In a village of masked men, magic compels each man to love only one woman and to follow the commands of his “goddess” without question. A woman may reject the only man who will love her if she pleases, but she will be alone forever. And a man must stay masked until his goddess returns his love—and if she can’t or won’t, he remains masked forever. Seventeen-year-old Noll isn't in the mood to celebrate. Her childhood friends have paired off and her closest companion, Jurij, found his goddess in Noll’s own sister. Desperate to find a way to break this ancient spell, Noll instead discovers why no man has ever chosen her. Thus begins a dangerous game between the choice of woman versus the magic of man. And the stakes are no less than freedom and happiness, life and death—and neither is willing to lose.

Submission: "Characters are described as having darker skin in variations. Based on descriptors(and the book cover) the majority of characters are Black. The setting is hard to define but is definitely not found in white spaces. Queered culture is mentioned through the women of the mc's village where women choose who they will marry and whether or not they will accept a man. If they do not accept the man he will live with other rejected men in a commune for the rest of his life. The woman will live the rest of her life single and still in the village. The society is very predicated on women. The men are in some ways subservient and not dominant at all."