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The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

12 reviews

kelly_sch29's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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ali_k0's review against another edition

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"woe is me I don't have powers"

"anyways anyone else hear those voices that often appear right before something important?"

Girly got kidnapped and keeps thinking about how attractive her kidnapper is. This could be overlooked, if not for the fact that they had the chemistry of salt and a snail. 


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whatbeccareadnext's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

This was a decent start to the series, I'm interested to see where this will go, but I wasn't as gripped as I thought I would be. This felt like more of an introduction to the characters, and I think the real action will likely start now that we've gotten to know them a bit better. 
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beesknees's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Kiss of Deception has an intriguing premise, but falls short with its somewhat flat characterization and near insta-love tropes. Things I enjoyed included Lia’s tendency to make questionable decisions, a cast of entertaining side characters, and a delicious twist that impressed. Some critique: the writing style felt simple even for a YA book, and the surface level girl power themes were just OK. I do feel intrigued enough to pick up book two from my local library.
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sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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hannahmarkle's review

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

AAAA this book was so slay, it was pretty slow and there was a lot of descriptions of places and foods and how the main character was feeeling. I liked how in depth the book got with the characters emotions and I loved the romance, very cute!!! 
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aseel_reads's review

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

If it wasn't for the twist that I absolutely did not see coming, I would have just given this 3 stars. It was easy to read and I liked the characters but it was just a meh plot until the last 180ish pages, then things got interesting. Very excited to see what happens next 
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missemilyn's review

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adventurous challenging dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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lindseyrenee's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I didn’t dislike this but I didn’t form a connection to one of our 3 main characters which was a problem when it was his chapters because I just didn’t care. We got a lot of Rafe and Lia and found their connection more believable but Kaden always felt like an ancillary character. I did enjoy the mystery of who was who in terms of Kaden/Rafe. Who was the prince and who was the assassin? When I found out I was genuinely surprised! It ended on a fun cliffhanger so I’ll be reading the next and hoping to connect more with Kaden in the next
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dianaschmidty's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

My only thoughts: Team Rafe
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