Woah, I'm impressed! These books really live up to their names with all of the deceptions and betrayal. I liked The Heart of Betrayal even more than The Kiss of Decption. I really loved the long build up and how the story progressed slowly but steadily. 
 Lia is a really admirable character. I loved how smart she is and thinks her decisions through. She knows what she wants and can think of a way how to get there. She is pretty complex like all the other characters. Kaden might be the most complex of them all. So much in him is in collision, like his loyalty to the Komizar and love for Lia. Kaden is a great character but the guy of my choice is the Prince Jaxon himself, Rafe. I like the relationship between Lia and Rafe and like how kind and loyal he is but has some flaws like his impatience. I like that he is smart, too. 
 The world building was great and I liked seeing different parts of Venda from Lia's point-of-view even though I'm still a bit confused how the Sanctum works. Seeing the reaction of Vendans to Lia was interesting and I liked how she got people on her side. I was very impressed by how "many" allies she had in the end! 
 I really enjoyed the plot twists in this book even though I was able to see many of them before hand. The ending was something I couldn't guess but I knew that it couldn't go as smoothly as they had planned. It was incredible how the last pages were just full blown action! It also left so many questions and there is so much left for the last book. What will happen to Lia and Rafe? Will they get their "happily ever after"? Will the Morrighan royal family know the truth of what really happened with Lia? What about the war? What about the prochery? I can't wait to find out!