Catalyst

The Deception Game, Book 1

By: Kristin Smith

Narrated by: Victoria Connolly

A fast-paced thrilling adventure, full of danger, romance, and deception—perfect for fans of Veronica Roth's Divergent series or Marie Lu's Legend.

Too pretty. Too smart. Too perfect.In a crumbling, futuristic Las Vegas where the wealthy choose the characteristics of their children like ordering off a drive-thru menu, 17-year-old Sienna Preston doesn't fit in. As a normal girl surrounded by genetically modified teenagers, all of her imperfections are on display. But after the death of her father, everything she's ever known and loved changes in an instant.

With little skills to help provide for her family, Sienna clings to the two things that come easily—lying and stealing. But not all thief-for-hire assignments go as planned. When a covert exchange of a stolen computer chip is intercepted, she becomes entangled with a corrupt government official who uses her thieving past as leverage, her mother as collateral, and the genetically modified poster boy she's falling for as bait.

In order to rescue her mother, there may only be one option—joining forces with the Fringe, an extremist group, and their young leader who's too hot to be bad. Problem is, these revolutionaries aren't what they seem, and the secrets they're hiding could be more dangerous than Sienna is prepared for. In the end, she must be willing to risk everything to save the one thing that matters most.

©2016, 2021 Kristin Smith (P)2022 Kristin Smith

A good read would recommend

Where to being… overall the story was good. The story felt similar to a lot of books in the same category, but different. Really I wish the characters had more time to grow everything felt rushed, but that is only a personal gripe. On that note, love the idea of the society pressure to be prefect and the ideas that have yet to be explored, but leaves the read wondering what does it mean to be prefect?

Interesting take on a perfect society

A fun Ya read. It’s not often I read or listen to YA because of the maturity levels of the main characters and the eye rolling moments where I have to stop and read something with depth. This story has none of those moments. The characters have depth and growth. And the story is believable and quite enjoyable.

After finding her dad dead in the kitchen life changes. Being forced to the seedier side of life to keep food on the table things aren’t always as they seem. There’s a lot of action and a girl who just wants to take care of her family stuck in the middle of a battle between the genetically altered and normal people. There is relationship drama (very pg heat) there is blackmail and battles. Its captivating and a story you can get invested in. A few things I wouldn’t have seen coming and I can’t wait to see what happens in book two.


The narrator does a fantastic job making this story come to life.