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Masquerade

O.O. Sangoyomi

Start date: October 1, 2025

Finish date: October 31, 2025

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Feb 09, 2025 Netanella rated it really liked it

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4 rich stars for an epic debut novel set in the 15th century West African society and loosely based on the classical Greek Persephone abduction myth. The story tells of a 19-year-old Òdòdó, from a women's guild of ironworkers, who is abducted from her homeland of Timbuktu and taken to the capital of Yorubaland, where she becomes the king's future bride. She spends much of the book acclimating to her new position, learning to navigate the politics and intrigue of the royal courthouse and searchin ...more

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Feb 28, 2025 Ketutar Jensen rated it it was amazing

Whooh... shivers running down my spine :-)
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Jul 10, 2024 Heather - hturningpages rated it really liked it

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"Set in a wonderfully reimagined 15th century West Africa, Masquerade is a dazzling, lyrical tale exploring the true cost of one woman’s fight for freedom and self-discovery, and the lengths she’ll go to secure her future."

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There was a lot to like about this one! The narrator was great, it is all about a woman gaining power and trying to hold onto it and what she's willing to sacrifice to do so. Ultimately I think some of the MC'S actions were unbelievable at the end which made the t ...more

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