Title Of Book: The Betrayal: The Lies We Fear (Book 1)
Author: Heather Ogden
Publisher: Morgan James YA Fiction
Rating - 4 Stars
Genre – Urban Fantasy
Source – e-arc (review copy)
**Release date October 7, 2025**
*Available for pre-order on Amazon
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Summary
Angelette Arabella has spent her life in the shadow of the
man the nation calls a hero—her father, Valerius, the revered
leader of Libertis. To the world, he’s a savior. To her, he’s
simply “Dad.” But when a staged kidnapping spirals into
something far more dangerous, Angelette is forced to face
the truth: her life, her family, and the world she’s always
known are carefully crafted illusions. And the man who built
them is hiding more than secrets—he’s hiding control.
As betrayal bleeds from every corner of her life—her brothers
vanished, her mother silenced, and her only friend not who she
seems—Angelette must decide: remain the obedient daughter, or
become the threat her father fears most.
Because the truth isn’t just dangerous in Libertis. It’s treason.
The Betrayal, book 1 in the Lies We fear series, is a gripping
dystopian fantasy about power, loyalty, and what happens when
love is weaponized.
My Review
The Betrayal: The Lies We Fear is the author’s debut
book. This book is an intriguing and so
well written. For me it was a quick read
and that was because I didn’t want to put it down. It pulled me in the from the beginning and
left me wanting more pages and story by the end.
The story starts out introducing the readers to Angelette Arabella
and her family. At the beginning she is
a small child but the author moves her up in age as the story goes along. She is a teenager by the end of the
story. Angelette grew up wealthy and
part of a very powerful family. Her father
is Valerius Arabella who is a ruler who no one wants to mess with. There are those who are part of a one of the
rebellions that want to try to overthrow his ruling but so far no one has. He is not someone to mess with and he even
made me nervous just reading the story.
Angelette has mostly lived a sheltered life of staff who all
are under the control of her father. The
people that she has been close to has all seemed to disappear for one reason or
another. She doesn’t know who to trust
anymore. Then one day she discovers a place
where there is magic and she starts learning of many secrets. Then she meets a teenage boy Hunter whose life
is in danger. When she attempts to help
him it just leads her into a more dangerous position where she is not certain
of what will happen next. There is so
much that she doesn’t know and now she is not sure what to do with all the
information. Will she continue to live
under the carefully controlled ways of her father or will she secretly join or
start a rebellion of her own to take her father down?
I enjoyed the entire book. There is action, suspense, friendship and so much more that makes the plot of this story so good. The characters continued to surprise me and by the end I was like wait what just happened? I can’t wait to read the next book in this series, which I hope is soon!
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The cover is interesting and so I'm glad the book was good too.
ReplyDeleteThe cover is interesting, I like it. The book is good and I recommend checking it out!
DeleteI'm in my fantasy era right now so I'll be checking this out.
ReplyDeleteIt is a good book! Hope you check it out!
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