the mirror game – GoodeyReads

Rating: ★★★★★
Audience: Fantasy Romance
Length: 835 pages
Author: Cassidy Clarke
Publisher: Self Published
Release Date: December 20th, 2025
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BOOK SUMMARY:

FINNICK ATLAS is playing with stolen godhood.

Proclaiming himself the Trickster God and sealing Occassio within the confines of a mirror was only the beginning of this long con. Now, it’s up to him to impersonate the Goddess of Time long enough to pull off another freeing his parents from their own dungeon.

To act the part, he’ll need to use his new magic to step into the past and find the truth hidden behind Occassio’s shimmering secrets. But when he accidentally comes face-to-face with her mortal self, he finds himself fighting a much different battle than a battle between his heart and his head.

RAQUEL ANGELOV has a promise to keep.

After a devastating loss, she has only one mission to assist Finnick Atlas in his schemes to save his people and his parents, despite her lingering animosity toward Atlas and its Queen. But when her spywork puts her in the path of a group of rebel Atlas citizens and soldiers, she may find more common ground between them than she expected…and her obligation to a fallen prince may soon become something far more precious.

GOT ME GOOD.

Oh it’s a thick book y’all. But a thick book that delivers. There’s something about those last 200 pages that always gets me going in this series. The increase in action and intensity and love and betrayals, this was headed right where I was hoping and gave me what I was after tenfold!!

I love Finn. While I missed the characters from book four, I love Finn enough that honestly, I hardly noticed. His story involved some deeply flawed characters and I loved the journey and arc they went on together. Who knew I would be so into this romance?? I love that each romantic line in this series has a different feel and edge to it. They are not cookie cutters and will leave you feeling all the things.

I can’t believe this series is almost over. I am highly looking forward to the sequel and seeing how these meddling gods are taken down one last time. I love the way these characters have bonded together, I love the action and tender flow of the story and all the things in between!

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