He pulled me into the dark. Now I can't see the light.
In Ravenshade, the Halloween festival is more than a tradition—it’s a hunting ground for The Veil, the secret society of powerful, ruthless men who rule this town from the shadows.
I knew the rules. Don’t make eye contact. Don’t attract their attention. I broke them the moment I saw him.
A mountain of a man in a tailored black suit, his face hidden behind a grotesque, glowing mask with a stitched-on smile. He watched me with an intensity that felt like a brand.
He sees the darkness I hide beneath my good-girl façade, and he’s determined to own it. To own me.
This is more than a game. It’s a possession. And as he peels away my innocence layer by layer, I have to make a run from the monster in the mask, or surrender to the stranger behind it.
Masked Stranger is a dark, erotic, Halloween romance for people who can't resist Masked Men.
I'm torn on how I feel about this book because there seemed to be a scene jump/disconnect that really threw me. To be fair, I just finished a deadline for work and I'm kind of functioning on about 3 brain cells so maybe I missed something, but I also don't think I did. So, take this as you will.
I do like the idea of a masked party where the mysterious elite pick their special someones and give them everything they need in a very physical sense. At one point, however, Ronan pulled Maya into an unused room that somehow morphed into a alley? As an aside, I just went back and reread that section and I still feel like they went from a room in the house to an alley without actually moving. It took me out of the moment, unfortunately.
On the plus side, I liked Ronan's intensity and how gentle he was with Maya afterward. I've already read book 2, so I guess the scene jump didn't bother me as much as it could have. It was just jarring and it made me wonder if I had missed something while reading.