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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
see my full review on http://crasyabout.blogspot.com/2013/09/review-deception-by-cj-redwine-defiance.html
I had been waiting for this book since June or May 2013 when I finished the first book in this series Defiance. I will say honestly, I liked the book, it thrilled me to the core, and had me hooked up, but as in the first book, it lacked only one thing, which I do hope we will get to know in the 3rd book which will be out next fall. The thing which I needed to know was, how the hell did my ( our ) civilization crumble, and this Cursed Ones or as Civilized (in the book ) people call it - tanniyn appeared in our world? but leave this one out, and the book is even better then the first one....
I had been waiting for this book since June or May 2013 when I finished the first book in this series Defiance. I will say honestly, I liked the book, it thrilled me to the core, and had me hooked up, but as in the first book, it lacked only one thing, which I do hope we will get to know in the 3rd book which will be out next fall. The thing which I needed to know was, how the hell did my ( our ) civilization crumble, and this Cursed Ones or as Civilized (in the book ) people call it - tanniyn appeared in our world? but leave this one out, and the book is even better then the first one....
A little hard to get into but it gets better. I absolutely loath that it ended in a cliff hanger but that's only because I want more!
For the first time in a long time for me as a reader, the second book in the series was better than the first. I was about to give up on the series, but this one ended up sucking me in. Couldn't put it down at the end despite feeling desperate for sleep.
4.5 stars. This was even better than book 1. Fast, furious, heartbreaking and intense. I loved it.
3.5 stars
While the pacing was way too slow, making Deception suffer from middle book syndrome, the murder mystery gave the plot an interesting twist.
While the pacing was way too slow, making Deception suffer from middle book syndrome, the murder mystery gave the plot an interesting twist.
This second book in the trilogy was better than the first in some ways and not as good as others. For instance, I wish more things had been tied up in this installment. However, I luh-huv who turned out to be the bad guy! Loved it! Called it a bit, too, so I dug it even more! I like the fact that the setting of this series is different than most stuff on the market for YA's these days, too. Nice!
Its nice to see that rachel is finally stating to work through all her issues with avoiding the pain that's inside her. Also interesting twist about logans past and how its going to affect his present. I really hope they manage to put the commander in the dirt once and for all.
I won a free ARC of this book in a title reveal contest. To start, I liked it a lot more than the first book! I found the characters more engaging and I really liked Logan. Rachel's character was a little too depressing- I understand that her whole life is about loss and revenge but it was a lot of heavy emotion to wade through. I also found it frustrating how little happens for a book that is 480 pages. It is a lot of camping, then death and hurrying away from attack. Repeat. I felt like that could have been cut in half and it would have had the same harrowing effect. I enjoyed it more for the last hundred pages, although I really had to keep the reveals straight! I'm interested enough to see how the trilogy concludes and definitely enjoyed this more than I expected. It felt a little too much like a "second book" though. I didn't feel like the Commander was as effective a villain either- he wasn't even in the book much. And I'm really confused about the timeline of everything! There is an older character who was alive during the "old civilization", which means the catastrophe couldn't have happened more than 50 years ago, yet NO ONE knows ANYTHING about the old civilization! How is that possible?! Was it really wiped out that extensively, throughout the entire world? And where did the Cursed Ones come from? How did they wipe out all technology? It seems like the old civilization is supposed to represent our world, but I find it all confusing.
Love Logan and Rachel!
Deception by CJ Redwine is the second book in the Courier Daughter's trilogy. The first book, Defiance, was a book that I absolutely LOVED when I read it maybe two years ago? And I was always going to be excited to carry on the trilogy. ...It's just taken me a little longer than I expected to do so.
Despite the length of time between reading the first book in the trilogy and the sequel, I didn't find that I'd forgotten that much when I started reading Deception. I felt like CJ Redwine did a great job of creating a memorable world, memorable characters and definitely a memorable scenario that we find ourselves reading about. And right from the first page of Deception, I found it very easy to fall back into this world. And it felt exciting and emotional right from the start.
This book will contain spoilers for the first book in the trilogy, Defiance, but will not contain any spoilers for Deception. If you haven't yet read Defiance but are interested in reading this trilogy at some point, I suggest that you stop reading now.
Deception takes place right after the ending of Defiance. Rachel and Logan are in the battered remains of Baalboden and it's up to Logan to organise everyone and shift all of the survivors of Baalboden out into the Wasteland and kept safely away from the Commander's army that is chasing them down. He has a plan to ally himself with one of the other city-states but must face new challenges, the pressures of leadership as well as a mole within his straggling band of survivors.
At the same time, Rachel is really dealing with the grief over her father and Oliver and also her conflicted feelings over killing a man. These losses weigh heavily on her and at the same time she feels so much rage against the Commander and wants him to pay for what he's done and what he's taken from her and everyone around her.
Most of this book is like a road trip story as Rachel and Logan and the others are trying to get from one place to another but with Cursed Ones ready to pop up and destroy everything in sight, an army chasing them from one side, a tracker picking people off from another, dissension in the ranks as well as some hot tempers.
What I really loved about this second book in the trilogy is that we see more development of all the main characters, the action is moved along without that much unnecessary drama and we get a bunch more information about the world, the Commander, our main characters and the Cursed Ones. I especially love the elements of technology and of fighting and the ways in which the community of Baalboden change their opinions of both gender and outsiders.
Willow and Quinn, the two Tree People that we meet in the first book play a huge part in Deception. Quinn faces a lot of criticism and name-calling from some of the Baalbodens and I loved the way in which she went out about winning them over. And I loved the way in which Quinn's relationship with Rachel unfolded and hearing more about his upbringing and why he has the no weapon policy. I found it all very interesting and I wanted more. This entire book is filled with fascinating people and relationships and I read this whole book wanting more of everything!
At the heart of this book, though, is Rachel and Logan. And I thought they were both adorable in this book. Obviously dealing with a lot, but they end up dealing with things together. I love how they both let each other stand on their own and they fight all of the co-dependency issues that most couples in YA succumb to.
I absolutely loved this book and this trilogy so far! If you haven't yet discovered this trilogy I really highly recommend them.
Deception by CJ Redwine is the second book in the Courier Daughter's trilogy. The first book, Defiance, was a book that I absolutely LOVED when I read it maybe two years ago? And I was always going to be excited to carry on the trilogy. ...It's just taken me a little longer than I expected to do so.
Despite the length of time between reading the first book in the trilogy and the sequel, I didn't find that I'd forgotten that much when I started reading Deception. I felt like CJ Redwine did a great job of creating a memorable world, memorable characters and definitely a memorable scenario that we find ourselves reading about. And right from the first page of Deception, I found it very easy to fall back into this world. And it felt exciting and emotional right from the start.
This book will contain spoilers for the first book in the trilogy, Defiance, but will not contain any spoilers for Deception. If you haven't yet read Defiance but are interested in reading this trilogy at some point, I suggest that you stop reading now.
Deception takes place right after the ending of Defiance. Rachel and Logan are in the battered remains of Baalboden and it's up to Logan to organise everyone and shift all of the survivors of Baalboden out into the Wasteland and kept safely away from the Commander's army that is chasing them down. He has a plan to ally himself with one of the other city-states but must face new challenges, the pressures of leadership as well as a mole within his straggling band of survivors.
At the same time, Rachel is really dealing with the grief over her father and Oliver and also her conflicted feelings over killing a man. These losses weigh heavily on her and at the same time she feels so much rage against the Commander and wants him to pay for what he's done and what he's taken from her and everyone around her.
Most of this book is like a road trip story as Rachel and Logan and the others are trying to get from one place to another but with Cursed Ones ready to pop up and destroy everything in sight, an army chasing them from one side, a tracker picking people off from another, dissension in the ranks as well as some hot tempers.
What I really loved about this second book in the trilogy is that we see more development of all the main characters, the action is moved along without that much unnecessary drama and we get a bunch more information about the world, the Commander, our main characters and the Cursed Ones. I especially love the elements of technology and of fighting and the ways in which the community of Baalboden change their opinions of both gender and outsiders.
Willow and Quinn, the two Tree People that we meet in the first book play a huge part in Deception. Quinn faces a lot of criticism and name-calling from some of the Baalbodens and I loved the way in which she went out about winning them over. And I loved the way in which Quinn's relationship with Rachel unfolded and hearing more about his upbringing and why he has the no weapon policy. I found it all very interesting and I wanted more. This entire book is filled with fascinating people and relationships and I read this whole book wanting more of everything!
At the heart of this book, though, is Rachel and Logan. And I thought they were both adorable in this book. Obviously dealing with a lot, but they end up dealing with things together. I love how they both let each other stand on their own and they fight all of the co-dependency issues that most couples in YA succumb to.
I absolutely loved this book and this trilogy so far! If you haven't yet discovered this trilogy I really highly recommend them.