Official Review: Deceit by Rebecca Clark

[KAV]

[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Deceit" by Rebecca Clark.]

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1 out of 4 stars

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“For that matter, why did you pretend to care for me? Why the deceit?” The novel Deceit by Rebecca Clark truly lives up to its name. No one is who they say they are, and everyone seems to have their own agenda for Alexa. As the story progressed, I wasn’t sure who to trust or what to expect. I was surprised by how many characters switched personalities and alliances at the drop of a hat. Who can Alexa trust? Who can she love? No one has told her the truth.

This young adult novel has a little bit of romance with a lot of science fiction. Alexa thought she had a normal, boring, teenage life until she was suddenly kidnapped from Earth. Then she learned that she is a half-breed alien with two powerful parents she has never met. Unfortunately, her father is nowhere to be found and her mother is rumored to be a ruthless queen trying to take advantage of her supposed powers. Alexa doesn’t know who to trust or what to expect in this new, alien world.

I felt like this novel started out strong with a cute love story developing between the main character and another student. It portrayed Alexa as feeling alone in her school even though she was top in her class and excelled in everything she put her mind to. I felt like the author did an excellent job making the story relatable to her audience by describing the different cliques in schools and the buildup of the homecoming dance. She explained that Alexa was different from her classmates by adding hints about Alexa not fitting in at school and having strange dreams at night. Then Alexa is kidnapped by the boy in her dreams which delves the plot into the supernatural.

In my opinion, the kidnapping is where the storyline fell apart. From this point forward, I felt like the same thing kept happening, and the plot stopped progressing. Alexa would ask a question, but the answer she received was always the same: we will tell you later. When “later” came, Alexa would only get half answers. The concept was intriguing at first, but got old quickly. Halfway through the book I was ready for some answers, and I still wasn’t getting them. It wasn’t until seventy percent of the way through the novel that the reader received a straight answer about why everyone was after Alexa (and even that answer was general and cryptic. All in all, I felt like there was no plot and the ending fell flat.

Maybe the second book in the series will provide more answers. However, as a stand-alone novel, I would rate this story a 1 out of 4 stars. It contained a little romance and a lot of backstabbing, but I can’t recommend a novel that doesn’t have a solid plot.

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[Rachaelamb1]

I can see how it would be frustrating to wait the majority of the book to only get half answers.

[kimmyschemy06]

That was a very honest review. It seems like the plot of this book needs a little more development.. Good job on the review.

[KAV]

Yes. It was very frustrating. It was an interesting book but it definitely needed a more defined plot. Thanks for reading the review.

-- 08 May 2016, 17:27 --

Yes. It was very frustrating. It was an interesting book but it definitely needed a more defined plot. Thanks for reading the review.

[Kourtney Bradley]

Thank you for sharing your honest review!

[lily_kh87]

When I first started reading your review I thought wow this seems like a great novel, but later on I felt bad that you gave the book a 1 star. Some books really start great and then they don't progress as good as the start was.

[Lauren M]

The book sounded great to start with, but it's a shame that it fell flat and wasn't able to live up to it's potential. Hopefully the author will write more in the series that can help explain more. Thanks for sharing your honest review.