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Deceptions: A Cainsville Novel
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Deceptions: A Cainsville Novel

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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Otherworld series delivers her most suspenseful novel yet, where the discovery of Cainsville's dark past and the true nature of its inhabitants leads to murder, redemption, love, and unspeakable loss.

Olivia Taylor Jones's life has exploded. She's discovered she is not only adopted, but her real parents are convicted serial killers. Fleeing the media frenzy, she took refuge in the oddly secluded town of Cainsville. She has since solved the town's mysteries and finds herself not only the target of its secretive elders but also her stalker ex-fiancé.

Visions continue to haunt her: particularly a little blond girl in a green sundress who insists she has an important message for Olivia, one that may help her balance the light and darkness within herself. Death stalks both Olivia and the two men most important to her, as she desperately searches to understand whether ancient scripts are dictating the triangle that connects them. Will darkness prevail, or does Olivia have the power to prevent a tragic fate?


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Release dateAug 18, 2015
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Deceptions: A Cainsville Novel
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Kelley Armstrong

When librarians finally granted Kelley Armstrong an adult card, she made straight for the epic fantasy and horror shelves. She spent the rest of her childhood and teen years happily roaming fantastical and terrible worlds, and vowed that someday she'd write a story combining swords, sorcery, and the ravenous undead. That story began with the New York Times bestselling Sea of Shadows and continues with Empire of Night. Armstrong's first works for teens were the New York Times bestselling Darkest Powers and Darkness Rising trilogies. She lives in rural Ontario with her husband, three children, and far too many pets.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Loved it!

    I just love this series. I just loved the characters. This heartbreakingly beautiful story had me smiling with warmth and had my in bittersweet tears. There was enough loyalty and betrayal to hold my interest throughout the story. This feels like the last book of a trilogy but I hope not. I think there are many more tales to tell about Cainville.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I admit, I like the whole mythology going on here. But I am also firmly #TeamPoly so I cannot get behind any of this love triangle nonsense.

    There's been a lot of back and forth and uncovered secrets leading to more secrets but Olivia finally knows the truth about the Larsens and the murders. Finally.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    I have not read the first two books in this series. Perhaps if I had, I would not have been as lost as I was. The title and the back cover blurb made me think this was going to be mystery. I did not expect it to have a paranormal/fantasy twist based on the back cover blurb (though on a later reading, I did notice the vision aspect).
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I spent most of the day comfortably absorbed in Deceptions. Although I can't do a complete buy in to Ricky the character, he is at least as good as all the strong supportive werewolf main squeezes in the Urban fantasy canon. The connection of plot, character, pacing, and settings comes of just as strong as in the two earlier Cainsville novels though with a decided dearth of Cainsville. We spend a lot more time in Gabriel's head than heretofore and it is not a comfortable place, no surprise.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Love, love, love. This is a wonderful series, great characters, good story. The only instance I know of a love triangle well done. No contrived misunderstandings (of course there are misunderstandings, but they are handled quite maturely). No damsel-like behaviour. In general, mature behaviour. Everything is very believable, and the character development is well done.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I have been enjoying these quite a bit. Two of the three main characters are extremely well drawn. Nice job.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is the third book in the Cainsville series. In it Olivia learns a lot more about her past. She is also learning about what the fae want from her. Being Olivia, she isn't going to give it to them unless it is what she wants too.This story begins with a phone call from James who is Olivia's former fiance and her current stalker. Both Gabriel and Ricky have tried all they can to get him to stop harassing Olivia but nothing has worked. Olivia can't understand how the man she loved enough to accept a marriage proposal from could ever become the person he is now. Meanwhile, Gabriel and Olivia are still working on getting her birth parents out of prison. They have already proven that they didn't commit one of the murders that they were convicted for. They are still pursuing leads that have grown cold in the twenty-two years since they were convicted. Olivia finally gets to meet her father in prison which is a very traumatic experience for her.Olivia is also having visions of the past which are providing her with at least as many questions as answers. The fae are telling her that she, Gabriel and Ricky are reliving an old story and her choices could determine the fate of the fae. I like Olivia a lot. As Rose's tarot card reading tells us, she is bright, perceptive, intuitive and independent and sometimes cold-hearted, critical and cynical. I like that she knows what she wants out of life and isn't going to let anyone push her around. I also like Ricky who is a perfect romantic partner for her. I love Gabriel who is such a heart-breaking character. As a child he suffered both abuse and neglect at the hands of his drug-addicted mother. It has made him into an adult who is very protective of what he has. He can't touch and has no emotional intuition. He is very private and isn't going to risk his heart with anyone. He knows this about himself but has no way to change. I like that Olivia also knows who he is and is determined to be his friend no matter how hard it is. While this book has a satisfying conclusion, I am glad that the author has already sold books four and five in this series. I can't wait to find out what happens next.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The Good Stuff This series just gets better and better Adored the opening chapter and the banter between Olivia and Gabriel Non stop action and plenty of twists and turns As mentioned on many occasions, Kelley Armstrong is a born storyteller and she never fails to keep me absorbed in her imaginative worlds Olivia is kick ass - she takes shit from no one and liver her life the way she wants to Um Ricky and Gabriel - yeah I think I am a little in love with both of them I love the cover on this one Does bring a little attention to what Spina Bifida is (Um and if we go with Kelley's story - my son must be Tylwyth Teg ) Exceptionally well developed world building Puts together fairies and the x-files in one paragraph - made me laugh my ass offThe Not So Good Stuff I know its silly but cannot mention why without giving away a major spoiler. My son has Spina Bifida and it has to do something with that They fey always confuse me a little -- not a complaint about the author or the story, just something that affects my personal enjoyment of the story (but hey it still gets 4.5/5)Favorite Quotes/Passages"I woke up to my ex-fiance calling. Which was awkward, considering we'd only broken up two months ago and I was in another guy's apartment. Even more awkward when that guy wasn't the one I was currently dating. In my defense I was on the couch." "Exactly. I'm the Lord Byron of bikers. Except, being a biker, naturally I don't write poetry. Or read it. In fact, for the record, I have no idea who this Byron guy is." "I find fairies with cell phones disconcerting enough. Do they really need to use text talk."4.5 Dewey'sI received this from Random House in exchange for an honest review
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Listened for Review (Penguin/Random House)Overall Rating: 2.50Character Rating: 2.50Story Rating: 2.50Audio Rating: 3.50 (not part of the overall rating)First Thought when Finished: I gave the first two books in this series a 4.00 so I clearly love Cainsville but Deceptions by Kelley Armstrong was just not like the other two for me. I still think that most people will love it (or at least like it more than I did)!Things that drove me batty:1) Total backslide in Olivia (she sounded like a wishy washy leading lady of a NA *not the likable kind* romance)2) Love Triangle <---- HATE THEM with a PASSION! Especially when they are this prevalent. 3) Random Sex because why? I mean I get it (Ricky is a hot biker) but at times it was totally random like I have gone x amount of pages without some so let me throw some in.4) Mystery way to easy (and totally a side thought). Since mystery was a big seller for me the first two books--this time I was way disappointed.Things I still liked:1) Writing was still strong2) Still like the world and loved learning more about it3) The mythology is great4) Gabriel *though I think he was a little too stubborn in accepting things at times*5) Ricky *though I don't feel a romantic connection between him and Liv* (which means long term she will end up with him cause that is how it goes when there is a triangle and I think there is a stronger connection with the other person)Honestly--I am not sure I will do book 4 at this point. I might but I have a feeling it will be triangle, triangle, triangle until the end of book 5.SPOILER: [ So here is the thing: I like both Ricky and Gabriel but this whole replaying a tragic love story between 3 people is like nails on a chalkboard to me. The fact that both guys are worthy (at this point Liv isn't worthy of either of the two) just makes me think of another triangle that drove me batty: Stray series by Rachel Vincent. I feel she has a more organic connection with Gabriel and more carnal connection with Ricky at this point. I just really don't know if I can sit through 2 more books of "but I LOVE them both" *sigh* only to have it end with one being not chosen or most likely dead. (hide spoiler)]Audio Thoughts:Narrated By Carine Montbertrand, Mozhan Marno /Length 14 hrs 49 minI think both Carine and Mozhan do a really good job but at this point there are clear "from a male POV" chapters that would be better suited for a male narrator. If you are going to have two narrators you would be better off with a male and a female for the rest of the series. In the beginning it was mostly female but in this book it was almost 50/50. I see the guys having half the book in the next two as both are key players. Still I will continue you this in audio either way.Part of my Read It, Rate It, File It, DONE Reveiws
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    loved all three books in this series... the narrator is awesome!!!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I got a copy of this book from the publisher to review in exchange for an honest review. This was the third book in the Cainsville series and I enjoyed it a lot. This is by far my favorite Kelley Armstrong series. Previous to this I read part of her Women of the Otherworld series (it was okay), her Darkest Powers series (again it was okay) and her Age of Legends series (really like this one). This is the book where you start to find out a lot more about the Fae and how they are tied into Olivia’s story. There are supposed to be at least five books in this series, which makes me a very happy reader!Olivia Taylor Jones has started coping with the fact that her parents are serial killers, she’s spending more time away from the sanctuary of Cainsville and its invasive Elders and is working for Gabriel in Chicago. However, someone is stalking Olivia and in this book we quickly find out it is Olivia’s ex-fiance James. Visions continue to haunt Olivia especially one of a young girl in a sundress who says she has important things to tell Olivia and visions of the death of both Gabriel and Ricky. As the story unfolds we find out that Olivia, Rickey, and Gabriel are all pawns in an ancient fae war.I absolutely love reading urban fantasy/paranormal books involving fae. This book delves into some lesser known Welsh fae mythology, which is something I haven’t read a ton about and was very interesting.I really enjoyed the characters in this book as well. I love Olivia and her crazy Visions and I enjoy watching her cope with all the craziness. I adore Gabriel and how he respects and supports Olivia despite his own obsessive personality issues.In this book Olivia and Ricky are still together and there are some steamy scenes between the two of them. I definitely don’t like Ricky as much as Gabriel; but he is a light-hearted and fun character. You find out that the whole Ricky, Olivia, Gabriel triangle is actually there for a mythological reason.I continue to really enjoy the town of Cainsville and the fae elders who dwell there. We meet some new types of fae in this book and the story really increases in scope as the reasons behind the fae elders tampering are revealed.Overall this book is just a perfect blend of mystery, fantasy, romance, magic, and action. I really really enjoyed it a lot. This is by far my favorite Armstrong series I love the fae mythology, the wonderfully engaging characters, and the complex and well done plot. I am dying to see what happens in book 4.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Can we talk about this book? Because I want to talk about this book. I want to talk endlessly about this book and all that I love about it, but I hope not to give anything away.This, for some reason, I have only read twice, but I don’t know why? Apparently I was being silly. Because this book deserves many re-reads, and in fact, I hate past-me’s original review of this book. Because seriously? I missed out on a lot.I love that this book basically immediately follows Omens, meaning if you read them back to back, like I am doing right now, you get a seamless, day to day reading experience of Olivia’s life. And that.is.awesome!Pamela as a mother is lacking, and it’s never more apparent than in this book. I absolutely, positively do not trust her but that might be after-thought as I have read the later books in this series…Spoiler alert…for myself?Olivia and Gabriel are closer now, even if Gabriel himself would refuse to admit it (I’d think). But actions speak louder than words. And Gabriel’s actions reveal that he is starting to like her, or at the very least is used to her slotting into her routine.Ricky is gorgeous. He even sounds gorgeous on the page. He seems like he could be a literary underwear model, but he has a brain in his head, which I appreciate. He isn’t just a side-piece, and Olivia isn’t just his. He’s well-rounded, respectful, and just generally awesome.Kelley Armstrong does what he does best, weaving a bit of the preternatural into the plot, and then hitting us with the big moment at the end.You’ll like this book if you like mystery, suspense, or fantasy. Or all of it at once. Just trust me.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is the third book in an “urban fantasy” series about Olivia Taylor-Jones, 24, who discovers she is not at all who she thought she was. When she moves to Cainsville, an out-of-the way suburb of Chicago, she meets a number of people who are fae or part-fae, and who seem to think she has a pivotal role in the future of their races, with two different types of fae vying for hegemony. In fact, she learns that this conflict involves both the attorney she has come to work for and value as a friend, Gabriel Walsh, as well as her boyfriend Ricky Gallagher. She must make a choice between them, and this decision matters enough to both sides of the battle between the fae that her choice could be deadly for all of them.Discussion: As with her other books in the series, Armstrong educates us on different aspects of mythological folklore, particularly that of the British Isles. In this story, Cainsville was founded by the Tylwyth Teg, Welsh mythological fairy folk. They are battling for their futures against the Cŵn Annwn, also from Welsh mythology and folklore. This latter group includes the spectral hounds of Annwn, the otherworld of Welsh myth. Tradition holds that the Tylwtyh Teg are led by Gwynn ap Nudd, and the Cŵn Annwn are led by Arawn. The hounds are sometimes accompanied by a woman called Mallt-y-Nos, "Matilda of the Night”. In some versions of the folktales, Matilda originally chose Gwynn for her mate, but ended up with Arawn instead. The two species have been at war ever since. Through visions, Olivia comes to understand that she, Gabriel, and Ricky represent new versions of Matilda, Gwynn, and Arawn, and Olivia is, as in the myths of old, asked to choose between the two men who love her. Also like the myths, Olivia finds she has feelings for both. Ricky is easier; he readily admits he loves Olivia and is eager to spend his life with her. Gabriel is prickly and protective of himself; he has barriers up against being hurt that are almost impossible to breach. Nevertheless, she knows she feels fiercely loyal to both of them. As this book ends, she thinks she has made her decision. And yet….Evaluation: For fans of urban fantasy, it’s hard to do better than Kelley Armstrong. She does employ some recurring themes in all of her series, such as a strong woman trying to decide between one man with whom a relationship would be easy, and one with whom it would be more challenging, to say the least. There are warring factions of paranormals. And there are usually a number of “innocent” non-paranormals who become casualties in these struggles. But Armstrong is so good at what she does, that I for one don’t mind any parallels among the series. On the contrary, it is a way to continue with stories and characterizations I have loved before.