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Cruel illusions, Margie Fuston

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Cruel illusions

Margie Fuston

Ever since a vampire murdered her mother, Ava has been determined to get revenge. But ten years later, having survived foster home after foster home, and without a single sighting of a vampire, Ava has begun to lose hope. That is, until she stumbles across a hidden magic show where she witnesses impossible illusions. The magicians may not be the bloodsuckers she's hunting, but Ava is convinced something supernatural is afoot. When she sneaks backstage to catch them in acts they can't explain, the magicians reveal they're part of an ancient secret society that possesses true magic - and that Ava has the same power in her blood that they do. If she joins them as their apprentice, they promise to give her the power she needs to avenge her mother. But there's a catch: if Ava wants to keep the magic they offer, she needs to prove she's worthy of it. And to do so, she must put on the performance of her life in a sinister and dangerous competition where illusion and reality blur, and the only way out is to win... or die

adolescent