A review by scythefranz
Dangerous Deception by Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl

4.0

"You see, there are these remarkable things called books. They're full of pages and pages of words. Maybe you've heard of them. Or maybe not."

There is really enchanting about this book, this spin-off series (and Caster Chronicles, of course), that I constantly loved them after I've finished reading them. Even I noticed something is off, my mind has already (fabricated) a reason and an explanation for that. I don't know why. LOL.

I love this sequel. It weren't perfect or anything but I really enjoyed reading this book. From the plot to the characters, it was all good to me. Even I found the combination of magic and science is super surreal, I don't care as long as the story is making sense. Even there's no concrete explanation (though oftentimes, I really need an explanation. (I'm biased, I know)), I'm ok with it. Yes, the plot has gone crazy again. It's being ridiculous and not. But I found it intriguing rather than annoying because oh well, I want to know what will happen to the world again with all the crazies.

Dangerous Deception took me to deeper and darker parts of the Caster world. It explored what I don't know about that magical world. Its secrets and whatnots. It also filled the void about what happened after the Order has been changed. But most importantly, it showed me who exactly is Ridley Duchannes. And I did understand her well. And it hurts.

The excitement and dread is adding up on me now to know what will happen to Link and Ridley and their love story along the way. And what roles the new and old characters will play as the story progresses. Especially now that the new characters are all intriguing and felt like they are all up to something.