Intricate Deceptions - Jennifer Rayes

Synopsis:

Waking up in a desolate cell, Gaia realizes she has been kidnapped by a human traggicking organization, doomed to be sold to the highest bidder and unable to remember anything before her capture. An opportune rescue by Raoul, the Prince of Kayamato, saves her froma gruesome future, and throws her into a world of luxury and privilage. 

As she struggles to regain her memory, Gaia learns that her rescue was no accident and finds herself in even more danger.

Fighting for sanity and survival, she works to unravel the truth behind her capture, each revelation more shocking than the last. The intricate web of deceptions spun around her will shatter her world, leaving her unsure if she will ever trust again.

Review:

At 226 pages, straight away I knew if id end up hooked, it'd last be half a day at best. Unfortunately i started reading it at a time in my life where i was struggling to do anythingyet alone read. I think I managed just over 80 pages before everything got too much for me and reading and reviewing ended up being put on the back burner. After what felt like forever and a day I managed to finish the book but took forever to get around to writing the review, but after unintentionally keeping Jennifer waiting for the review, here it is.

It is a pretty fast paced book, as a reader we are suddenly thrown into this new world and we find ourselves side by side with Gaia who wakes up in a cell and soon realises she been kidnapped and is on the list to be sold to the highest bidder in a human trafficking ring. She makes a friend who is her cell mate but soon things take a turn for the worse and Gaia is alone again, but not for long when Raoul turns up and rushes her away from the dangerous future she is sure to have, plunging her into a world of luxury and privelage. It did hit a huge parge of romanceyness which was a little cute for me but also slightly predictable.

Intricate Deceptions is a rollercoaster of a read, bringing together royalty, pirates and palaces as well as drugs, prostitution and human trafficking. It is safe to say it isn't a light one when it includes so many taboo and awkward to hear about subjects and I cant say that its something deep and meaningful but I do know it hits those chords ever so lightly. It is a read that is incredibly easy to enjoy and undoubtedly deserving of a 4.5 out of 5 from me. Hopefully I will be able read the second book and continue this journey. I am so thankful for the opportunity to read and review this book.