The Kiss of Deception
Have you ever been in the mood to read a book written an author you’ve never read before? Maybe you were on the lookout for a new book and stumbled upon a book with a cover that grasps your attention. Well, that’s what happened to me when I was looking for a new book and came across The Kiss Of Deception. Just the cover alone persuaded me to read the book, which is written by Mary E. Pearson, because it looked to be a book about a girl and an assassin in an ancient kingdom.
I was definitely not disappointed! It contains all of the things that I love in a book; romance, violence, suspense, humor, character growth, adventure, cliff hangers, and of course deception.
The Kiss Of Deception is one of those books that makes you want to read it over and over while you wait for the next book of the series to be released.
Of course, you’re probably reading this review and have no idea what the book is even about, so let me describe the book to you while trying not to spoil it.
The Kiss Of Deception is a story that takes place in the lands of Dalbreck, Morrighan, and Venda. The protagonist, main character, is the Princess of Morrighan, Princess Lia, who is a rebellious and free spirited teenage girl. The antagonists, opponent characters, of the story are two strange teenage boys named Kaden and Rafe.
The book begins on Lia’s wedding day, which she is none too pleased about. She hates that she is being forced to marry a prince who she has never met. In order to escape her forced marriage, Princess Lia devised a plan to run away before the ceremony, with her best friend Pauline, to the town of Terravin where she will begin a new life and not have to worry about being royal ever again.
Lia’s dream is to live a normal life and not have the responsibilities of being a princess, unfortunately, that was never going to happen because danger follows her at every turn. Not only has her father sent assassins after her, but there is also the prince that she was supposed to marry who is not very happy with being denied. When two strangers turn up at the tavern where Lia works and lives, she has no idea that they have ulterior motives. Will she make it out alive and live happily ever after? Or will the assassin kill her before dawn?
I was definitely not disappointed! It contains all of the things that I love in a book; romance, violence, suspense, humor, character growth, adventure, cliff hangers, and of course deception.
The Kiss Of Deception is one of those books that makes you want to read it over and over while you wait for the next book of the series to be released.
Of course, you’re probably reading this review and have no idea what the book is even about, so let me describe the book to you while trying not to spoil it.
The Kiss Of Deception is a story that takes place in the lands of Dalbreck, Morrighan, and Venda. The protagonist, main character, is the Princess of Morrighan, Princess Lia, who is a rebellious and free spirited teenage girl. The antagonists, opponent characters, of the story are two strange teenage boys named Kaden and Rafe.
The book begins on Lia’s wedding day, which she is none too pleased about. She hates that she is being forced to marry a prince who she has never met. In order to escape her forced marriage, Princess Lia devised a plan to run away before the ceremony, with her best friend Pauline, to the town of Terravin where she will begin a new life and not have to worry about being royal ever again.
Lia’s dream is to live a normal life and not have the responsibilities of being a princess, unfortunately, that was never going to happen because danger follows her at every turn. Not only has her father sent assassins after her, but there is also the prince that she was supposed to marry who is not very happy with being denied. When two strangers turn up at the tavern where Lia works and lives, she has no idea that they have ulterior motives. Will she make it out alive and live happily ever after? Or will the assassin kill her before dawn?
The Heart of Betrayal
Have you ever gotten so wrapped up in a book, that you forget where you were, or what time it was? Maybe this happens to you often, I know it used with me. I would read a book almost every week and always lost track of the time.
For the last three months, however, I have been taking the distractions out of my life, books being one of them. As a result, I no longer spend hours a day trying to complete a book; instead, I’ve been growing in my relationship with God and making sure what I allow to absorb into my mind is wholesome and godly.
This being said, that doesn’t mean that I’ve stopped reading ungodly books altogether. It is an ongoing process to get all of the unnecessary things out of my life, and I have made amazing progress. I will always treasure the wonderful adventures some of my favorite books have taken me on, but I can’t ignore their lack of God.
As I was cleaning out my bookshelves, I came across one of my favorite books of this year, The Kiss of Deception (I wrote a review of it below), and its sequel, The Heart of Betrayal (which I had not read yet). I found it rather difficult to part from these books, as the jargon Mary E Pearson (the author) writes is mesmerizing, and the storyline is very compelling. I was also dying to find out the fate of Lia after she had arrived in Venda, a rival kingdom; so, I couldn’t discard of the books just yet.
On Saturday night, I finally allowed myself to dive back into Lia, Rafe, and Kaden’s world. I told myself that I would only read for an hour; but, almost two hours later, I was still reading! Once I forced myself to put the book down, I was unable to sleep. After countless tries and many turns, I picked the book back up and carried on reading. It wasn’t until 3am, when exhaustion had its ultimate grip on me, that I put away The Heart of Betrayal for the night.
The rest of this week has been a nightmare, as I have not been able to do any of my school work, due to low immunity. The only thing I have had the ability to do was read my Bible and The Heart of Betrayal (oh what torture, hehe). Because of this, it didn’t take me long to finish reading the book, though I know I should have spent more of my time reading the Bible.
The Heart of Betrayal was a very well written book. I found myself enveloped into the story and the twists it contained. Though I preferred the dialect of The Kiss of Deception (due to its fluidity) and its less amount of swearing (which I found unnecessary), The Heart of Betrayal still had its advantages.
My favorite factor of this book was how strong each of the characters were. Mary has an amazing talent for creating such strong characters that I can’t help but admire their courage and strength, it’s as though I’m experiencing an alternate reality. Each character grew in this sequel, and I loved seeing how the story was expanding into an even greater picture than I imagined it would be. Every twist left me with either a smile on my face, or my mouth agape.
As much as I enjoyed the book, I couldn’t help getting frustrated with all the betrayals, lies, and deceits that were occurring. Though I understand that they are one of the key tools in everyone’s survival, it kept making me wonder if the love Lia feels for both boys was really genuine. All of their relationships are grounded on the lies that were told in The Kiss of Deception and the betrayals that continued to happen in The Heart of Betrayal.
Through it all, I’m left sympathizing for Kaden the most. He has sacrificed so much for Lia in order to save her life, yet she is unaware of all that he has done. I still have hope that they will end up together, though no one will know for sure until the finally book of the series comes out next August! Oh, what am I to do until August?
For the last three months, however, I have been taking the distractions out of my life, books being one of them. As a result, I no longer spend hours a day trying to complete a book; instead, I’ve been growing in my relationship with God and making sure what I allow to absorb into my mind is wholesome and godly.
This being said, that doesn’t mean that I’ve stopped reading ungodly books altogether. It is an ongoing process to get all of the unnecessary things out of my life, and I have made amazing progress. I will always treasure the wonderful adventures some of my favorite books have taken me on, but I can’t ignore their lack of God.
As I was cleaning out my bookshelves, I came across one of my favorite books of this year, The Kiss of Deception (I wrote a review of it below), and its sequel, The Heart of Betrayal (which I had not read yet). I found it rather difficult to part from these books, as the jargon Mary E Pearson (the author) writes is mesmerizing, and the storyline is very compelling. I was also dying to find out the fate of Lia after she had arrived in Venda, a rival kingdom; so, I couldn’t discard of the books just yet.
On Saturday night, I finally allowed myself to dive back into Lia, Rafe, and Kaden’s world. I told myself that I would only read for an hour; but, almost two hours later, I was still reading! Once I forced myself to put the book down, I was unable to sleep. After countless tries and many turns, I picked the book back up and carried on reading. It wasn’t until 3am, when exhaustion had its ultimate grip on me, that I put away The Heart of Betrayal for the night.
The rest of this week has been a nightmare, as I have not been able to do any of my school work, due to low immunity. The only thing I have had the ability to do was read my Bible and The Heart of Betrayal (oh what torture, hehe). Because of this, it didn’t take me long to finish reading the book, though I know I should have spent more of my time reading the Bible.
The Heart of Betrayal was a very well written book. I found myself enveloped into the story and the twists it contained. Though I preferred the dialect of The Kiss of Deception (due to its fluidity) and its less amount of swearing (which I found unnecessary), The Heart of Betrayal still had its advantages.
My favorite factor of this book was how strong each of the characters were. Mary has an amazing talent for creating such strong characters that I can’t help but admire their courage and strength, it’s as though I’m experiencing an alternate reality. Each character grew in this sequel, and I loved seeing how the story was expanding into an even greater picture than I imagined it would be. Every twist left me with either a smile on my face, or my mouth agape.
As much as I enjoyed the book, I couldn’t help getting frustrated with all the betrayals, lies, and deceits that were occurring. Though I understand that they are one of the key tools in everyone’s survival, it kept making me wonder if the love Lia feels for both boys was really genuine. All of their relationships are grounded on the lies that were told in The Kiss of Deception and the betrayals that continued to happen in The Heart of Betrayal.
Through it all, I’m left sympathizing for Kaden the most. He has sacrificed so much for Lia in order to save her life, yet she is unaware of all that he has done. I still have hope that they will end up together, though no one will know for sure until the finally book of the series comes out next August! Oh, what am I to do until August?
The Beauty of Darkness
An era has ended! The final page has been read, but the story will forever be imprinted on my heart.
Honestly, I have mixed emotions about the ending of this book series. I’m happy I won’t have to wait another year for the next book to come out, but I’m also sad I won’t be able to enjoy more wonderful pages about Lia, Rafe, and Kaden’s lives.
The Beauty of Darkness was the last book in The Remnant Chronicles. Its execution and storyline were immaculate, I couldn’t put the book down! I loved every minute of the journey and couldn’t wait to see how Mary E. Pearson’s concluded it all.
I must admit, however, that I was quite biased towards the characters and their love lives. I don't want to give anything away, but I will say that I was unfair towards the male leads and regret being so impartial to one of them, throughout the journey. Thankfully, by the time I had read the last words, my prejudice was gone and I was in tears. In short, it was beautiful!
The book was written amazingly! I love the way Mary E. Pearson’s writes her characters and forms the stories together! It’s refreshing to go inside not just the protagonist’s head, but also those of Lia’s loved ones. My only criticism was that there were a couple grammatical errors, but that in no way ruined how fondly I think of the conclusion to this series.
The Beauty of Darkness takes place where book two, The Heart of Betrayal, left off. Lia is alive, though she has an arrow stuck in her back and is in a lot of pain, and Rafe is still her loyal guardian angel. Though Rafe and Lia were able to escape Venda, with the help of Rafe’s closest friends and fellow soldiers, they’re not safe yet. The Vendans want nothing more than Lia dead and will stop at nothing to find her!
While racing as fast as they can to safety, Lia is determined to go back to Morrighan to tell her father about the massive army that is heading their way. Rafe, on the other hand, as other plans. The question is, who will have the final say in the matter?
Will Lia be able to talk Rafe into letting her go? Will her father listen to her after all the lies he’s heard from the traitors in the castle? There are still many more risks to be taken before Lia can try having a happily ever after.
Honestly, I have mixed emotions about the ending of this book series. I’m happy I won’t have to wait another year for the next book to come out, but I’m also sad I won’t be able to enjoy more wonderful pages about Lia, Rafe, and Kaden’s lives.
The Beauty of Darkness was the last book in The Remnant Chronicles. Its execution and storyline were immaculate, I couldn’t put the book down! I loved every minute of the journey and couldn’t wait to see how Mary E. Pearson’s concluded it all.
I must admit, however, that I was quite biased towards the characters and their love lives. I don't want to give anything away, but I will say that I was unfair towards the male leads and regret being so impartial to one of them, throughout the journey. Thankfully, by the time I had read the last words, my prejudice was gone and I was in tears. In short, it was beautiful!
The book was written amazingly! I love the way Mary E. Pearson’s writes her characters and forms the stories together! It’s refreshing to go inside not just the protagonist’s head, but also those of Lia’s loved ones. My only criticism was that there were a couple grammatical errors, but that in no way ruined how fondly I think of the conclusion to this series.
The Beauty of Darkness takes place where book two, The Heart of Betrayal, left off. Lia is alive, though she has an arrow stuck in her back and is in a lot of pain, and Rafe is still her loyal guardian angel. Though Rafe and Lia were able to escape Venda, with the help of Rafe’s closest friends and fellow soldiers, they’re not safe yet. The Vendans want nothing more than Lia dead and will stop at nothing to find her!
While racing as fast as they can to safety, Lia is determined to go back to Morrighan to tell her father about the massive army that is heading their way. Rafe, on the other hand, as other plans. The question is, who will have the final say in the matter?
Will Lia be able to talk Rafe into letting her go? Will her father listen to her after all the lies he’s heard from the traitors in the castle? There are still many more risks to be taken before Lia can try having a happily ever after.