Traitor's Masque by Kenley Davidson

Traitor's Masque (Andari Chronicles, #1)

by Kenley Davidson

She has one job—attend a masqued ball and dance with a handsome prince.
What could possibly go wrong?

Everything, that’s what.

After years of submitting to her stepmother’s unreasonable demands, Trystan finally has a chance to be free. The promise of a new life, in exchange for her help. Simple, right? After all, the old woman has only asked for one night. One night, one beautiful gown, one dance… and one message to be delivered to a mysterious recipient.

It should be easy. Maybe even fun. Especially when she can slip away into the night after the dance, leaving no clue as to her identity.

But before she can escape the ball, Trystan makes a shocking discovery that leaves all her hopes in ruins. She will be forced to confront two very different princes—and choose whether to betray her kingdom… or her heart.

If she’s lucky, maybe she’ll even survive to tell about it later.

A thrilling, suspenseful retelling of Cinderella, Traitor’s Masque is the first book of the Andari Chronicles, a series of interconnected but stand-alone fairy tale retellings that feature strong heroines, romance, mystery, and deeply satisfying happily ever afters.

Reviewed by funstm on

4 of 5 stars

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This reminded me of the Cinderella live action movie. After the Prince appears, not before - before was boring. I pretty much loved all of the characters. Trystan and Ramsey were adorable together, Kyril was a great supportive friend and Lizbet was fierce. This knocked me out of nowhere - I really wasn't expecting to love it as much as I did - but I did. It was a great read. The action was slow and steady but I never felt bored at any point in the narrative. All the characters were fleshed out and given feelings and motives for their behaviour - even the supporting characters were three dimensional. And the humour is wicked good. I'm very excited to read the rest of the series.

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