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The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

24 reviews

callistag1's review

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, War, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Classism, and Pregnancy

beesknees's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Grief, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and War

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexism, Grief, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Police brutality, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Murder, Sexual violence, and Rape

Minor: Blood and Vomit

macliffe's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual harassment, and Death

Moderate: Stalking, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

Minor: Blood

hannahmarkle's review

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Sexual harassment

lisavandonselaar's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual harassment

aklovekorn's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Grief, Death, Sexual harassment, Violence, Pregnancy, and Murder

crestina's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Animal death, Death, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Xenophobia

Moderate: War, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Physical abuse

aseel_reads's review

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, War, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual assault, Death, and Murder

fremzz's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

I don’t understand people who don’t like love triangles because this was scrumptious 😩

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual harassment, War, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual content

Content warning clarifications might be spoilery Alcohol - One of the love interests gets very drunk and wake up hungover in the morning. Sexual harassment- Man gropes Mc without consent but gets interrupted before going any further. Sexual content - A fade to black scene with some remembrance but very little described. Pregnancy - Mc’s friend is pregnant.