Rook & Rose The Mask of Mirrors, Book 1, (Paperback)

from tornadox

Ren is a young woman trying to con her way into an elite family. She runs into curses, extreme revolutionaries, bureaucracy, people from her past, and more. Told mostly from her point of view, with short forays into the minds of other characters. Set in a lush and well-built multicultural fantas...

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This book was just on the right side of Interesting but skirted Boring frequently. The writing was solid. The world building was done well. The characters were almost all dimensional and most were decidedly gray... like I like them... then why was I not completely won over? If a book was able to ...

from krau0098

Series Info/Source: This is the first book in the Rook & Rose series. I got a copy of this book to review through NetGalley. Story (4/5): This is a well done epic fantasy but is very long and at points you can really feel that length. The plot is a very political/intrigue driven plot. The beginn...

from pyanfarrrr

The first half of the story had me simultaneously cheering for Ren and being appalled by her. The tone was quite different by the end. I can't wait for the next book to come out.

from SpaceandSorcery

I received this novel from Orbit Books, through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review: my thanks to both of them for this opportunity. When I first became aware of The Mask of Mirrors I was intrigued because it promised to portray many of the elements I enjoy in a story, like a daring conf...