Masks

Decent YA fantasy, but lazy writing early and an over reliance on sexual violence to imperial female characters combine to make MASKS something I can't recommend. [URL not allowed]......more

Mara knows nothing else then masks. Her father is the master maskmaker for the Autarch. Everyone who turns fifteen receives a mask. The mask is empowered with magic to show when the mask wearer is behaving badly. Then the watchers are there to take corrective action. The big day is finally here. Mar......more

Enter the Autarch, the Supreme Ruler of Aygrima, who in the first few pages uses magic to destroy a female opponent. But destroying his enemies is not the ultimate goal; it is the goal from the moment opposition rears its rebellious head. So how easy in this high tech, future society to create a spe......more

Disclosure: I received a free uncorrected proof of Masks by E.C. Blake courtesy of DAW Books via GoodReads First Reads. The premise of this novel and the details about the uses and dangers of magic that the author provides give this fantasy tale a unique bent. Aygrima, the fantasy world in which Mask......more

I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads giveaway. I found this book to be really good!!! I say you must read it!! You get lost in the story and find that the masks are not what they seem!!!......more