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crissimarie 's review for:
Prince of Deception
by Jenny Hickman
adventurous
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
This is a companion book to A Cursed Heart that tells the events from Rian's point of view and out of the four Myths of Airren books I've read this was by far my favorite. Rian's point of view was my favorite from the four books in this series and I enjoy his character the most. I think book also changed how I looked at the series as a whole because of how it ended. I think I enjoyed the other books but I would be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed by the ending of each book before but they either felt dissatisfy or uprupt and incomplete but for the first time in this series I was left disappointed by the ending because this book ended with a true cliffhanger that promised more. Before I read any of these books I thought it was a true series but then I read the first one and was a bit confused because it read a bit more like a standalone. I think I saw somewhere the books described more like a group of interconnected standalones rather than a true series but after finishing this one, I think it is more of a series just not one written in a linear fashion. I don't think you would be able to get the full picture without having read each book because they are all very connected even if one book focuses more on one couple more than the other. I also appreciate that these companion books do add a lot to the overall plot of the series. This book isn't just a complete copy of A Cursed Heart but in Rian's point of view, there are things in this story that don't appear in Aveen's story that are vital to the overall plot so it's more than just an extra story but rather a necessary read and I really like that about it. I'm also happy to read that the next book with have all four points of view together so hopefully some of those loose plotlines will get tied up and I would like to see all four of them working together to take down Rian's evil mother. I really liked this one and it definitely made me rethink how I felt about the other ones and how maybe I was a bit harsh about their upbrupt endings since the next book seems like it will be the true ending.