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groovygirl858's review
1.0
DNF. I couldn't justify reading this title past 11 percent. Almost every chapter introduces new characters, but there's barely any connecting thread among them. Everyone keeps talking about a ball and they are all checking in to the hotel, but that's it. Too many characters are being introduced and nothing much is actually happening to propel the overall story forward. There's been some horror, but it reads like a collection of individual short stories at this point. I don't know if it gets better, but the first 11 percent isn't good enough to motivate me to stick with it to see. Skimming the other reviews, it appears it doesn't get much better.
rogue_raven's review
4.0
This was so cool! I was a bit apprehensive about how this would work, having so many authors involved but they were all equally talented and the overseer author put it together well. There is a 'main' story that you find out the purpose of by the end, but there is also stories within it. Don't stress about trying to keep track of all the characters. Most are confined to their own chapters, the ones that matter, their stories are made sure to intersect and interact with each other. I've read short story compilations before but nothing like this. This is a compilation of short stories interwoven to make a whole novel. Vampires, demons, witches, sirens, normal humans, all manner of things are specifically invited by the hotel for this masquerade ball. Not all check out. I'd say definitely give it a go
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