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nezimmer 's review for:
A Dance of Lies
by Brittney Arena
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was pleasantly surprised by how engrossed I became with "A Dance of Lies" by the end of my reading experience. A Dance of Lies is very light on the fantasy aspects (but I do think, based on where it ends, the second in this duology? will lean a little more on the fantasy aspects of this world) and focuses more on court/political intrigue.
Vasalie has been wrongly imprisoned and framed for murder. When offered the opportunity of freedom in exchange for being a spy for the king, whom she was once in love with, but is also the man who framed her.
She was frustratingly slow to unravel the plots happening at court, and kept forgetting about clues that she saw until it was too late. My biggest problem when reading romatasy is I am SO much more fascinated with the plot than the romance. Me and my minimal attraction to men did not think that those guys should have been so distracting to Vasalie with all the DRAMA happening in court. Especially the love SQUARE she had going on for a second. GIRL, you are being framed for murder PRIORITIES.
Still, I found myself enjoying it way more than I expected. The plot picks up very fast when the third brother arrives about halfway through. The plots all start coming to fruition, and Vasalie finally gets her head on a little bit straight.
I had thought that this was a standalone, but after the ending, I discovered it was a duology. I think? So be warned, new problems will be found right at the last minute.
Vasalie has been wrongly imprisoned and framed for murder. When offered the opportunity of freedom in exchange for being a spy for the king, whom she was once in love with, but is also the man who framed her.
She was frustratingly slow to unravel the plots happening at court, and kept forgetting about clues that she saw until it was too late. My biggest problem when reading romatasy is I am SO much more fascinated with the plot than the romance. Me and my minimal attraction to men did not think that those guys should have been so distracting to Vasalie with all the DRAMA happening in court. Especially the love SQUARE she had going on for a second. GIRL, you are being framed for murder PRIORITIES.
Still, I found myself enjoying it way more than I expected. The plot picks up very fast when the third brother arrives about halfway through. The plots all start coming to fruition, and Vasalie finally gets her head on a little bit straight.
I had thought that this was a standalone, but after the ending, I discovered it was a duology. I think? So be warned, new problems will be found right at the last minute.