Secure VAMPIRE MASKS: BOOK TWO OF BATHORY ACADEMY Executed By Katie M. John Rendered As Manuscript

NEEDS TO GET STRONGER IF HE'S TO SURVIVE, AND THERE'S ONLY THING THAT CAN HELP HIMBLOOD,

With the deadly vampire hunting organisation, The Saints, increasing their efforts to eliminate all offspring of the great vampire courts, starting with the youngest of the Bathory sisters, the academy is on lockdown.


But not all enemies are outside the walls, and history lives in the blood,

As Alexander Augustine's legendary family story is unveiled, he begins to understand that in order to survive the present, he must embrace the past, and all the dark secrets that go with it including his darkling origins, even if it means sacrificing the one girl who has promised him salvation.


Inverted crosses are burning in the grounds and assassins are in the woods, Fear and rebellion are whispering on the wind, And, on the evening of the Night Court Masquerade, everything changes,


READER'S NOTE: This series is supported by a companion novella series, The Wolf Princess series which can be read alongside the Bathory Academy novels as well as series in its own right.
The Wolf Princess is book in one of the companion series and it is recommended to be read between Bookand Bookof Bathory Academy for a fully immersive Bathory world experience.

Vampire Masks is thend book in the Bathory Academy series, Book one, Vampire Hearts, was a five star read for me last year and I have to say that bookkeeps the same high standard alive, Back at the Academy we follow straight on from bookand Alexanders struggles accepting all that comes with being a vampire, Not only does he have to deal with his inner battle over the taking of swans, but also the intrigue about his family history and how he is linked to the Bathory family.
Its easy sometimes to forget that the timeline of book one was actually over a pretty condensed period so its not surprising that Alexanders inexperience is still pretty high on the agenda.
That becomes even clearer at the Night Court Masquerade, an event which reminds us that underneath it all the Academy is still a decadent place which is steeped in the traditions of ancient bloodlines.


Insofar as character development goes, Im loving Charlotte Bathorys persona the most, she is gorgeously decadent but yet on the fringes of both greatness and terribleness as she starts to embrace her heritage in an almost sinister way.
She also has one of the stand out scenes of the book for me, youll know when you get there! Alexanders emergence is also tantalising and as we have snips of his struggle, an almost Jekyll and Hyde persona comes forward, which is going to be something I look forward to seeing more of especially as it appears tied to his relationship with Annabel.
The story gathers pace in terms of the work of The Saints and the tone does become darker as a result, there is still a ton of mystery surrounding them and the idea of danger within the academy walls starts to surface too, its all leading to pretty exciting places for the future of the series I have to say!

Katie M John has such an easy writing style, the words flow so beautifully across the page, every chapter ended on intrigue and I just had to keep on reading I rarely put it down but I really did need to sleep.
Its well balanced in terms of story, I felt that all the main characters had enough time and focus, with a good dose of history alongside of the contemporary setting, there were also a few breadcrumbs left in respect of future story arcs and some links into the companion series featuring Astrid.
As with bookthe reader is never overwhelmed with information in one go and we are still learning alongside Alexander this makes it a continually accessible read for those not already immersed in vampire lore.


Dark and delicious

Incredible instalment to the series! The ending is beyond exciting and I absolutely cannot wait for the next one! The character development is insane and I am dying to know how everyone fairs.
Married to a handsome giant and mummy to a two foot mud fairy, Katie has been writing stories and poetry since childhood and has always been away with the woodland fairies.
She is author of the UK Best Selling YA Fairy Tale Romance series, The Knight Trilogy sitelink www, katiemjohn. com and a dark, Gothic paranormal detective novel called Beautiful Freaks She has a love of writing weird and wonderful short stories and can be found visiting writer friends anthology collections.
Katie likes to keep it varied and pinning her down to a particular style or genre is hard she mainly writes for YA and NA, and in the Dark Fairy Tale Genre.
However she also dabbles in adult works of horror and issue focused work, Katie often draws on her te Married to a handsome

giant and mummy to a two foot mud fairy, Katie has been writing stories and poetry since childhood and has always been away with the woodland fairies.
She is author of the UK Best Selling YA Fairy Tale Romance series, 'The Knight Trilogy' sitelink www, katiemjohn. com and a dark, Gothic paranormal detective novel called 'Beautiful Freaks' She has a love of writing weird and wonderful short stories and can be found 'visiting' writer friends' anthology collections.
Katie likes to keep it varied and pinning her down to a particular style or genre is hard she mainly writes for YA and NA, and in the Dark Fairy Tale Genre.
However she also dabbles in adult works of horror and issue focused work, Katie often draws on her ten year experience of teaching in a London Comprehensive school in her work, Katie sitelink.