Review: Loved!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 14, 2014
Review: 4  out of 5 starsI absolutely loved Charade, book 1 in the Games series; I’m yet to read book 2 Faade but Masquerade was fabulous! Nyrae Dawn never fails to disappoint with her amazing characters and truly heartfelt romances.Masquerade is Bee Malone’s dream, her tattoo parlour; new in town and ready to start fresh she was a distant, hardened and straight talking character who has suffered since her kidnapping as a child and is trying to get on with her life without attachments; that is until she meets Maddox Cross who is just as broken as she is.Maddox is guilt ridden and holds on to so much pain and anger towards his parents, the only person he seems to care about is his sister Laney and his dream to be a tattoo artist. When an opportunity comes up to apprentice for Bee despite sharing one night together she agrees to teach him what she knows but with the condition it is a professional relationship only.Bee and Maddox clashed on numerous occasions but they were constantly drawn to one another, on many occasions I was rolling my eyes and hoping they would open up and let each other in but it was a bit of a journey to get there. They weren’t open or into heavy discussions but their attraction was off the charts, they complimented each other well.The secondary cast were fabulous! it was great catching up with Colt & Cheyenne and I am now more than eager to read Laney and Adrian’s story – I’m really curious to learn more about Maddox’s hostility and anger towards Adrian.With the story being told from both Bee and Maddox’s POV’s it gave us further insight into what both of the characters had been through which I appreciated and felt was necessary for this story, it bought out all the necessary emotions. Nyrae Dawn’s writing is fabulous! Her characters are written to perfection, they are flawed but believable and the romance is the kind I like, slow to develop and built on a mutual trust and chemistry.I’ve also got to say that cover is one of my faves! It suits the couple perfectly and that model is mmmmm smexy!!Overall, Masquerade was an emotional, heartfelt read that held my attention right from the very first page. A wonderful addition to the Games series.Thank-you kindly to Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the opportunity to read and review Masquerade.