Fifteenth-century Venice is a safe haven for the masterless dregs of the vampire world, a city where they can live without the fear of retribution for violating another's territory. Still, there are plenty of ways for a young vampire to die in the glittering city, a lesson that prince turned pauper Mircea Basarab must learn quickly. But there are opportunities, too--in the service of a secretive courtesan, in the bed of a beautiful senator, and in the hunt for an ancient assassin. As a vendetta older than Venice itself comes to a climax, Mircea struggles to evade the dangers of his current life, to come to terms with his past, and to uncover the truth hidden behind a city of masks...
Masks is a novel from Mircea’s POV starting a few years after he became a vampire. If you’re reading the series in order this can be read any time after Fury’s Kiss. But there really aren’t many spoilers for the series.
We get to learn more about Mircea’s motivation and how he thinks. We also get to meet the Consul, which is one of my favorite parts.
I think the only thing I don’t like about this book is it makes it harder to hate Mircea. He manipulates Cassie and Dory so much but now we get to see the world from his perspective.
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