Illusions Of Fate by Kiersten White → Start Date: March 1, 2015

[☆☆Hannah☆☆, The Book Junkie]

Feel free to join Trisha, Chelsea, Leah, Megan, and me as we read this book.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Yay! I've been dying to read this!!
I can't wait!

Thx for making the thread!

[☆☆Hannah☆☆, The Book Junkie]

No problem and I hope we all enjoy this book. I've been wanting to read it myself for a while now.

[Chelsea]

Same, I have so far loved all of Kiersten White's books!

[Megan]

I can't wait to read this book!

[Jess]

Can I join? :)

[Chelsea]

Of course! :-)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Sorry guys, the copy I had had to be returned to the library
I was too busy today and not able to run by the library again...

I'll definitely get it tomorrow and start!!

[Jess]

I'm going to be starting it tomorrow too.

[Leah]

I should start this tomorrow. I'm looking forward to reading this.

[Megan]

I'll be picking up the book at the library tomorrow. I can't wait until I get to read it!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

10 chapters

Oh my my...this one is SOOO Good so far!

Finn(view spoiler)[ what on earth?? are they...witches and warlocks?
with familiars...wouldn't that work?
but what's the business with shadows (hide spoiler)]

crows? Ravens? (view spoiler)[ what is UP with the birds? Honestly.. lol

but BirdMan that broke all her fingers?!? HE was AWFUL! (hide spoiler)]

what has (view spoiler)[ finn pulled her into (hide spoiler)]

Do you think(view spoiler)[ her dad knows? that he's somehow a part of this world too?? I hope he helps her! (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

20 chapters (and it's hard to stop but I am going to for today!!)

Finn(view spoiler)[ he's wooing her.I can't believe she doesn't see that. he's raising her up to be his .....awwwwww :) (hide spoiler)]

Jessamen(view spoiler)[ I don't blame her for NOT wanting all his fancy stuff. she wants to make it on her own. i really hope Finn is smitten with her, because if this is all an act....well.... (hide spoiler)]

book(view spoiler)[ I LOOOVE her bird! i wonder why he defected. Just because she spoke to him??
he's adorable, either way! I love that she collects things for him sort and that he makes comforting noises in her ear.... (hide spoiler)]

Madman(view spoiler)[ OH MY! NOOOO! He has Eleanor!!! How did he get her??? what is she doing at the symphony with him?!?!?!

ACK!!! (hide spoiler)]

Eleanor(view spoiler)[ she's adorable. I love that she sent the dress lol
but crap! crazy madman has her :( (hide spoiler)]

I can't wait to read more tomorrow!

[☆☆Hannah☆☆, The Book Junkie]

I'm glad everyone is liking this so far. I will be starting tomorrow.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

yay Hannah I think you'll love it!

Ch 27(view spoiler)[ UGH!!! SIR BIRD!!! :*( (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

and I'm done!!

OMG ! that was SO good!

I was (view spoiler)[ floored! I kept thinking - no, he can't be. he just CAN'T be dead!!

so glad she gave him back to us at the last minute. SO glad :) (hide spoiler)]

I was(view spoiler)[ so surprised that it was Kelen. I can't believe....he broke her whole hand...with a hammer!?!? How could he do that?? How could he? :( he was crazy and completely psychotic.
his death sounded awful but not more awful than the things he'd done to others (hide spoiler)]

[Leah]

I really liked this book. I'm so sad that (view spoiler)[Sir Bird died, but at least he sacrificed himself to save her. (hide spoiler)] Also, I really like Eleanor. She was sweet. The ending surprised me. (view spoiler)[I did not expect the bad guy to really be Kelan. (hide spoiler)] I never liked him, but I didn't think he was that crazy/evil. I also really liked that (view spoiler)[Finn came back at the end. I didn't think he was really dead when his shadow left Jessamin, but I wasn't sure when or how he would get back to her. (hide spoiler)] I think my favorite part was the library, I didn't think that (view spoiler)[it would lead to another country. His will made me smile. I like that he called her his fiance even though they weren't technically engaged yet. (hide spoiler)]

[Megan]

I've been busy so I haven't had the time to start this, but hopefully I can finish reading Once a Witch tomorrow and then I will start reading Illusions of Fate.

[☆☆Hannah☆☆, The Book Junkie]

Chapters 1-20


(view spoiler)[I thought this book started off kind of weird but as it goes a long it all starts to make more sense. It sucks that Lord Downpike is such a creep. I like Finn though and its nice that he wants to help her. I just hope that things work out for them in the end. (hide spoiler)]


So far I like this book. I just hope that it ends well.

[☆☆Hannah☆☆, The Book Junkie]

I'm finished.


(view spoiler)[I was happy that her and Finn ended up together. It sucks that her father was killed. I know that they weren't close but still. At least Finn now knows for sure what actually happened to his parents. I'm glad that Eleanor was okay in the end. I was disappointed in the end. Kelan died and it was completely on accident. Don't get me wrong he deserved it. He was such a creep. I just wished there had been more to it than that. (hide spoiler)]


Overall I liked this book. I will admit not as much as the two of you but that's okay.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

aww sorry you were disappointed in parts Hannah but I'm glad you at least liked it :)

[Megan]

1 - 20 Chapter

I'm really loving this book so far! Especially Finn, he's is so sweet!

(view spoiler)[ The bird/book is so cool and I find it so funny how he treats Finn! Eleanor is such a good friend to Jessamen. I wonder if her father is somehow a part of this, and that maybe she has magic too. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Megan wrote: "1 - 20 Chapter

I'm really loving this book so far! Especially Finn, he's is so sweet!

[spoilers removed]"

YES! you are exactly mirroring my thoughts!!!

Isn't Finn great?!?! (view spoiler)[ LOOOVE the book/bird!! it's so awesome! (hide spoiler)]

[Megan]

I finished reading it. I really liked it, but I thought that the end was a little rushed.

(view spoiler)[ I was so glad that Finn didn't really die. That would have been too sad. And poor Sir Bird!! That wasn't fair. I was shocked that Kelen was the bad guy. I mean he broke her hand with a hammer!! I really thought that he liked, and maybe he did in a crazy way. (hide spoiler)]

[☆☆Hannah☆☆, The Book Junkie]

It's nice that we all liked this book.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Megan wrote: "I finished reading it. I really liked it, but I thought that the end was a little rushed.

[spoilers removed]"

right??? I kept thinking
"but....the hammer!? He did that with the hammer!! how could he!?"

ugh totally agree

sir Bird :*( I loved him!!!

yay! so glad we all liked it!