Illusion of Innocence (Titans of Terranea Book 2 ) by Natasha Pierce

Illusion of Innocence (Titans of Terranea Book 2 ) by Natasha Pierce | A Review

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Hi Readers!!!!

Welcome to Quills and Pages. Today, it's review time for another amazing book: The Illusions of Innocence. It's 2nd book of the Titans of Terranea series, written by the amazingly talented Natasha Pierce.

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If only her innocence could outshine the chaos and deception of our world.

When this woman walked into my home, I had no clue what to expect. She was quiet; demure, even. Sweet-natured and compliant.

Then he happened. The one guy I’ve competed against for years started targeting her. She sat back, taking everything he orchestrated to hurt her. Even though I’m pissed at him, I still feel drawn to him, almost like he needs me as much as I need him

Then tragedy struck. Her innocence held her back, but I can slowly see the real woman underneath as she battles to stand her ground. The one with dirty dreams and intense needs. The one to match my stamina and hunger. Turns out, though, she is fated to another. One who I can’t seem to avoid; the man who quietly stands with me by her side.

How can these three souls have a piece of my body and heart?

I don’t care. I’m going to fight to keep her and protect her, regardless if they stand with me or against me. I’ll figure out everything else along the way. And I will do everything to help the illusions of her innocence fall away, revealing the goddess I’ve always known her to be.

GENRE
Dark RH Romance

THEME AND TONE
Dark

LANGUAGE AND WRITING STYLE
Easy to read

CHARACTERS
Multilayered Complex Characters

TROPES

☙ Why Choose?

☙ Young Adult Dark Romance

☙ Magical World and different magic system

☙ Murder Mystery

☙ Bullying and Difficult Situation (See warnings before reading)

☙ Cliffhanger Ending

☙ Misunderstandings

☙ Dragon Shifters, Ravens, Demons and Sirens

MY REVIEW
First of all, thank you to the author for providing me with the arc copy. I was hesitant to start the review because I needed to absorb everything. So the book continues from where the last one ended.

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This is the story of Harbor and the other 3 people; Silas, Talon, and Kane. This is a reverse harem/why choose situation and in this book, Harbor is trying to find out what happened to her best friend and also she is getting cozy with Talon and Kane. Silas is as usual the dickhead....sometimes he is hot and other times I wanted to give him a good whooping.

Anyway, the romance is fire, and the story progresses slowly but steadily. There are lots of mysteries that need to be unraveled in this book but haven't. Of course, I understand everything has to come out naturally and on time. it shouldn't be rushed. so, I have very high hopes for the next one.

The last chapter threw me off..it came out of nowhere and I was like what the hell.......and then the cliffhanger.......I want to scream now in the void 😅😂. I cannot wait for the next book to come out. On the whole, the book was good.

MY RATING
Overall: ★★★★ | 4 Stars

Plot: ★★★★| 4 Stars

Romance: ★★★★ | 4 Star

Characters:★★★★ | 4 Stars

Pacing: ★★★★| 4 stars

Mystery: ★★★★★| 5 star

Banter: ★★★★★| 5 star

Ending: ★★★★★| 5 Stars (It blew my mind but I think it had to happen)

Spice Level: 🌶🌶🌶🌶| 4/5

Book Cover:★★★★★| 5 Stars

THE PARTS I LIKED
☙ Kane was so hesitant and unsure in this book with Harbor and it was cute
☙ Talon was 🔥

ABOUT AUTHOR

You can find more about Natasha Pierce here!!!

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☙ Paperback

Happy Reading!!

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