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A Dance of Lies
by Brittney Arena
adventurous
mysterious
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:
Complicated
4.3 stars
"It seems I cannot exist in either: the light or the dark."
π©°π
This was such a delightful read and experience going into this world that Brittney Arena created.
I had so much of fun reading it, everything was written so eloquently with vivid descriptions penned down beautifully.
I'd surely love to experience these fictional places or see them in real life with how stunningly they were depicted as well as Vasalie's intricate dances. I love dance and the way Vasalie brings it to life was enjoyable to read about.
The fmc of this story is absolutely strong, determined and doesn't back down which was admirable. I liked that we had 3 different suitors for Vasalie and we got to learn about each one until we fully discovered the man that was destined for her. He's a total sweetheart! The chemistry between them was sizzling. I love the chronic illness representation
Also to be noted that A Dance Of Lies is packed with wide diversity, different ethnicities between the Crowns which I appreciated having other underrepresented races being shown, such as Queen Sadira from Razam & Sultans from Kasim.
I speculated certain aspects correctly and it was cool seeing them be revealed as so. The author does a good job alluding to these twists.
I'm quite eager for book 2 and I love that it'll be a duology only, so everything will get wrapped up in the next one which is gonna be a blast as well!. Towards the last bits of the book, everything just gets kicked up a notch and has you locked in, reading to find out what's transpiring.
As for the cover of this book, it's so pretty and falls under one of my favorite book covers!
For the author's debut she really knocked this one out of the park and I'm ready to see what else she'll bring to the party π
This book has love,drama,betrayal, secrets,tension, sparks, angst and determination in heaps so if you're looking for those vibes I highly recommend picking this book up!.
β’ Thanks JBP for the readalong box & book. All opinions are my own! β’
"It seems I cannot exist in either: the light or the dark."
π©°π
This was such a delightful read and experience going into this world that Brittney Arena created.
I had so much of fun reading it, everything was written so eloquently with vivid descriptions penned down beautifully.
I'd surely love to experience these fictional places or see them in real life with how stunningly they were depicted as well as Vasalie's intricate dances. I love dance and the way Vasalie brings it to life was enjoyable to read about.
The fmc of this story is absolutely strong, determined and doesn't back down which was admirable. I liked that we had 3 different suitors for Vasalie and we got to learn about each one until we fully discovered the man that was destined for her. He's a total sweetheart! The chemistry between them was sizzling. I love the chronic illness representation
Also to be noted that A Dance Of Lies is packed with wide diversity, different ethnicities between the Crowns which I appreciated having other underrepresented races being shown, such as Queen Sadira from Razam & Sultans from Kasim.
I speculated certain aspects correctly and it was cool seeing them be revealed as so. The author does a good job alluding to these twists.
I'm quite eager for book 2 and I love that it'll be a duology only, so everything will get wrapped up in the next one which is gonna be a blast as well!. Towards the last bits of the book, everything just gets kicked up a notch and has you locked in, reading to find out what's transpiring.
As for the cover of this book, it's so pretty and falls under one of my favorite book covers!
For the author's debut she really knocked this one out of the park and I'm ready to see what else she'll bring to the party π
This book has love,drama,betrayal, secrets,tension, sparks, angst and determination in heaps so if you're looking for those vibes I highly recommend picking this book up!.
β’ Thanks JBP for the readalong box & book. All opinions are my own! β’