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Masks (2013)

by E.C. Blake(Favorite Author)

3.43 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0756407591 (ISBN13: 9780756407599)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

DAW Hardcover

series

Masks of Aygrima

review 1: I loved this book because it was original and the story didn't revolve around a romance of the main characters. Plenty of the fantasy I've been reading lately has been so focused on love, and it's really starting to get on my nerves. However, with Masks, that wasn't the case. Vague romantic links were touched upon, so I'm sure it'll come up more in other books, but for now, Mara is just one awesome heroine. Mara is very real. That's what I like about her. She has doubts, just like any other teenager, and she has many reactions of 'why is this happening to me' 'I don't want any of this' and she makes mistakes. And it all feels genuine. It doesn't feel forced, and I like that. I also really liked the magic in this world, and the concept of the Mask. I thought it was really o... moreriginal. Definitely a fun read, can't wait for the next one!
review 2: This book was disturbing for several reasons. But first, one needs to keep in mind that the main character is a fifteen year old young lady. Keep that firmly in your head when you consider that the author puts her through the following situations:1) Several scenes of nudity, including more than one that is involuntary,2) The most mentions of urination I have ever encountered in any singular book - and possibly more mentions than I possess in my rather large collection combined, with an emphasis of embarrassment attached to it,3) An almost constant threat of rape towards the character for two thirds of the book, many threats towards other females through the story, and one secondary character who is sexually assaulted by several men over the course of three days away from the main narrative,4) Finally, no less than two scenes in which the heroine is incapacitated to such a degree that she's required to be fitted with a diaper.What's more, this is a book shelved in the "Young Adult" section of my local bookstore. With all of those elements, I would never recommend this book to be read by anyone under adult age - it honestly feels borderline fetishistic. That's not to say the author doesn't have an interesting idea for his world and the direction the story is set to go... it simply has too great of a presence of these other elements to enjoy the story. less

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