Review: Deceived by Elisabeth Naughton

A Bibliophile Confesses
Jun 11, 2018
2 min read

After the cliffhanger ending Forbidden, I was itching to dive back into Luc and Natalie's world!

Deceived picks up a few days after Forbidden ends. Natalie wakes to find herself back in Luc's possession. She is confused, scared, and hurt by what's happening to her and around her. Luc, in his white knight glory, thinks it best not to explain things to her, which didn't sit too well with me. His main objective is to keep Natalie as far as he possibly can from his family's clutches, and he will do anything to do that. He kidnaps her and takes her to a private island where he is hoping to hide her away from The House. He is hoping that Natalie will do whatever he says.

Yeah, sure.

Natalie may not have been born into Luc's sophisticated world, but she's got a backbone made of steel. She is going to fight till the end to get away from Luc. While his intentions are to keep her safe, he should have come clean to Natalie from the beginning instead of trying to keep her in the dark all the time. Natalie is a logical person, and honesty from Luc would have gone a long way with her. Natalie has a hard time trusting Luc, as she should, and this only endangers their relationship.

The chemistry between the two characters really shines in this story, but holy hell the angst really takes the cake. Sinister shadows lurk in every corner, and with the clock ticking and his family closing in, I really felt Luc was stretched thin trying to manage everything at once. While Luc and Natalie love each other, it may not be enough to save either of them.