For the New Orleans elite, the Les Masques Ball is sure to be the social event of the season—if they can avoid another dead Queen. When debutante Margot Landry was found dead the morning after her reign at last year’s ball, it was a tragedy, but not a shocking one. Margot was a wild child with a self-destructive streak, nothing like this year’s Queen, Lily LeBlanc. With a perfectly poised debutante on the throne, everything is going according to plan…until the ball is hijacked by a mysterious figure in a Jester costume. That night, Lily sends a text to three of the Maids on her royal court—her best friend, Vivian; her boyfriend's sister, Piper; and April, her former frenemy—asking them all to meet the next morning. But Lily never shows up.
On the surface, these three debutantes don’t have anything in common except their exclusive private school and their ties to Les Masques. But soon, they realize why Lily brought them together: something dark is lurking beneath the glamorous surface of the debutante world, and it might be the reason she disappeared. And the further the girls dig, the more they begin to suspect that Margot's death may not have been an accident—and that Lily may be next. When the Jester starts threatening to expose their own secrets, this unlikely trio must team up to uncover the monsters behind the Mardi Gras masks—before they’re left with another dead debutante.
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This was a 3.5 stars for me. The story takes place in New Orleans amongst the city's elite. Overall the story was interesting and I was invested enough to want to know what happened to the missing girl and the girl who died the previous year. But that was it. I didn't necessarily like any of these characters.
Three debutantes, of the Les Masques Ball, work together to find Lily, this year's Queen. Last year's queen died the morning after she was crowned. Not many were surprised as Margot was a wild child.
This year's ball was hijacked by a mysterious figure in a jester costume. That night, Lily sends a text to three of the girls on her court- her best friend Vivian, her boyfriend's sister Piper and her frenemy April asking them all to meet up the following morning. But Lily never shows.
They work together to learn what happened to Margot and where Lily could be before she meets the same end. All while the jester threatens to expose their secrets.
Thanks so much the author and SMP for this ARC to review.
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