@Book@ The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles #1) {PDF}
The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles #1)
By : by Mary E. Pearson (Goodreads Author)
ratings : 75,200
ratings reviews : 10,233
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Original Title : The Kiss of Deception
ISBN : English
Edition Language : English
Series : Arabella Celestine Idris Jezelia
Kindle Edition, 492 pages
Published July 8th 2014 by Henry Holt
Characters : Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2014)
Setting :
Description : In a society steeped in tradition, Princess Lia’s life follows a preordained course. As First Daughter, she is expected to have the revered gift of sight—but she doesn’t—and she knows her parents are perpetrating a sham when they arrange her marriage to secure an alliance with a neighboring kingdom—to a prince she has never met.On the morning of her wedding, Lia flees to a In a society steeped in tradition, Princess Lia’s life follows a preordained course. As First Daughter, she is expected to have the revered gift of sight—but she doesn’t—and she knows her parents are perpetrating a sham when they arrange her marriage to secure an alliance with a neighboring kingdom—to a prince she has never met.On the morning of her wedding, Lia flees to a distant village. She settles into a new life, hopeful when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive—and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her. Deception abounds, and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets—even as she finds herself falling in love. The Kiss of Deception is the first audiobook in Mary E. Pearson's Remnant Chronicles
Literary Awards : Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2014)
REVIEWS :I present you a short version of the book: Kiss of Deception: A Greek Dramedy . A Dramedy, not to be confused with a dromedary, because a dromedary only has one hump. This story has two humps. THAT'S RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE A FUCKING LOVE TRIANGLE.The entire play can be set on one stage with almost no scenery changes because I swear to fucking god nothing fucking happens in this book. It is not a high fantasy when the main character spends the entire fucking half of the book “Is he the first boy you ever kissed?” I asked“Who says I’ve kissed him?” Pauline replied mischievously. We both laughed. Girls of the royal staff were not supposed to indulge in such unrestrained behaviours.“Well, if you were to kiss him, what do you think it would be like?” I have a question - who cares?Ugh, this book. I rarely give much weight to fantasy titles. They're almost always called "dramatic word of dramatic word" or "dramatic word and dramatic word", but I realize in hindsight that Two stars. One for each love interest that I didn't care about. What a beautiful and captivating story.I’ve always had a soft spot for princess stories, true, but this one is like no other. Our lovely main character, Lia, wants free will…to fall in love with someone she actually knows and cares about. She is tired of always having her life decided, as princesses’ usually are, and the one thing she wants most, love, is up to her to find not for her father to plan. For her to feel trapped no more, she escapes from her arranged marriage with someone who didn’t An advance copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.This review can also be found at The Starry-Eyed Revue.Review in a GIFfy -- This can also be found at The Starry-Eyed Revue. FULL REVIEW BELOW.I must admit, I've never read a book by Mary E. Pearson. So when Kristen practically forced her copy on me (hehe), I was all: And then I got to chapter 2, and it was on. Not only is Lia fierce and determined not to be pushed into a marriage she does not desire, but her friend Zzz...DNF...Zzz...After turning page 165 of this book over and realizing that half of my attention was asleep......and the other half was contemplating whether or not I should trim my toenails before tomorrow's pedicure, I decided to call it quits here. You know, before my brain died. Long story short...1) I had no feel for the characters.2) Could give two shits about what happened to said characters...3) And not one single fuck about berry picking and horse travel. One through three up there^^^ This book is a triumph of its genre!Okay, that may be overstating things only slightly (there were a couple of tiny things I took issue with) but I think it fair to overlook those small things in this case. Especially considering how unfair, reactionary and very nearly malicious I think some of the top-rated reviews for this book here on Goodreads are.Warning: strong opinions incoming!I want to start out here by apologizing for what's to come. I was a bit heated while I wrote it and tried to go Imma need a mani after this book, because it sure was a nail bitter! Whoosh. Pretty sure by now you all know what the big hook of this book is; you have no idea who the assassin is and who the prince is. I'll let you in on a little secret, I tried to guess and guessed wrong.This story goes between switching Povs with Lia, Rafe, Kaden, the assassin, and the Prince. I'm becoming more and more a fan of switching views in stories, and this story is an added reason to why. Mary Pearson did an This book is a re-read so I can continue on with the trilogy and I liked it the first time around but I loved it this time! Woot! I loved this book, the atmosphere, the characters, the settings and the descriptions. Lia is a strong character who decides she wants to live life her way and runs away with Pauline on her wedding day. Lia's family wanted to set her up in an arranged marriage to keep the peace, but it seemed to me they were already in a war regardless so I'm not sure how it would have Reviewed by: Rabid Reads2.5 starsLet's talk about first impressions: they are IMPORTANT.If, for example, you start reading a new book, and the first glimpses you get of ALL THREE main characters are less than flattering, you might be tempted to toss said book aside in disgust and hope the next one goes better.Yes. You might.And in this situation, I would not blame you. So here's the deal: I'm not one of those the-less-romance-the-better types. I'm the opposite, in fact. In most cases, a book 1.5 stars. Watching my brother pick his nose would have been a more useful way to spend my time rather than on this pitiful excuse of a "fantasy" novel. If fantasy books are gross insta love with annoying as fuck love triangles and an assassin who can't get his job done because his little dick keeps getting in the way then I'm OUT. You know, I actually liked the beginning. And I actually liked a little bit of the end. I just finished rewatching season 3 of TLA, which is why I was in a good mood, I liked this overall, but man, did this love triangle weigh everything down. And STOP SMIRKING, boys. Just stop it.Review to come, when I'm less cranky. *.) Morrighan 1.) The Kiss of Deception 2.) The Heart of Betrayal 3.) The Beauty of Darkness --------------------------------------------------1st read: August 20142nd read: July 20153rd read: August 2018 I forgot how much I love fantasy and this book just sparked my desire to read more. I was captivated from page one. The writing of this book swept me off my feet and transported me to Lia's world. Everything was so vivid and encompassing and every emotion displayed was so relatable that I found myself deeply enjoying the story. Lia is such a great main character. She's strong and sassy unlike the generic YA heroine. Her wit and her class, combined with her capacity to feel such emotion came off.
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