akacya ❦'s Reviews > Masquerade of the Heart

2024 reads: 170/250

i received an advanced listening copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. this did not affect my rating.

this is the sequel to garden of the cursed.

as tension rises between the five families and trouble brews in the marshes, marlow finds herself in the middle of all the chaos. adrius has stopped speaking to her to focus on finding a wife, but despite her heartbreak, marlow still wants to help break his curse. she’s willing to do whatever it takes, including playing the role of loving daughter to the man who cast said curse. as she gets closer to her father, she begins to wonder if he’s really the villain he’s been chalked up to be.

garden of the cursed really took me by surprise last year (in a good way, of course), so i was eagerly anticipating this sequel! i loved all the angst in this book. as i mentioned, adrius and marlow aren’t talking, there’s tension because of who marlow’s father is, and so on. i liked seeing how these plot points were explored.

i’d recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed the first book, and i hope to read more of katy rose pool’s books soon!

narration: jennifer blom did a wonderful job bringing this story to life! i highly recommend the audiobook.