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erikajay's review against another edition
5.0
Great second installment in this trilogy!
Lots of great action in this book. The Baalboden survivors are on the run from the Commander’s forces and must traverse the Wasteland to get to Lankenshire. During their travels, someone keeps leaving menacing notes for Logan while attacks keep happening in the camp. Logan is having to deal with these stresses while leading all the Baalboden survivors to safety.
Redwine does a good job of writing depression and grief. Rachel is dealing with these in the aftermath of events from book 1.
Once again, I liked the Rachel/Logan relationship. They both just want to keep the other one safe! Nothing wrong with that. I also appreciate that Logan keeps trying to actually TALK to Rachel. Communication is key.
I also really liked Quinn in this book! I’m glad that we got to see more of him and his sister Willow.
Lots of great action in this book. The Baalboden survivors are on the run from the Commander’s forces and must traverse the Wasteland to get to Lankenshire. During their travels, someone keeps leaving menacing notes for Logan while attacks keep happening in the camp. Logan is having to deal with these stresses while leading all the Baalboden survivors to safety.
Redwine does a good job of writing depression and grief. Rachel is dealing with these in the aftermath of events from book 1.
Once again, I liked the Rachel/Logan relationship. They both just want to keep the other one safe! Nothing wrong with that. I also appreciate that Logan keeps trying to actually TALK to Rachel. Communication is key.
I also really liked Quinn in this book! I’m glad that we got to see more of him and his sister Willow.
anna3101's review against another edition
5.0
That was amazing. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. If I could give it 6 stars, I would. Ok, so the main characters did annoy me at times and I guessed who the villain was straight from the very beginning but the emotions! The emotions!!! It's incredible just how much action, danger, mysteries and even glimpses of romance the author can pack into a single book. I honestly don't remember the last time the book had me totally, completely and utterly enthralled. Logan and Rachel are my favourite couple ever! And I hate their enemies as if they were my own. And I like Quinn and Willow. And I have no idea how to wait until the next book comes out!!!
Loved it, loved it, LOVED IT!!!
Loved it, loved it, LOVED IT!!!
readsbylaura's review against another edition
5.0
If anything happens to Logan and Rachel's relationship I will be beyond pissed off. Fuck!
megs_k's review against another edition
3.0
Sometimes the right thing costs us the biggest piece of ourselves, but it still has to be done. ~ C.J. Redwine
laughlinesandliterature's review against another edition
3.0
I did end up really liking Deception but I felt that there was just something lacking. I think it may have had to do with the fact that it was a dual point of view between Logan and Rachel. On one hand it was beneficial because they were things as the reader you wanted to know but I just felt like I really wasn't able to get into either character. I also felt like the plot in this book was way more predictable than the first one. I wasn't really surprised by anything that happened.
I did really like Rachel, and I did feel terrible for her especially since she carried around such a tremendous amount of guilt. I will admit to being briefly worried about Quinn, but I just felt like something was off there and in the end I was right. It did NOT turn into a love triangle which was really helpful. I was worried that Rachel was drowning in her guilt and grief and in a way she was. I was thankful that she had her friends to help pull her out of it.
Logan was difficult for me because while I knew he really cared about Rachel at the same time I also felt that he needed to be there more for her. I understand he's trying to run this camp, but he was always going on about how she was what kept him going and then he wouldn't spend any time with her. It just rubbed me the wrong way.
This book took me forever to get into, and that was really the biggest problem I had with it. I'm usually a very quick reader and this book took me over 4 days to finish just because I couldn't really get into it. Overall, it was a decent read and so I would give it 3 out 5 stars.
I did really like Rachel, and I did feel terrible for her especially since she carried around such a tremendous amount of guilt. I will admit to being briefly worried about Quinn, but I just felt like something was off there and in the end I was right. It did NOT turn into a love triangle which was really helpful. I was worried that Rachel was drowning in her guilt and grief and in a way she was. I was thankful that she had her friends to help pull her out of it.
Logan was difficult for me because while I knew he really cared about Rachel at the same time I also felt that he needed to be there more for her. I understand he's trying to run this camp, but he was always going on about how she was what kept him going and then he wouldn't spend any time with her. It just rubbed me the wrong way.
This book took me forever to get into, and that was really the biggest problem I had with it. I'm usually a very quick reader and this book took me over 4 days to finish just because I couldn't really get into it. Overall, it was a decent read and so I would give it 3 out 5 stars.
bookworm097's review against another edition
3.0
This book was okay. I thought this series was a fantasy, but then I read the first book and realized it was yet another dystopia. Whoopee. The synopsis of this definitely teased a love triangle coming up, so I wasn't too happy about that. But after reading the book, the love triangle never happened. This book was just pretty lackluster.
perilous1's review against another edition
5.0
Rating: 4 ½ Stars
Source: ARC Copy (requested by reviewer)
The engaging second installment in the Courier's Daughter series. At times unflinchingly brutal, and at other times...soul-touchingly profound.
Redwine shows notable growth from the previous book, weaving her story with breathless pacing, harmonious cadence, and dynamic prose. But by no means would I call this dark, epic-fantasy continuation an “easy read.” At some points, I thought the plot was beating me like I owed it money. The depraved potential of humanity comes through as savagely as the base drive for hope and survival against all odds. But any who've read the first book in the series should already realize this isn't a fluffy tale for the faint-of-heart. (The author does NOT shy away from a body count.)
Rachel may be one of the strongest heroines this reviewer has ever encountered. I was able to form a better understanding of her from the very start of this book, despite the character being trapped in a wearying feedback loop of self-recrimination. Those who've suffered mind-shattering trauma and loss will likely be best able to identify with the internal conflict Rachel struggles with throughout the story. In that way, it's almost therapeutic—working the reader through internal damage and frailty along with the heroine. Which segues into one of my favorite quotes:
“Maybe that's what love is. Giving others the power to hurt you and trusting that they'll use it to heal you instead.” - Rachel
By far, the most overall character advancement is seen in the ever-logical hero, Logan. With leadership thrust upon him by a desperate band of fleeing survivors, he's forced to take responsibility for the welfare of a broken people he's not sure he can save. Several side-characters come into their own in this book as well--siblings Quinn and Willow displaying the most intriguing and noteworthy development.
Though the identity of the killer is easy to narrow down to a handful of qualified possibilities, motives and identities are more nebulous than they may seem. And while the cliffhanger ending doesn't leave the kind of closure or satisfaction this reviewer might have preferred, it did leave me wanting more. (I probably wouldn't gripe so much if book 3 were already out.)
Source: ARC Copy (requested by reviewer)
The engaging second installment in the Courier's Daughter series. At times unflinchingly brutal, and at other times...soul-touchingly profound.
Redwine shows notable growth from the previous book, weaving her story with breathless pacing, harmonious cadence, and dynamic prose. But by no means would I call this dark, epic-fantasy continuation an “easy read.” At some points, I thought the plot was beating me like I owed it money. The depraved potential of humanity comes through as savagely as the base drive for hope and survival against all odds. But any who've read the first book in the series should already realize this isn't a fluffy tale for the faint-of-heart. (The author does NOT shy away from a body count.)
Rachel may be one of the strongest heroines this reviewer has ever encountered. I was able to form a better understanding of her from the very start of this book, despite the character being trapped in a wearying feedback loop of self-recrimination. Those who've suffered mind-shattering trauma and loss will likely be best able to identify with the internal conflict Rachel struggles with throughout the story. In that way, it's almost therapeutic—working the reader through internal damage and frailty along with the heroine. Which segues into one of my favorite quotes:
“Maybe that's what love is. Giving others the power to hurt you and trusting that they'll use it to heal you instead.” - Rachel
By far, the most overall character advancement is seen in the ever-logical hero, Logan. With leadership thrust upon him by a desperate band of fleeing survivors, he's forced to take responsibility for the welfare of a broken people he's not sure he can save. Several side-characters come into their own in this book as well--siblings Quinn and Willow displaying the most intriguing and noteworthy development.
Though the identity of the killer is easy to narrow down to a handful of qualified possibilities, motives and identities are more nebulous than they may seem. And while the cliffhanger ending doesn't leave the kind of closure or satisfaction this reviewer might have preferred, it did leave me wanting more. (I probably wouldn't gripe so much if book 3 were already out.)
allison87's review against another edition
4.0
The first book in this series, I felt, could have more fully explored the relationships between the main characters just a touch. As when a tragedy happened it was sad, but I wasn't as invested as I could be if there was a more emotional build up. This book, though, solved that issue completely. I was way more emotionally invested in these characters and the writing had more depth of feeling.
Deception is also much more bleak. I needed to take breaks regularly as it was triggering my simpathetic pain response pretty bad. But still it was an enjoyable read. The examples what trauma can do to the mind were extremely realistic/well written. I appreciate the level of realism.
Deception is also much more bleak. I needed to take breaks regularly as it was triggering my simpathetic pain response pretty bad. But still it was an enjoyable read. The examples what trauma can do to the mind were extremely realistic/well written. I appreciate the level of realism.
jillwrigley's review against another edition
3.0
Slow start, but once the ball got rolling it was better. Slightly predictable and annoying how people are always throwing themselves into danger.