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The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles, #1)

Mary E. Pearson

Start date: August 4, 2014

Finish date: September 4, 2014

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Jun 25, 2014 Britney rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, i-owns-it, my-favourites, two-oh-one-four, botmc-2014, paranormal-dystopian-fantasy-etc, 6-star-books

The story of a run away bride with a royal twist. Princess Lia was promised to marry a Prince who she has never set eyes on, so she escapes from the wedding with her maid and hides herself away in a small village days from the castle.This story is told from three perspectives, We have Lia the princess, The prince who she was supposed to marry, and An Assassin who has been sent to assassinate the princes.

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Jun 14, 2021 Dayla rated it really liked it

I've had this book on my TBR for years and I finally listened to the audiobook. I was wary at first because I haven't had the best luck with older YA Fantasy, but I was pleasantly surprised. I loved the twist of us not knowing who was the prince and who was the assassin, and then I loved the twist of finally finding out who was who.

I don't know if I'll read the sequel, but this was an enjoyable read. There's one character I wanted to strangle, but other than that, this was fun and I would recom ...more

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Dec 13, 2014 Noël rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I loved the beginning but thought towards the end, it dragged out. Maybe if it had been shorter or had more action, I would have loved it more. Besides that, it was a pretty solid fantasy story.

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