A review by literaryjunkie
Tempted by Deception by Rina Kent

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

3.75

This book was a roller coaster. After the cliff hanger ending, I’ve been coming up with different theories. Here’s spoilers.
After finding out that Winter is Lia, we go back to the past to see how her and Adrian met. She witnesses him murder someone and instead of killing her, he gets wrapped up in her life. They eventually start a relationship. A lot of events happened, including her breaking her leg, which ends her ballet career. Things get serious and Adrian gets her pregnant, then forces her hand in marriage because he would have to marry his arranged fiancé if they don’t speed things up. She is obviously upset because she is thrust into the life of the Russian Mafia and feels suffocated/ depressed within the walls. She has her son, that she loves, but her mental state becomes too much that she attempts to run away again. She is also working with an Italian friend to gain secrets/ possibly kill Adrian. Although, she stops an assassin from killing him at a public gathering. She ends up switching spots with someone at a shelter she volunteers at that looks exactly like her, but Adrian quickly notices and goes to chase her. She is corned at a cliff and ends up jumping, ending the story. I believe that she either lost her memory and believed the identity of the woman she switched with, making her homeless. Adrian was unable to find her because of this, believing she actually died. He saw her in the street believing he found someone that reminded him of her, or he voluntarily let her live (had her closely watched) to bind sometime away from him. He knew she lost her memories and wanted a fresh start with her. Lia might also be an unreliable narrator.
I am really excited to see how the trilogy it ends!
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