The Deceit of Darkness, book three of the Seven Words, picks up right after the cliff-hanger in book two. After finding the scroll of Veres and leading the people to freedom, Rayne and his friends must continue on to Sorial where an unexpected turn of events sends them to Amathea. Here, they stay at an orphanage owned by a member of the Reclamation Committee, Travis. Rayne has to blend in with the orphans, finding that he's now wanted for crimes he didn't commit. He gets sent to a farm, but he runs back to the orphanage after he slips up, and he and his friends then split. They reunited shortly after, and Rayne claimed the scroll of Amathea. However, they're forced to once again divide to conquer different tasks. Thorvin and Rayne head to Glaceria, where Rayne retrieves the scroll of Glaceria. He and Thorvin leave the icy world, deciding that they need a break. After skipping to Corylus, they're greeted by Noah, a guard of the king and queen. He says everything righted itself, and the king and queen are in Nemora waiting for him and Thorvin to celebrate Rayne's seventeenth birthday. They thought it was too good to be true, and it was.
This book has so much more in it than the previous two books, and that's not a bad thing. C.S. Wachter does an incredible job bringing each world to life and giving unique personalities to each character. Every location is so different and vivid. You can feel the characters' emotions through their words and actions. Even when it's obvious there's going to be a twist, it's impossible to guess what will happen. The relationships between the different characters really shine in this book, as does the dialogue. C.S. Wachter makes the speech seem believable, and the characters' reactions are real, as if the conversation was happening right in front of you. The personalities also shine in this book, giving each character depth. I said before that the second book improved upon the first, and this one is even better.
I recommend this book for any fantasy lover or someone who appreciates real characters. It's an honest, emotional book that you won't be able to put down once you pick it up.