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The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

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callistag1's review

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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bookishmillennial's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced

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

disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial

I read the Dance of Thieves Duology first (I am a Virgo, I like to do things *in order* so I can catch the Easter eggs in the spinoff series, so I am actually annoyed that I didn’t read this first🫠). PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SOMEONE PUT “A SPINOFF SERIES FROM <insert series>” so I don’t make this mistake again. Yes, it’s all about me, cry about it 😂

Overall, this is a romantasy with a bit of a love triangle, and the worldbuilding is pretty loose/soft. It’s a heavier focus on the character exploration and romance. The “cliffhanger”? Ummm idk yall, I saw that coming haha.

I will continue the series because I am mostly a completist as long as books don’t feel harmful, but let it be known that I enjoyed Dance of Thieves a lot more (so far).

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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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jayhall's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

A really interesting take to keep the character identities secret for the majority of the book. The book does a lot of heavy lifting set-up wise, and ultimately leaves little resolution for the first book beyond setting up the larger story and stakes. At the end, Im struck that nothing has really happened throughout most of the book other than give one character some backstory other than not wanting to get married. I'm curious to see where it all goes, and there are lots of questions still to answer, some of which I feel could have been answered earlier and still kept the tension.

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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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enimiestolovers_13's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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elizajaquays's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

A bit of a slow start, but I was full on sobbing by the end.

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macliffe's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A much better book than I expected. I picked it up thinking it was going to be some trashy YA fantasy romance, it instead I read a book that was engaging from the first to last page, that gave me a romance I could really root for. My only complaint is that the premise is extremely generic. By the end, it became its own thing, but at the beginning I was feeling like I’ve read this a thousand times. I also saw the plot twist coming. But the way it was handled made me love the characters even more.

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lisavandonselaar's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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