This book is just amazing and before I begin praising it, let me give you a few sentences of the summary. Mary E. Pearson just completely draws you into her books and their world, making you yearn to find out what happens next. The Kiss of Deception stars seventeen-year-old Princess Lia, who runs away from her wedding and decides to work at an inn. When two strangers come in, the secrets begin to take form as one is the prince she ran away from while the other is the assassin sent to kill the princess.
It is such an intense book with the drama from the beginning, fantasy tales with a tinge of supernatural, adventure, bravery and romance! It is a very relatable novel as it shows a girl who just wants to be normal and be independent, which a lot of people sympathize with. As the story progresses it continues to get better! The only portion that might be confusing, but adds to the mystery of things, is figuring out who is the assassin and who is the prince. While you read the book you will secretly hope she is falling in love with the prince, but how will you know? You’ll have to read the book until the very end to see!
There is a very interesting love triangle going on, but on top of that, there is also the friendship this princess has with the women she works with. The women are all diverse but have the similarity where they will go to any ends to support those they care about, especially their friends. Overall, it’s a very well-rounded book and if you look clearly, it is very deep as well.
This series is one of my absolute favourites, and the first book was the best introduction ever! Usually, I am the type to only read books that are completed because when authors release books months later, I often forget the storyline. For this book, I was completely hooked and made sure to read all the books. Just to mention the best part: the series is completed! Yes, no cliffhangers at all, just read the next book! I started this book pretty early on so it was torture waiting for the third book but you do not have to suffer through that! The Kiss of Deception, The Heart of Betrayal and The Beauty of Darkness are all available! Is that not the best news you could ever hear about a series? Basically, out of my whole enthusiastic review about the book, I must recommend that everyone reads this series!