Rina Kent

My husband. My monster. The truth isn't always what it seems. Lia doesn't realize that, but she will. Soon. I chose this life. This road. This twisted arrangement. For her, I made a deal with the devil. For her, I toyed with fate and death. There's no going back. I stole her and like any thief, I won't return her. Lia is my addiction. My obsession. My love. Mine. This book is the final part of a trilogy and is not standalone.

A Dark Marriage Mafia Romance (Deception Trilogy #3)

Consumed by Deception

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"E vou passar o resto da minha vida mostrando a ela exatamente o quão profundo e cru é esse amor."

This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.

Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️

Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻

Heroine:🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️

Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒💒

Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂

Consumed by Deception is the finale in the Deception Trilogy and this is by far my favorite book of the series. I absolutely had a blast with what Rina Kent delivered on this story. This is where we such much more issues finally being resolved, our couple fighting for each other, and finally actually communicating. In the previous books there was so much angst, misdirection in their relationship and just them both being too prideful to resolve the situation. But in this final installment, we actually get solid relationship building aspects and its books like this in why I love this author so much.

So what I loved most was our couple resolving their issues. Actually realizing that their mental illnesses is what is causing so much confusion, and seeing them both together work on rebuilding their relationship into what it needs to be. The actions with the mafia also escalated in this book so I really enjoyed the danger elements that were introduced into this one. I really fell hard for Lia and her strength and seeing her fight for the relationship was so attractive. Its not super common to have the heroine fight equally for the relationship and I found it refreshing to see her fight for the hero and knowing he is worth fighting for. We also see how well they do together when they are in sync in their relationship and how that reflects in them being parents. I just found it so sexy and attractive in so many ways. I wish this book was longer because this book just was everything I could have hoped for and more.

Nothing really, its not a 6 star read, but its definitely a five star read so definitely up there with top favorite of the year!

Consumed by Deception was a thrilling edgy mafia romance that melted my heart with poignant emotion, characters to cheer on and writing that keeps you up at night. A TREASURE OF A READ!

will always want more with Adrian, even more than he can give me. Like his heart. His soul.

Sub Genre: Romantic Suspense, Dark Romance

Character Types: Mafia, Ballerina, Parents

Themes: Kids/Teens, Tear Jerkers, Heart/Emotion

Steamin' up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes.

Lover of Romance 

This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.

Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖📖
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨✨


First Impressions
Consumed by Deception is the finale in the Deception Trilogy and this is by far my favorite book of the series. I absolutely had a blast with what Rina Kent delivered on this story. This is where we such much more issues finally being resolved, our couple fighting for each other, and finally actually communicating. In the previous books there was so much angst, misdirection in their relationship and just them both being too prideful to resolve the situation. But in this final installment, we actually get solid relationship building aspects and its books like this in why I love this author so much.

What I Loved
So what I loved most was our couple resolving their issues. Actually realizing that their mental illnesses is what is causing so much confusion, and seeing them both together work on rebuilding their relationship into what it needs to be. The actions with the mafia also escalated in this book so I really enjoyed the danger elements that were introduced into this one. I really fell hard for Lia and her strength and seeing her fight for the relationship was so attractive. Its not super common to have the heroine fight equally for the relationship and I found it refreshing to see her fight for the hero and knowing he is worth fighting for. We also see how well they do together when they are in sync in their relationship and how that reflects in them being parents. I just found it so sexy and attractive in so many ways. I wish this book was longer because this book just was everything I could have hoped for and more.

What I Struggled With
Nothing really, its not a 6 star read, but its definitely a five star read so definitely up there with top favorite of the year!

Overall View
Consumed by Deception was a thrilling edgy mafia romance that melted my heart with poignant emotion, characters to cheer on and writing that keeps you up at night. A TREASURE OF A READ!

Favorite Quote(s)
will always want more with Adrian, even more than he can give me. Like his heart. His soul.

Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Romantic Suspense, Dark Romance
Character Types: Mafia, Ballerina, Parents
Themes: Kids/Teens, Tear Jerkers, Heart/Emotion
Tropes: Marriage in Trouble

Book Perspective
Duo Pov

Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
A mix of both

Song This Book Inspires
Lovely by Billie Eilish & Khalid

Recommendation For Reading Order
Yes read in order---its worth it!

Steam/Spice Explanations

Steamin' up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes.

Te odio Adrian así como REALMENTE TE ODIO ojalá te hubieran matado. 

1. Le faltó desarrollo al libro, ella mágicamente se recuperó de su "cuadro psicótico" yay que bien 🙄

2. Las partes del sexo? tediosas y repitivas lit me salté esos capítulos enteros 🙄🙄

3. Tan mierda ibas a ser que no la ibas a dejar tener una vida, incluso si eso la lleva otra vez a intentar quitarse la vida???? 

4. REALMENTE NO ENTIENDO COMO LO AMAN? 

5. Tuvieron otro bebé... Pobre niña 

6. Después de años de abuso psicológico, un te amo soluciona todo, que lendo🙄

7. Ojala lo hubieran matado 

8. El único personaje rescatable de todos los libros? YAN, GRACIAS POR EXISTIR 

9. Una kk todo

My husband. My monster.The truth isn't always what it seems.Lia doesn't realize that, but she will. Soon.I chose this life. This road. This twisted arrangement.For her, I made a deal with the devil.For her, I toyed with fate and death.There's no going back.I stole her and like any thief, I won't return her.Lia is my addiction. My obsession. My love.Mine.This book is the final part of a trilogy and is not standalone.

Molly Morgan

The plot finished up so nice in this book. Everything got tied up well, and the spice never faltered. Love this series!

my first Rina kent book and I don't get the hype about her books.

the entire trilogy was frustrating asf. I don't even know how I forced myself to finish the first book. second one was probably the worst, all that toxicity and controlling? man I would've avoided Adrian with everything in me.

It started off fine and my theory about Lia and Winter was even correct but by the second book I just knew this couple was hopeless. I mean I like morally grey men but nah Adrian skipped a whole mile 😭 

each time they reconcile and find a proper footing the guy does something to ruin it. miscommunication killed me fr. Lia was fine ig though it was frustrating to watch her be silent about Adrian's controlling. she did stand up for herself in the last book so ig that counts

2.5 stars only cuz Jeremy, Yan and Kirill had me moving to get it over with

yusra noorain

my first Rina kent book and I don't get the hype about her books.

the entire trilogy was frustrating asf. I don't even know how I forced myself to finish the first book. second one was probably the worst, all that toxicity and controlling? man I would've avoided Adrian with everything in me.

It started off fine and my theory about Lia and Winter was even correct but by the second book I just knew this couple was hopeless. I mean I like morally grey men but nah Adrian skipped a whole mile 😭 

each time they reconcile and find a proper footing the guy does something to ruin it. miscommunication killed me fr. Lia was fine ig though it was frustrating to watch her be silent about Adrian's controlling. she did stand up for herself in the last book so ig that counts

2.5 stars only cuz Jeremy, Yan and Kirill had me moving to get it over with

Adrian and Lia are officially one of my top fave couples ever! 

Genesis (@whisperingchapters)

** spoiler alert **
           Me siento ligeramente decepcionada con esta trilogía (no me culpen a mí, culpen al nombre de esta).

Por un lado, ¿El asunto con Lia? Pues, la salud mental es algo muy importante, y no hay que tomarlo a la ligera, y claramente Lia no estaba en su mejor momento. Primero Adrian encima de ella acosándola, y no hay que olvidarnos que se fractura la pierna o algo así y debe renunciar a su sueño con respecto al ballet (algo que ella consideraba su vida), se entera que Adrian es un mafioso y que no puede escapar de él porque se embarazó, la "obliga" a casarse con él, años más tarde, se entera que su amigo de la infancia solo la estuvo manipulando y ocultándole que es hija de un mafioso italiano, y este amigo atenta con la vida de su esposo y ella en consecuencia actúa y mata a un hombre por ello, su relación con Adrian se rompe aún más porque piensa que él nunca se ha interesado por ella y solo la mantiene porque la quiere usar contra su padre, así que en medio de su desesperación hace un trato con Winter (oh, sí. su doppelganger es muy real) para intercambiar puestos y escapar de Adrian, y pues ya saben... él la encuentra, tienen un altercado de palabras y ella se lanza al vacío desesperada porque no aguanta que Adrian no la escuche y la asfixie con su sobreprotección. ¿Qué sucede después? Lia sufre un golpe en la cabeza, y hola amnesia (una vez más, pero esta vez es real) y Lia en su locura toma la identidad de Winter, y está suuuper convencida que es ella, pero ajá luego recuerda que es Lia y que estaba intentando escapar de Adrian, y bueno parece un maldito ciclo sin fin que me agotó (para mal). Igual agradezco que Lia fuera a terapia para hablar de todas esas cosas, y que Adrian la acompañara y escuchara un poco lo que sucedía en la cabeza de ella y cómo se sentía al respecto.

Así que ese es el chisme detrás. Lia está viva, pero es bastante terca y obstinada, y de paso tiene sus momentos de locura. ¿Qué esta historia se hubiera solucionado más rápido sin menos problemas de comunicación, Family issues, confianza y orgullo? Claro que sí, pero la gente ama el drama innecesario.

Sin embargo, gracias a Dios al principio de este libro Lia finalmente ENTIENDE que está enamorada de Adrian, que arruinó irremediablemente las cosas entre ellos, y que daría todo lo que tiene por él y su familia. Claramente, Luca la utilizó y toda la cosa blah blah blah la besa en venganza y se hace un drama porque Adrian cree que ella lo engaño blah blah blah luego de ahí la historia de Lia no me interesó mucho, pero tengo que reconocer que me gustó que ella dejara en claro que no le gustaba la vida de los mafiosos o que sus vidas siempre estuvieran en peligro, o que sencillamente estuviera en desacuerdo con los métodos de Adrian para hacer justicia.

Ahora, ¿Qué pasa con Adrian? En mi cabeza me da mucha lástima, y solo quería que dejara de perder su dignidad ante Lia a cada rato, pero era mi visión como lectora más que nada... porque Adrian nunca le dijo a Lia NADA de lo que pasaba por su cabeza, y siempre dejaba ver estos momentos dulces mezclados con su carácter volátil e imponente que eran medios confusos y puedo entender porque Lia se sentía como una puta, porque ajá Adrian nunca le dijo nada de lo que ella necesitaba oír.

En fin, luego de que se revelara el asunto de Lia, no pasó nada muy extraordinario y la verdad es que se me hizo muy larga esta historia, y más con el segundo libro que me dejó agotada mentalmente, pero si no empezaba con el tercero de una vez, nunca lo iba a hacer y la verdad es que quería terminarlos para poder tener opinión más concreta para poder decir con más libertad: no, no me gustó esta historia, pero claramente no es la peor que ha escrito RK. 

¿Cuál es la función de Kirill en estos libros? no aguanto a ese personaje, pero Rina se empeña en meterlo en todos lados, cuando tranquilamente podría darme más cameos de Jonathan King en su lugar.

Una escena que sí me gustó de este libro, fue que Adrian finalmente fuera de vacaciones a Rusia, cosa que no pudo hacer cuando era pequeño con su tía Annika. Así que ajá me puso feliz que pudiera hacerlo luego de muchos años y estuviera en compañía de su familia.

¿La playlist de estos libros? Buenísima, la estoy escuchando justo ahorita y siento que va super acorde a las vibes de la trilogía.

Anastasia 

I LOVED it ...the best one in the trilogy for sure

Inês Filipa

Even though I gave the first two books 4 and 4,5 stars, this whole series is a 5 star reading experience. 
I was hooked and couldn’t stop reading it. 
It was mysterious and angsty and I loved it (although my weak heart asked for mercy, not going to lie haha) 

Regarding the last book, I must say it was my favourite. 
It is a bit unfair, sine the last book would never be so impactful if it weren’t for the first two, however seeing more of Adrian’s soft side just elevated this book to something else. 
I love how they got their happy ending and how they got through everything. They deserve it. 

This is my favourite mafia series ever. I haven’t read many but this series really did a number on me. 

5-Lenochka-stars ✨

mahi

i was so excited for this book. i was never a reader so this was my first book that i actually wanted to read. i loved this series and will definitely reread it in the future. rina kent is an amazing author.

Jessie Stafford

Consumed by Deception is everything I love in a mafia marriage. Give me a couple who will fight tooth and nail for their marriage and I’ll turn into the biggest pile of sappy, mush. I swear.

It’s clear how deeply Adrian loves Lia even though he was too much of an idiot to tell her and she was too narrow sighted to see him for who he truly was. Both of these characters are damaged, neither one of them knew the other nearly as well as they thought and let me tell you... it was freaking infuriating at times. Then you remember all they’ve been through and you soften. Not enough to where you don’t want to reach through the pages and bonk their heads but enough to where you hopelessly wish for them ignite into the roaring fire they can be.

Lia’s character had a ton of things she needed to make up for with me. I didn’t trust her. At times I even wanted to shield Adrian from her, thinking she didn’t deserve such a fierce love, while simultaneously wanting them to work for him. But she won me over, she really did. I was all in
because I loved Adrian so much. But eventually I saw in her what he did. Passion, loyalty, a stubborn strength that doesn’t cease. I fell in love with Lia in this book too.

Needless to say that this was the exact conclusion that was needed to tie it all the mayhem together. At 50% I remember thinking this is too perfect, Rina is about to rip my heart out. And she did. Ugh. But she puts it back together so beautifully you don’t care. The mix of desire, danger and love is heady, making this trilogy unrivaled to Rina’s previous work.

Shafia Ghassani

pretty good ending, but i wish i could see their relationship with Jeremy and Lia’s relationship with her father more

Consumed by Deception A Dark Marriage Mafia Romance (Deception Trilogy #3)

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