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 Review: Truthfully, I read this book just to get it over with. I didn't even know why I got it in the first place, as I did not like the first book at all. I saw a lot of great reviews on Goodreads about it and I prayed to god, please please please be good. Maybe I was out of my mind or some shit. Did I appreciate this book? No, I did not. Did I regret reading and buying it? Yes, I did. 
 Like I said, I did not like the first book, The Kiss of Deception, but it managed to get 3/5 stars from me anyway. Yet, I thought The Heart of Betrayal got even worse. Here are the reasons why I thought this book was a waste of time and money: 
 Number 1: PLOT? We were left off with Lia burying her brother and her brother's company and she was forced to go to the Kingdom of Venda, but after that, what I read was: Lia visiting the city with Kaden/Lia visiting the city with the Komizar/Lia kissing Kaden/Lia kissing Rafe/Lia kissing the Komizar. Rafe was a super hero in the book to rescue Lia out of Venda, it was mentioned multiple times that Lia had a gift, yet as the pages when on, I was left with the question "Are we doing this or not?". There was no wordings that the author used to stir up the excitement inside of a reader, let alone the horrendous narrative style and dialogue. Along with that, it was slow-paced, tremendously boring, and basically 400 pages of bullshit. 
 Number 2: FANTASY? Alright, we assumed it from the first book that all Lia could do for the rest of her life was washing dishes, doing laundry, being a waitress, deciding which dude she actually loved. Guess what, there was no difference in this book. She was locked in. She visited the city of Venda with Kaden/the Komizar close to her. She got angry. She kissed some boys. Is there anything else this girl can do? Because there were only statements and statements and statements like: 
 "I pushed back my chair and stood next to Kaden. I lifted my palm to his cheek, then drew his face to mine, kissing him long and passionately. His hands slid into my waist pulling me closer." 
 In my opinion, this was pathetic. She was not allowed to go anywhere and do anything and she went along with it. Break some rules! Give us something that is worth whistling for! 
 *groans and rolls eyes lazily* 
 Number 3: CHARACTERS? I did not like all of the characters in the first book. Still, this book. Where was the character development? The new characters were not even more interesting than the old ones. They were basically just fighting each other just to be with Lia. Lia couldn't stop looking at Rafe, whereas Rafe was being a treacherous betrayal. Kaden, even on a mission, couldn't take his mind off Lia. The Komizar was impossibly too polite and friendly to Lia, as she was being a prisoner. 
 Number 4: ROMANCE? Of course, triangle love. How hateful. In The Heart of Betrayal, there was no difference. We just only had the Komizar in addition of be another pain in the ass. No emotion, still. Will the third book, The Beauty of Darkness, bring out the stupidity of a 'rectangle love'? Who knows? I am no longer curious about what would happen next. 
 As it had been a waste of time, I stopped at 80% of the book. I skimmed through the other 20%, but it was also a pain the my ass, then I stopped doing that, too. I fully decided that I will not be picking the third book up, as I am now sure that it is just going to be another pile of shit. 
 Overall: I hated it. It was slow-paced, boring, and incapable of capturing my attention. Just the same bullshit I read in the first book. My heart and condolence went to the time and money I spent on this book. RIP.