Dark Deception (Deception Trilogy, #0.5) (2024)

I don’t know what I just read!

This is going to be a hard one to write about without giving too much away, so this may have some minor spoilers because I have no clue what I just read. The H is Adrian who appeared in Rina’s Throne Duet. In that book he was married to Lia, whom he kept hidden away for the most part, but there was one time when she attended an event and there was gunfire, and it was like she had PTSD or was some sort of scared little rabbit.

This book has a short prologue which is crazy, you don’t know who it is but they seem crazy and may or may not end up getting murdered or possibly having murdered someone else. So there is that. The next section shows how Adrian took over from his father when Nikolai was the Pakhan. In the Throne Duet, Nikolai is already dead so this was a while ago, but it does show how tough Adrian had to be. He says he has no weakness because he feels nothing for his father.

After that, an alcoholic homeless woman named Winter is introduced and it shows how she meets Adrian. Though he has a wedding ring on so I assume at this point he is married to Lia. Winter is an interesting character though. She has a lot of problems that is for sure. I don’t know where Rina is going with this but can only guess. If I am right, the next book should be interesting.

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"People say death is the end.
For me, it’s only the beginning."

Honestly I wasn’t excepting much before going through the prequel but Holly Molly how wrong was I !

First of all, the prologue was too gory

“I have an offer for you, Winter.”
How do you know my name? I want to ask that, but it’d be useless. He seems like the type of man who knows everything he needs to.
“What offer?”
His lips graze the shell of my ear as he murmurs, “Be my wife.”

Title: ➳ ❤- Dark Deception
Series ➳ Deception Trilogy 0.5#
Author: ➳ Rina Kent
Publication March 10th 2021

Dark Deception is the prequel of a trilogy and is not standalone.
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Great start to this Trilogy
You know there is Most Definitely Cliffhanger to this one:

Deception Trilogy: Reading Order
#0.5 Dark Deception
#1 Vow of Deception
#2 Tempted by Deception
#3 Consumed by Deception

⬇Always remember⬇

📚 💖 Hope you enjoy this read 💖& also always keep in mind this is just my opinion+ Also I wouldn’t never discourage anyone from reading this book.

3✨

after how disappointing her last duet was, i'm just going to keep my expectations low.

i’m intrigued!!

➸ 5 stars

“To the lovers of villains.”

and that’s me!

「 deception trilogy 」
#0.5 dark deception — 5 stars

I’m guessing there was no point in reading this before the trilogy but I had to make sure 😭

Edit: Don’t bother reading this, it’s included at the beginning of the first book 😩

(why does my update for this book keep disappearing? GR please get your shit together!)

bloody (quite literally) & intriguing, but also very confusing prequel. tell me the guy (a MAFIA man) did not just kidnap & (fake) propose a random

ADRIAN FREAKING VOLKOV 😻😻

AAAAAAHHH!!

Esto solo me deja con mas intriga.

Vamos por el primer libro.

I have no idea what I just read but I’m excited to read the next book.

The most confusing prequel ever 🤣 idk who is who.

Am I still gonna read the series?

Of course😆

4.5 stars

People say death is the end.
For me, it’s only the beginning.

This prequel was a wild ride. It's intense, gory and unhinged and I am so here for everything that's to come in the next books of this trilogy. I just know this trilogy is going to be my all time favourite by Rina Kent.

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Star Rating : 4.5 / 5 Stars

POV : Dual

Cliffhanger : YASSSSS!! HUGE ONE!!!

Hero : Adrian

Heroine : *Not Gonna Answer That (evil smile)*

Pace of the story : Moderate

Review :

Okay. So Rina literally took all my theories about Adrian and Lia and messed them up into something else. WHAT WAS THAT!!???? Trust me , you guys are in for a surprise with this one.

Throughout this whole book, My head was hurting and I was trying to figure out how and why The events in this book were happening! I don't know why but I really hoped that Rina would go easy on us , but damn she really mindfucked me 😂😂.

This book is something that you simply can't prepare yourselves for. You have questions about Adrian??! Wait till you read this one , You'll be overflowing with theories! It's a marvelous creation and I don't know how but Rina has managed to knock me on my ass with a mere few chapters and and I fully know that I will be dead somewhere after reading this whole series! And My Hubby , Adrian , holy shit. How can a man be this HOT!! This commanding??!! And so freaking sexy.

If I was excited for this series before and that is nothing compared to the level of anticipation I have for this series now. I NEED IT RIGHT NOW!!!

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EXPLOSIVE.
This prequel had everything I wanted! I can already feel that this series is going to be the death of me! So so excited for the first book!

short prequel introducing the two MCs

got me hooked and intrigued!!

Trigger Warnings: Homeless circumstances, forced to give baby away, alcohol addiction, sexual assault, loss of loved one (though mc did not care), kidnapping, violence, guns

Damn is this off to a good start, at first I was a little confused as to what was going on but it was easier to follow the story later on. My lovely friend Apoorva recommended this trilogy. I decided to give it a go, it's a mafia romance so it's another dark romance book that probably has some content that isn't for everyone. So if you are bothered by that, I don't recommend it. I haven't gotten too far since this book was just a prequel and was basically the intro (sneak peek) to the book, but once I read the first book I will know more. So far I really like the characters and the writing style. This is my first Rina Kent book so I am excited to see what I think and I have high hopes because of the hype surrounding it.

Winter is living life on the streets, we don't really know much but she's been through a lot. She runs into a stranger and after she does, weird shit starts to happen. Adrian is a mafia boss who feels no emotions whatsoever. I think it's better if you just read this prequel and if you like it, move onto the first book, I wanna be as vague as possible since it might be better to go into this without knowing much. Just know that it is a mafia-dark romance book so there might be disturbing content that isn't for you. But yea, I'm gonna do a quick spoiler section and then start the first book!

Now for quick spoilers


So the intro to this was super confusing, there was a girl running away and some guy killed her. I thought it was Adrian at first? But I don't think it is now. And the girl had a doppelganger which is interesting, so Adrian might have asked Winter to be his wife because the girl that died was his wife? And it mentions how the first person to look at their doppelganger is the one that dies or something? I'm guessing Winter is the other girl so she survived and the wife died. I haven't read the summary for the first book so these are just theories that might be stupid lol. And Adrian finds the dead girl (or was she even dead?) and said he will find her and I was like how though she's dead? I dunno I was so confused for the first 20-30 pages I felt so stupid lol. I am confusion.

When the story starts to pick up and we read more about Adrian, it was interesting to see how detached he is from society, the guy has no emotions or feelings. When his dad died, he didn't care, and he mentions how his dad was the reason he is this way. It makes sense, he grew up as part of the mafia so he was forced into that lifestyle. I'm gonna assume that the guy that Winter encountered with the handkerchief is Adrian. The handkerchief's initials were A.V, so yea it's probably Adrian and whatever his last name is. I can't think of many guesses right now but I wonder why he needs Winter to act as his wife. If his wife is dead like my guess, why would he need a stand-in wife? I dunno we shall see.

So far I really like Winter, it's interesting to read about a mafia romance following a girl who's homeless since we normally follow rich girls that are daughters of their mafia boss fathers. My recent read had a rich character that didn't know her dad was a mafia boss and she was out of it but Winter is even more out of it since she's just a girl that's plucked outta the city. It seems like she had a child that went up for adoption since she couldn't afford it and probably because she is a struggling alcoholic. She keeps saying that she needs to survive for someone so I'm guessing it's for her kid, I wonder if she's able to keep tabs on her or something? I liked how even after she was captured, it didn't stop her from fighting, she was persistent and kept tryna break the glass and all. I also like Larry, the guy looks out for her, doesn't touch her inappropriately and he has this nice partnership with her. He doesn't expect anything and helps her out and he's the "ride together, die together" type (as he said).

There isn't much else to say, I have a lotta questions and need the answers so imma go back and read the first book now. I hope I end up enjoying this, it had a promising start.

That is all, stay safe folks :)
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People say death is the end.
For me, it’s only the beginning.

I devoured the hell out of the Kingdom and Throne series, so my body is freakin’ READY for Adrian Volkov.

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I legit have no idea what I just read 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

this is just the first couple of chapters of the first book???

why does no one say that? 😭 you can literally avoid reading this and jump in with the first book since its the same content.

FOUR DECEPTION STARS for Winter and Adrian ❤🖤❤🖤!!!

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I have to admit that this prequel to Rina’s new trilogy intrigued and confused me a bit at the same time.

I'm looking forward to read the next book in the series because I want to see which path Rina’s imagination took her and how Winter and Adrian’s story will develop.

If you're looking for a mafia romance book, then you should read this prequel!

𖥔࣪ ˖ Rating: 5 stars. ˖ ☾ 𖥔࣪

“I have an offer for you, Winter.”
How do you know my name? I want to ask that, but it’d be useless. He seems like the type of man who knows everything he needs to.
“What offer?”
His lips graze the shell of my ear as he murmurs, “Be my wife.”

SILENCE! NEXT NEXT NEXT!

Consider me intrigued 🧐

Confused but intrigued. Alright Rina Kent.

No clue what’s happening-

equal parts confused and incredibly intrigued.

So confused but very excited to read this series!

I can't wait to read Vow of Deception.