Illusion is the first book of The Remedy Files by debut author Lauren Eckhardt. It is a young adult dystopian novel set in a community called Impetus, where all the self-destructive mistakes of humanity have been eradicated thanks to a chemical cure called The Remedy. People no longer feel, no longer control their own destinies and they're all the happier for it.
All except Evangeline. By nature a questioner (and asking questions isn't encouraged in Impetus), she meets a young boy who lives outside the borders of Impetus. She secretly meets up with him every day until the day of her eighteenth birthday, the day she is due to be Paired and the day that she finally decides to defy Impetus...
I found this book really interesting. The plot was well thought out and it was really interesting to watch Evangeline learn and grow as a character. Her interactions with the two male leads were fun to read - she's not the sort of protagonist who just accepts what she's been told and she fights for her right to know the truth about the world she has grown up in.
The sequel to Illusion is just about to be published on Kindle and I'll definitely be looking out for it. I'd give Illusion a solid...
9/10