution to a life of privilege and wealth as the mistress of the Shadow Lord, the de facto ruler of their fantasy Italian city state But when Romy intercedes on behalf of her thieving brother, the Shadow Lord banishes Romy from his house and esteem Having risen to her city s highest heights and fallen to its lowest lows, Romy must now slowly, painfully, begin crawling her way back up.Ah Oh dear An Illusion of Thieves is, for the most part, a winsome and e...Review from Tenacious Reader really enjoyed this one It was an impulse request because when I was looking for my next book to read, it just sounded like a better fit for what I was in the mood for than anything I had on hand I started reading it immediately and am quite glad I did Turns out there s a great story here.As with so many books I love, this features a strong female protagonist Romy started life in Beggar s Ring, the poorest and most downt Review from Tenacious Reader really enjoyed this one It was an impulse request because when I was looking for my next book to read, it just sounded like a better fit for what I was in the mood for than anything I had on hand I started reading it immediately and am quite glad I did Turns out there s a great story here.As with so many books I love, this features a strong female protagonist Romy started life in Beggar s Ring, the poorest and most downtrodden part of the city However, her family sold her at a young age to what is essentially a training program for courtesans yup, her family sold her as a child to become a high end prostitute This is kind of a mixed thing Of course it is bad, no one would choose to be sold for anything, much less for this purpose, but it also gave...I didnt know this was classified as an adult fantasy when I requested it, but I really enjoyed following a character a little older than what I normally read Romy is a 24 year old courtesan who was sold to the Moon House because of her mothers fear and hate of her daughters forbidden magic Romy has a great deal of knowledge from her courtesan training and she has great problem solving skills Im still unsure how she knew so much about metalwork though With their parents banished from the city I didnt know this was classified as an adult fantasy when I requested it, but I really enjoyed following a character a little older than what I normally read Romy is a 24 year old courtesan who was sold to the Moon House because of her mothers fear and hate of her daughters forbidden magic Romy has a great deal of knowledge from her courtesan training and she has great problem solving skills Im still unsure how she knew so much about metalwork though With their parents banished from the city, Romy is given responsibility of her reckless brother and shes determined to keep him out of trouble Their relationship is the main one in this book which was a nice change from the usual romance Their dynamic felt pretty authentic to me and I just liked seeing them get closer.At her wits end with her brothers antics, Romy hires a swordmaster to teach her brother some discipline and confidence I thought the swordmaster was an intriguing character with all the secrets he was keepi... A ragtag crew with forbidden magic must pull off an elaborate heist and stop a civil war GIMME2.5 Just a pass for me Didnt buy this myself Was given it as a gift Although I love fantasy, this wouldnt have been something I jumped at Just never got that interested in the Italian style fantasy world Lynch did it better Also I felt like the magic system was little too simple for ...I loved this book By far the most stand out quality was the characters Everyone is wonderfully balanced as people no one is pure good or pure evil, they re just real people making the best choices they can while navigating complicated situations All of the relationships, but particularly Romy and Neri s, are believable The realism gives them so muchemotional weight Each setback is keenly felt each little bit of progress is worth a celebration The plot is well paced, the world is r I loved this book By far the most stand out quality was the characters Everyone is wonderfully balanced as people no one is pure good or pure evil, they re just real people making the best choices they can while navigating complicated situations All of the relationships, but particularly Romy and Neri s, are believable The realism gives them so muchemotional weight Each setback is keenly felt each little bit of progress is worth a celebration The plot is well paced, the world is realistic an...I received a free e ARC of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review Actual Rating 2.5 starsWelp, this book turned out to be a lot different than I thought it was going to be The writing style didn t sit well with me, nor did the character relationships An Illusion of Thieves held an interesting premise, but ultimately wasn t for me.In An Illusion of Thieves, an act of theft by her brother Neri, and Romy finds herself outcast from her role as the esteemed mistress of tI received a free e ARC of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review Actual Rating 2.5 starsWelp, this book turned out to be a lot different than I thought it was going to be The writing style didn t sit well with me, nor did the character relationships An Illusion of Thieves held an interesting premise, but ultimately wasn t for me.In An Illusion of Thieves, an act of theft by her brother Neri, and Romy finds herself outcast from her role as the esteemed mistress of the Shadow Lord, and the rest of her family exiled from the city The Shadow Lord puts Neri on probation and rules that for every misstep he makes, both he and Romy will suffer the consequences After a long struggle and just when Romy and Neri finally seemed to have settled into their new existence...4.5It was actually a pretty good book, my er documented frustrations aside, and I m sure the sequel will be even better.Review to come2 starsDNF 80% Started very well then the story shifted to the protagonist and her brother and I kept going but eventually lost interestMEHI very much enjoyed this book, and am eagerly looking forward to the next installment Don t worry this book wont leave you hanging, but it does give a great set up for the next book I won t give any spoilers here, Im just going to say that you should read this book if y...

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12 May 2017

Cate Glass