Review: Strongest book in the Games series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 10, 2014
Masquerade was such a great read!  It was everything that I love about the New Adult genre: an interesting plot, well-developed characters, a spicy love story, and great writing.  I've read the first two books in Dawn's Games series, but Masquerade was my favorite.I love it when series novels can stand alone, yet they still feature characters from previous installments in the series.  Dawn does that with this series, and does it well.  There's nothing more satisfying than getting a glimpse of your favorite characters from older books living out their happily ever afters.I liked Masquerade from the very start.  Bee is a new character to the series, but I already knew Maddox.  He's a tough nut to crack and I knew that his story was going to be full of emotion and suspense.  And it was!  I loved every minute of it.Bee and Maddox are both no-nonsense types and so their interactions were honest, often brutally honest.  Sometimes I cringed inwardly, for their feelings, which they kept hidden so well; but mostly I was happy that there were no games between the two of them.  I hate relationship drama and games and to have that omitted from a book is always a pleasure.Dawn excels at writing emotion and her characters are so real.  The love scenes were appropriate to the New Adult age range, and full of chemistry.  I loved this book and can't wait for the next installment in the Games series!