In a society steeped in tradition, Princess Lia's life follows a predestined course. As First Daughter, she is expected to have the received the gift of sight but she hasn't and her parents have arranged her marriage to secure an alliance with a neighbouring 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.
First Impressions After Reading This Book:
Wow. This book was really good. The plot was super complex, and there is still space for so much character development in the next books in this series, which I can't wait to see. Through three quarters of this book it was like a guessing game, I had my suspicions on who was the assassin and who was the prince, but each page made me doubt. But I guessed right in the end!
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The Characters:
I loved Lia, she was such a kick ass character, nobody made a fool of her! She was a strong leader, and didn't really make any pointless decisions. But there was quite a bit of insta love here.
Pauline was just so sweet. She would do anything and everything to help her best friend, through the good times and the bad. But I felt so sorry for her when Lia had to lie and tell her her lover died, when she was carrying his child. I do think we shall be introduced to him in the books to come.
Rafe and Kaden I thought were both very arrogant at the beginning of the book, but later on, they became more and more different. It was clear from the beginning of the festival that Rafe was the Prince, because he knew the holy prayers and Kaden didn't. And I guessed right! Kaden I disliked more and more, and thought he was kind of a hypocrite. He kept saying he was helping her, but he wouldn't let her go.
The Ending:
I was surprised when we saw Rafe at the end of the book in Venda. I wonder if they shall develop a new lifestyle in Venda or not. I can't wait and see!
The Rating:
4.75/5 stars. Quite a picky rating, but I had to take of some stars for the insta love. But I can't wait for book 2!
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