Review: Another great book by Nyrae Dawn!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2014
Last year, Facade (the second book in the Games series) was one of my favorite for the year and after finishing Masquerade, this is my first five star book for the year so far. I don't know how she does it but Nyrae Dawn surprises me every time with her outstanding writing skills. There's no doubt that Masquerade is one of my favorites in the series!I'm not usually a fan of tattoo artist heroines but I really loved Bee. She's one of the strongest heroines I've ever read. She's lost, has a past that would probably mess up a lot of people but she doesn't let that bring her down. That doesn't mean she's not lost or feels confused because she definitely is but I loved how she doesn't play the victim card. It's a really tough situation she's been in and I loved going through the steps of acceptance with her as she tried to come to terms with who she was, who she thinks people want her to be, and who she really is.We first get introduced to Maddox in the second book and honestly, he's had me intrigue ever since. One thing I really love about Nyrae Dawn's writing is her knack for well written male POV's. Maddox's has been carrying around this guilt for so long that it's built a wall around himself that no one can get through, and that's the way he likes it. People think he's an ass and that's the way he wants things to stay. He's not a man of many words but when he does talk, it's always honest and it's always real. I loved reading in his POV because he came off as so REAL to me. This whole series always made me feel like I could know these people, like I was really with them with each chapter.Maddox and Bee's journey isn't an easy one, especially when they're both so adamant on being nothing to each other but casual acquaintance who had casual sex in the past. They are both similar in a way so it helps them really feel connected but it's also a bad thing because they both are afraid to let people in. But with the unknowing help of their friends, they show them what they could have if they just gave people a chance.I'm sad this is the last book in the series but I'm happy with the way things wrapped up. This series will be one I'll look back on and re-read many times. I want to thank NetGalley and the publishers for giving me a copy of this book (which in case you didn't get, I TOTALLY LOVED).  I looked forward to reading whatever Nyrae writes next and I wish her the best!