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SYNOPSIS: 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. WHY SHOULD YOU CHECK IT OUT? High fantasy, assassins, and a dash of romance have Lia’s story appealing to the swords and sorcery lovers in all of us. We love that, rather than be a special snowflake with “the gift of sight” as she is expected to be, the Princess is actually just a normal girl. It is a pleasant change! Lia stands in a grassy field, looking the part of a young maiden on her wedding day with her simple but elegant dress and crown of flowers. In the distance, we see to the left a cloaked figure and, to the right, a young man with a dark horse. Adding in the storm clouds and circling black birds, and a general sense of foreboding nearly drips from the cover. This is the first in The Remnant Chronicles by author Mary E. Pearson. Her previous best-selling work was in the dystopian “Jenna Fox Chronicles”. If high fantasy isn’t your thing, why not check out Jenna? EARLY REVIEWS SAY… [R]ich and exciting throughout. (Kirkus Reviews) [A]n alluring world and romance that’s ideal for fans of Kristin Cashore and Megan Whalen Turner. (Publishers Weekly) NECESSARY DETAILS YA Fantasy Hardcover & ebook, 489 pages Published on July 8th 2014 by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (ISBN 0805099239) http://us.macmillan.com/thekissofdeception/MaryPearson |
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