Imperfect Illusions
Devastating Magic, Book 1
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Imperfect Illusions
Narrated by:
Logan McAllister
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Logan McAllister
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Vanora Lawless
About this listen
A drafted empath. A dreamwalking poet. A world at war.
Chicago, 1917. Idealistic, aspiring poet, Elliot Stone can make people feel euphoria or horror with a simple touch. But that's only part of his magical abilities. He can also wake in the dreams of people he cares deeply for. Stubborn, fiercely independent Warren “Sully” Sullivan is an illusionist with a secret: he feels the emotions of others as visceral sensations.
A lifetime of fending for himself and parsing feelings that aren’t his own has left him guarded. An intoxicating, intense connection on their last night of freedom should be nothing more than a one-night stand. And it is. Until Elliot awakens in Sully's nightmare with an overpowering urge to save him, regardless of his carefully crafted moral code. As tragedy draws them together in real life to battle enemies with twisted magic, weakness is a disastrous liability. When keeping safe means revealing his to Elliot, can Sully take the risk?
©2022 Andrea Lawless (P)2025 Everly LawlessListeners also enjoyed...
As for the narrator, it was a bit weird for me because I enjoyed his characters voices during dialogues but not his narrating voice when there were no dialogues. Weird!
Enjoyable
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It's a gripping tale in which the author very skilfully weaves together the fantasy and real-world elements to create a unique and high-stakes story that is quite unlike anything else I’ve read or listened to. Lawless does a fantastic job of creating an atmosphere of darkness and uncertainty, of conveying the fear and inevitability of loss felt by those in the thick of the fighting, and the slow-burn romance between Elliot and Sully is terrific – they have fantastic chemistry, the steamy scenes are superbly done and their emotional connection is evident in their every interaction.
Logan McAllister delivers a strong performance with clear differentiation and a good range of character voices. He narrates expressively and really delivers on the emotional content of the story and on conveying the strength of the connection between the two leads. I noticed a few mispronunciations (the worst was Passchendaele as "PashonDELL" -which really should have been corrected in post production), but that's my only real criticism.
Imperfect Illusions was a real find – one of those books that wasn’t even on my radar until it was, and it’s one of my favourite listens of the year. The author achieves the perfect balance between plot and romance, the action scenes are well-written, the two leads are engaging and complex, and their romance is lovely.
Compelling Paranormal Historical Romance
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The two protagonists Elliot Stone and Warren Sullivan are blackmailed into enlisting at the front because of their magic.
What follows is a slowly developing story in the midst of World War I filled with emotions of pain, sadness, hope, and a budding love.
The story is special and I enjoyed it.
The audiobook was magnificently voiced by Logan McAllister. I didn't know this narrator before but I will keep an eye on him. He portrayed the emotions well and it was easy to recognize the different protagonists. He also has a very pleasant voice.
Amazing story
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The narrator Logan McAllister, is one I've not come across before and I think he did a fabulous job, I'll be looking to see what other MM romances he narrates. He brought Vanora Lawless' characters to life for me and kept me listening even when I should have been doing other things
Bringing magic into this alternate timeline of WWI was an interesting choice and I thought it worked really well.
I really liked both MCs, and enjoyed the connection they had from the start. It was a dangerous era to be gay back then and I felt their fear of being discovered and what might happen. This was used against them and they are forced to join the war as 'skilled' soldiers.
I was completely absorbed in this story as they train and then go out on their missions, the push and pull of their attraction and the complications of their respective powers.
The side characters were also great to get to know and I'm looking forward to more Elliot and Sully and their team of skilled people.
A great listen
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