
Lia does everything in her power to make herself anonymous as she learns to become a tavern maid, but almost immediately captures the attention of two young men, also new to town. The morning of her wedding, Princess Lia escapes on horseback with her best friend Pauline to a faraway community where Pauline’s aunt lives and owns a tavern. Sick of expectations and the sham of a wedding she has no interest in, she decides to flee. Princess Lia is First Daughter, is ‘supposed to’ have a magical vision called The Sight and is betrothed to a Prince she has never met. This series had me hooked from the first chapter.

But it wasn’t until two friends mentioned the series again in 2020 that I actually made the decision to read it. Pearson have been on my list for a few years now, and the cover art of the first book in the series, A Kiss of Deception, occasionally popped into my head when deciding on which book to read next. I had been searching for a new YA fantasy series to replace my love of anything by Cassandra Clare while I wait for her next book to come out.
