Masquerade: Knight & Daywalker, Book 3

This entire series had me laughing out loud at times. When I wasn't worrying about what mess Flynn ended up in next, that is. The pace throughout made this an pleasant read, and I've fallen in love with all the main characters. Oh, and where on earth can I find a Plot Twist of my own? I can't help hoping that some day we'll see more from the world of Knight & Daywalker.

This is third book in the Knight & Daywalker series, and is not a standalone. Context provided in the first two books provides necessary background to fully enjoy Masquerade. If you haven't already read them, I recommend put this volume aside while you go back and start with Smokescreen. The last book in a series often feels like nothing more than an extended epilogue or simply an introduction to a spinoff series. This book is neither of those things. While I hope a couple of the characters feature in a later series, the focus of Masquerade is the conclusion of the series of events that started in Smokescreen. Along with answers to the questions raised in the previous two books, the reader gets the pleasure of learning more about the personality and interactions of not just the MCs, but also secondary characters who have come to play prominent parts in the evolving story. The entire (MM) series is extremely slow burn, but it's still deeply pleasurable to watch intimacy develop between Flynn and Davin as the MCs share time, danger, and the cat distribution system. In the end, the reader's patience is rewarded as the relationship flames brightly in this final addition to the low angst, well-written and edited Knight & Daywalker series. I recommend settling in a comfortable seat with a cup of tea, a scone, a cat if the distribution system has rewarded you, and time to spend reading this book.

A nice wrap up to the trilogy, with good friends, dramatic rescues, and the humor that makes Sam Burns books comfort reads.

I really enjoyed the way this series wrapped up. Davin and Flynn have one last battle to fight and it's a dozy that's for sure. It was great to see Flynn tackle this external threat with all the found family he's built along the way. We do finally get a bit of smexy times between Flynn and Davin, though they're interrupted enough that it's really low on the list of time on page. These characters are a lot of fun and I am greatly enjoying the world that's been built here. I do hope we get to see Doc and Cain, and Arthur and Grady again. It would be nice to revisit this world and get their stories too. This series has to be read in order and it's perfect for anyone looking for an urban fantasy series.

We're back with Knight & Daywalker book 3! Set in the Fantastic Fluke universe which I hadn't read until this point (I also recommend it! Not only for some back story on the world setting, but a great story across five books and has a sassy fox familiar named...you guessed it Fluke! Clearly foxes are a theme with Sam as I mentioned in my review of Smokescreen and the book Where Foxes Say Goodnight and it's sequel. ) Masquerade continues the story fairly seamlessly letting you ease back into the lives of Flynn and Davin (and most importantly Twist!) and we learn there's some not so good vampires running around doing things they shouldn't be (is anyone surprised?) and we get some interesting non-feline twists along the way (just wait till you spot the unlikely pairing on a date...and you'll know what I mean!) Through the course book Flynn learns more about his father, his relationship with Davin and maybe most importantly himself in general. It's one of Sam's "darker" books, there's less levity overall given things, but it's still a great read and finishes the series up perfectly. I received an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.