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Friday, July 11, 2014

The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson; Blog Tour: Book Review & Giveaway


 

Hello & welcome to today's The Kiss of Deception blog tour stop, hosted by Fierce Reads. 


By: Mary E Pearson
Released on: July 8th, 2014
Purchase from: Amazon | B&N
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In this timeless new trilogy about love and sacrifice, a princess must find her place in a reborn world.

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

An epic love story! This is one of those timeless stories that will never get old, no matter how many times you read it. I LOVED IT!  This is my favorite read of 2014 so far. The Kiss of Deception is one of those reads that has it all. Mary E. Pearson's writing pulled me into her story effortlessly, made me fall in love with her characters easily and hungrily left me wanting so much more when I finished the book. 

I love it when I find myself helplessly lost within the pages of a book. You know the book. The one you plan on sitting down to read just a few pages of, and find that those pages turn into chapters and then before you know it time has flown by you, while you find yourself happily entranced within the world of the book you can't stop reading.  That was me with this book. I LOVED IT! Like, loved, loved, LOVED it! The Kiss of Deception is one of those fabulously written books. The story, the characters, the world building and the all the emotions that come from this book, became real. Everything about this book was so well crafted and created. The pacing of the story made it easy to follow along, and get addicted to. I'm telling you, there is no putting this book down once you start it.  

Mary E. Pearson has created a masterpiece of a YA story. I loved it when an author creates characters that feel real. It was so easy for me to understand each of the characters, and their actions/motives. Or more like I loved the time I spent getting to know Pearson's characters. I have to say by far my favorite characters were Lia and Rafe. 

Lia is one of those strong characters who defies what her duty is. She is the type of character who takes matters into her own hands, and creates the destiny she wants vs what is excepted of her, and what she's told to do. I love her for that. Believe me, in the kingdom this Princess grew up in, it's no easy feat to do what she does. I'm not going to mention all she does for the sake of spoilers and ruining the story. From the moment I met Lia, to the decision she makes in the end, Lia is a character who's valiant and fiercely protective of the things she values most. She's a character who grows and learns more about who she is, and she stays true to that. She's someone that I admire for her strength, her courage, and her ability to defy the odds in following her own path, and most importantly her heart. I admired her bravery.

Oh Rafe. I don't even know what to say about him, other than he is so well written. He, like Lia makes decisions and choices that go against the Kingdom rules, but it's for good measure. He too is someone who makes decisions based on following his heart, and oh trust me, you'll love him for it! He is, well that's just say Mr. Darcy or any other of my favorite fictional characters can move on over, because Rafe has staked a claim in my favorite fictional boy category. 

Lia and Rafe aside, I really liked that each of the characters in this book, both good and bad, felt three dimensional. They each had a purpose for being in the story, and I, as many of you know, love that. Pearson's writing is so vivid, and descriptive. The emotions within the story were easy to feel. The world within the story was so easy to imagine. Oh and that whole part about trying to figure out who's the Prince and who the Assassin is, good luck on figuring that out until the end. That was genius and one of my favorite things about this book. Oh that ending. I WANT MORE! WHY DID THE BOOK HAVE TO END!?! 

I could go on and one about this book, but I'll summarize why you should pick up this book. In summary- If you're looking for a book about a girl who takes her destiny into her own hands, and wants to marry someone who loves her and she loves him, vs marrying out of duty for kingdom, then pick this book up. If you're looking for a book that does NOT have a love triangle, then pick up this book. If you're looking for a book that has two exciting male characters, pick up this book. If you're looking for a book that sweeps you off your feet, has you anxiously awaiting it's sequel, and makes you want to go back and re-read it again, pick up this book. In short, I LOVED THIS BOOK and HIGHLY recommend you pick it up. And yes, this book is going on my all time favorites shelf!

This book gets more than a 5 star rating from me! 

Author Links/Info
-Follow Mary Pearson on Twitter!
-Check out her website!
-Read an excerpt of Kiss of  Deception now!

The Giveaway
Enter to win a copy of The Kiss of Deception! Open to residents of the US / Canada only. Be sure to fill out the form below to enter to win.

The Kiss of Deception Blog Tour Schedule

Monday July 7
Icey Books (Review)
The Starry-Eyed Revue (Guest Post)

Tuesday July 8
Cuddlebuggery (Guest Post)

Wednesday July 9
FicFare (Review)
Two Chicks on Books (Guest Post)

Thursday July 10

Friday July 11
MundieMoms (Review)
Alice Marvels (Guest Post)

Monday July 14
YA Bibliophile (Review)
Bewitched Bookworms (Guest Post)

Tuesday July 15
Jenna Does Books (Guest Post)

Wednesday July 16
ExLibris (Review)
My Friends are Fiction (Guest Post)

Thursday July 17

Friday July 18
Google Hangout with Mary Pearson hosted by Belle of the Literati (More info to come)

#ReadIsla Campaign Week 2



Have you read a sample of Stephanie Perkins's ISLA and the HAPPILY EVER AFTER yet? If not, what are you waiting for? It's sooooooo good! Check out the sampler below. Trust me, you want to read this. If the sampler isn't working below, go here to read it.







This week these lovelies arrived! I am in love with this book. I think it's Stephanie's best book yet. I'm looking forward to giving away this fabulous tote and a set of buttons this next week to one lucky winner. Speaking of buttons, grab the buttons below and add them to your social media accounts. Help spread the word by using the #ReadIsla when you do.



Stop by next week to enter to win the Isla and the Happily Ever After swag! Happy Reading!

Shadowhunter Fan Art Friday

Happy Friday!
Check out this awesome collection of Shadowhunter artwork that Cassie shared here. The artist, taratjah, also shared a song to go with it. You can listen to it here. If you've not read the TMI series or CoHF, don't scroll through this, as there are spoilers. Click each image to enlarge it. Trust me, you'll want to. These images are amazing.






















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