Aiden Grant has a killer kiss. Literally. And it’s not every reaper who gets to work with the Sixteenth President. Sure, Honest Abe likes to throw out history lessons with reaping assignments, but when you’re favored by the ancients, grim reaper life is pretty sweet for a newly dead seventeen-year-old.Then things get messy.Aiden is assigned to reap the soul of Bee, the only girl he has ever loved. When Aiden’s kiss of death fails, intertwining their souls, she is still very much alive and they are both in trouble. The ancients want Bee, who has special powers of her own, and they’ll do anything to get her.Some rules are meant to be broken, even if that means Aiden must bargain with his own soul to save Bee. Who knew the afterlife could get so complicated?
A review copy was given to me by the author in exchange for an honest review.
I definitely love reaper books. They have a certain appeal to them, and, combined with a male POV, Deadly Kisses was such a cute book!
I definitely love reaper books. They have a certain appeal to them, and, combined with a male POV, Deadly Kisses was such a cute book!
Aiden is a
reaper for Abe Lincoln. No seriously. That Abe. After dying 2 years ago,
he was granted the kiss of death, and he’s pretty darn good at it. That is,
until he receives an assignment to kill his childhood love, Bee. Bee is the
only girl he’s ever loved, and he’s the only girl he’d give up his existence
for. Turns out that this assignment is much harder than he ever expected since
his kiss of death fails. There seems to be something special about Bee, and the
Ancient Grim Reapers want her for their own agenda. Can Aiden save Bee from
dying, and will he have to sacrifice himself to do so?
I really like
Aiden. He had a horrible childhood, but he definitely was a trooper. He carried
much guilt from the night he died, and I just really wanted to hug him all the
time. He is super protective, which is just about the best trait you can find
in a guy. I liked his sense of humor and his ability to lighten any dark
situation.
Bee was such
a kind person. I really can’t say anything bad about her. She would give up
everything to save her family. I felt so bad for her, and her sweetness did not
warrant everything that was handed to her. In the face of adversity, she was
very brave.
Jaleb, Bee’s
brother, was such an adorable brother. I loved that he was so caring and
defensive towards Aiden since he did not want Bee hurt. Abe was such a cool
boss. If I was a teenage boy who died and became a reaper, I would want Abraham
Lincoln as my mentor. I mean, that would be so dang cool. Reina, a
fellow reaper, was pretty annoying at the beginning, but I liked her at the
end.
The plot was
pretty much non-stop action. There was always something happening, and I was
always racing to keep kept up. I loved that the book was in Aiden’s POV. It’s
always definitely special reading from a males perspective. I just wish the
romance was developed a bit more. Sometimes I couldn’t figure out how their
relationship got from point A to point B. I also wish we could have gotten more
insight into both of their feelings before he died. In spite of this, they had
some super cute moments together, and the ending was just about perfect!
The ending
wrapped up wonderfully, and I was sad to see Aiden and Bee go. Reaper books are
always pretty amazing, especially with Honest Abe!
Favorite Swoon-worthy Quote: My brain went to static as her lips devoured mine. I parted them,
bringing my tongue deep inside her mouth—vanilla. The delicious taste sent me
to probe and explore.
Her fingers twisted, clutching the collar of my cloak. Her
heart raced, pulsating through my veins. I pulled her into me until I could
feel her body against mine. Hip to hip—soul to soul. We were chocolate slowly
warming, melting into sweet goo.
Rating: 3.5/5 Tar Heels!
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About the Author:
Kerri Cuevas was born and raised in Rhode Island. She moved to New Hampshire with her husband, three kids, cats and a rabbit named Hercules in 2005. When she's not writing, she's chasing chickens on her small farm or searching for the ultimate mac-a-cheese recipe.Kerri went to college for Early Childhood Education but now writes books for young adults full-time. Her storytelling stems from watching too many horror flicks as a teen, but she no longer needs to sleep with the lights on.Find Kerri at:
I enjoyed your review. This sounds like a good book.
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