Or, he’s so far in the background that he’s almost a prop. In a lot of romance stories, we meet an exceptional hero…and it becomes all about him. He could have easily stolen the show but managed to never overtake or overshadow Cynthia. PJ, Cynthia’s love interest, was amazing. It's not easy to replace her mask with a crown, but Cynthia is determined to be the best Naughty Princess.even if it means stripping off her gown. At first, Cynthia doesn't belong in the castle or at the party and she, with her fellow Princesses, must run away. This royal brigade dresses her in her princess gown and leads her to a castle for a party. When her mask crumbles, she's lucky enough to find two fellow Princesses and a Prince Charming to catch her fall. Cynthia must find the courage to take off the mask and replace it with a crown…a Naughty Princess crown.Ĭynthia's crown finds its place on her head by accident. When it eventually comes off, she realises that the original fit was never right for her and it was never going to stay comfortably in place. She had lived thirteen years wearing a mask to make someone else happy. I may be able to wear it for a little while, but eventually, the cracks appear on the surface, and the mask breaks.Ĭynthia’s mask was glued, filled with putty, and sat a little wonky by the end of six months. I find them suffocating, itchy and uncomfortable. Maybe it’s because I’m not great at wearing masks. I couldn’t understand why someone would pretend that their world is perfect when in reality, it was far from it. I initially did not like Cynthia and condemned her for her bad decisions. It’s amazing how much can change from the beginning of a book to the end. Who am I to judge Cynthia for burying her head in the sand for 6 months? At least she’s not sitting in a prison cell (not saying that I would over-react, I’m just saying that I could). I mean, sure that’s what I would want to do, BUT, I have kids, money and accommodation to consider. Just because I think I would recognise a deceitful and cheating husband and kick him to the curb straight away, doesn’t mean I could. I realised while sitting on my high-horse judging with narrow-minded ignorance that I was judging Cynthia for her judgemental, narrow-minded ignorance. While reading At the Stroke of Midnight, I had quite the epiphany. Written on 4 of 5 stars Keeping the mask in place as your world falls apart…

Tara sivec at the stroke of midnight vk