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I have no self-control when it comes to library books! This is today's #libraryhaul, although I wasn't intending to get any books for myself, just some for my kids. Thanks, @thereadingowlvina, for the suggestion of Kristy Cambron. I was excited to find one of her books on my library's shelf!

This book is on sale! I'm getting it! If you like historical fiction, you might enjoy this. I've not read this book, but I read The Ringmaster's Wife and The Lost Castle. Cambron writes beautifully through her evocative & descriptive writing.

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One of my favorite covers from last year! If you haven‘t read @kristycambron‘s The Illusionists Apprentice you are missing out! Mystery, adventure, suspense, and beautiful imagery that only Kristy Cambron can write! #historicalfiction #historicalromance #kristycambron #illusionistsapprentice #favecovers #coverlove

This book was between a pick and a so-so for me. I enjoyed the story, but it wasn‘t my favorite. Set in the 1920s an Illusionist helps the FBI solve a crime. There‘s a mystery and a love story and a sordid past. I would give this a 3.5🌟 out of 5.

My last library book haul of the year! I tried not to get too many, as I‘m hoping to get a bunch of books for Christmas! 🎄📚

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Mysterious and filled with the rich history of the 1920s, The Illusionist's Apprentice will romance you and leave you longing for an era passed.
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This was just not for me. The narrative style was a bit clunky at times, too (As muscles go, Wren's took on a life of their own, tensing in reaction., p141) and the characters thin. The religiosity in the book pretty minimal which was actually a lost opportunity, I thought, because how Wren's faith impacted her desire to debunk spiritualists would have made her and the story more interesting.

As the former apprentice of the renowned Harry Houdini, Wren Lockhart skillfully manages the art of illusion, both on stage and in her life. When she must become involved in an illusion-gone-wrong investigation, she proves to be a wonderfully complex and purposefully guarded character—the more I discovered about her, the more I enjoyed her as a character. (I received a free copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.) #AprilAmazingReads

For no demonstrable reason, our heroine is the key to everything. #ohbrother

How far do you read before you DNF? I'm 14% in and haaaaaaaaating this book. What's a fair shake?

"If there was no darkness, there would be no opportunity for light to overcome it." ❤️this.

Today's #womenshistoryreads rec is the brand-new novel THE ILLUSIONIST'S APPRENTICE, with one of my favorite main characters in recent memory, Wren Lockhart. @kristycambron took inspiration from Houdini's real-life 17-year-old apprentice Dorothy Young and spun a great adventure in Jazz Age Boston, for her characters & for you. #womenshistorymonth

One of the best feelings in the world of authordom: when you forget you're reading a book because you've been asked to blurb it and you just devour it to find out what happens. This was sooo good.

This looks interesting!