Daughter Of The Burning City by Amanda Foody

Daughter Of The Burning City

by Amanda Foody

'Utterly original. Amanda Foody has a wicked imagination.' Stephanie Garber, Sunday Times bestselling author of Caraval

Reality is in the eye of the beholder...

Even among the many unusual members of the travelling circus that has always been her home sixteen year old Sorina stands apart as the only illusion-worker born in hundreds of years.

This rare talent allows her to create illusions that others can see, feel and touch, with personalities all of their own. Her creations are her family, and together they make up the cast of the Festival's Freak Show.

But no matter how lifelike they may seem, her illusions are still just that-illusions, and not truly real.

Or so she always believed...until one of them is murdered.
Now she must unravel the horrifying truth before all her loved ones disappear.

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This book was pretty good. The first part was a little boring and lost me for awhile. I almost considered putting it down, but once the action picked up (second half of the book) I blew through it. If you liked The Night Circus or Caraval, then I recommend this one.

Although, I did have a hard time imagining Gomorrah as a giant city (i.e. miles and miles of tents and shops) no matter how many times it was described as sprawling and huge, made of Uphill and Downhill sections. My brain got stuck on the size of normal carnivals/circuses. Maybe it's just me.

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