Daud sets up an amazing world. Amani is taken from her family and forced to fill the role as stand in for Maram, future Queen. Amani is physically altered to be Maram’s double, and must learn to act and pull off being her stand in. She must also not slip back into being herself. Maram is very cruel to Amani. Amani mascarades at parties as Maram, and tries to fool Maram’s fiance Idris, but she is caught. Idris knows she isn’t Maram, and calls her out on it. Amani after weeks of standing in place of Maram is able to be herself with someone. She then begins to fall in love with Idris, and he with her. She must fool the Vath who have taken over the empire.

Amani then meets Arinaa who is part of the rebellion and promises to be a spy on the Vath for her. Amani and Idris’s relationship gets stronger. (They are so cute!) Amani joins the spies and has to keep watch over the Vath. She then finds out that the rebels plan to kill Maram. She takes Maram’s place at an event where the assasination will take place. She goes to protect Maram, but Maram later finds out that Amani knew about the plot and so no longer trusts her. At the event Amani is almost assasinated. Maram ends her friendship with Amani, and reverts back to her cruel self. And Amani is a prisoner, separated from Idris once more. This book was so good, I can’t wait for the next one!