Celia Aaron

I want to make this clear, I do not like leaving poor reviews. However, this book is just one big story about a masquerade party. With little increments here and there of a different person perspective. I found it tedious. I wanted to connect with the author's, but it was extremely hard to do so when all they keep talking about is this masquerade ball. It was like masquerade, masquerade, masquerade , sex. Honestly this is not appropriate behaviour for a 16 year old's birthday party, but I can look past that. Who knows, maybe her parents are freaks. I wanted to read this book because two of my favourite authors are included in this book. And their stories are further on inside the book. On my tablet it shows it to be over 600 pages long. I'm sorry but I do not want to read 600 pages of a masquerade ball. We get it. It's an overly sexualized teenage girls birthday party. And it's disgusting. There's only so much you can do and get away with at a 16 year old girl's birthday party. I feel horrible writing this. But honestly, I wish that they had just touch base on this party... And then moved on to something else. Maybe they met up at the party and then left. Unfortunately I've read three stories into it and so far they're all the same. The first story was confusing, because it implied that the girl attended Columbia and yet they start making NYU references. So that confused me right off the bat. that almost threw me off the book completely but I decided to give it another chance. And it's still lost me with the Morgan situation. Because honestly I thought Morgan was a guy. Yes in a dress, but hey it happens. For now I am going to skip ahead, read the two authors that I wanted to read in the first place, and then leave the book alone. I tried to recommend it to my sister-in-law but even she agrees with me. Something not right about this book. I commend all the authors that got together for this book, but at the same time I think a little variety would have been a lot better.… (more)

I don't think I've read something so dark. Oh my god. Some scenes were so disgusting I wanted to put the book away When Brianna's mother died and the scene from the fourth trial with Stella's punishment and the people were so horrible (sometimes they are like this in real life - caring only about money, power, sex). But this whole thing made the book completed. It was rough, but it was real, so twisted and wrong. When I picked it up, I couldn't put it down - well written with a lot of drama and passion (exactly how I like it).

Stella was a strong young woman, who made me proud. She grew so much. At the beginning of the book, she was kinda selfish, but in the end, she definitely won my heart with what she did to save Teddy. She took so much pain and transformed it into something so beautiful as love and so ugly as vengeance.

Sinclair was so cold at the beginning, but so attractive - mysterious and dark. He was hurt as a young boy, but he found the way back to love. I loved his loyalty to his family and the power he showed to protect them (even when he had to hurt his love). A complex character, but really well made.

The ending was perfect. At first, I was crying Because I thought Teddy died, but then I felt such a relief. I am so happy that they stayed together and glad that they had their HEA. Cause they definitely deserve it.

Heroine - 5/6
Hero - 5.5/6
Plot Twist - 5/6
Ending - 6/6
Storyline - 6/6… (more)