Deception

Author: C.J. Redwine
Series: Defiance #2
Genre: Dystopian, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy
Release Date: August 27, 2013

Summary: Baalboden has been ravaged. The brutal Commander's whereabouts are unknown. And Rachel, grief stricken over her father's death, needs Logan more than ever. With their ragged group of survivors struggling to forge a future, it's up to Logan to become the leader they need—with Rachel by his side. Under constant threat from rival Carrington's army, who is after the device that controls the Cursed One, the group decides to abandon the ruins of their home and take their chances in the Wasteland.

 But soon their problems intensify tenfold: someone—possibly inside their ranks—is sabotaging the survivors, picking them off one by one. The chaos and uncertainty of each day puts unbearable strain on Rachel and Logan, and it isn't long before they feel their love splintering. Even worse, as it becomes clear that the Commander will stop at nothing to destroy them, the band of survivors begins to question whether the price of freedom may be too great—and whether, hunted by their enemies and the murderous traitor in their midst, they can make it out of the Wasteland alive. In this daring sequel to Defiance, with the world they once loved forever destroyed, Rachel and Logan must decide between a life on the run and standing their ground to fight.

Review: More cover love!! Seriously . . . the covers for this series are insanely well done!

Redwine did a fantastic job of smoothly transitioning the story/plot from Defiance into Deception. The duel POVs are still included, although instead of alternating every chapter there are points when two or three chapters are from Logan's POV and vice versa with Rachel. I felt that the plot in Deception moved a little bit slower than in Defiance. Redwine put in a lot of twists and turns,  which was refreshing, making me really question just who was an ally, and who wasn't. Throughout the book I constantly felt that (being a sucker for romance) there was just a tad bit too much action, and not enough romance. Believe me when I say that I was beyond frustrated at the pent up feelings between Rachel and Logan. Can't they just kiss already and have everything be totally and completely fine?! A shocking twist wraps up Deception. I'm looking forward to seeing how Redwine wraps everything up in Deliverance.