I'd known that there was this series that I read when I was a kid that I was so invested in that I was like staying up into the middle of the night to read the series
City of Masks (2002)
Lucien is very sick with cancer and struggles with his parents' worry every day. But each night, through a magical gift from his father, his mind is transported to an enchanting city, Bellezza, a parallel city to Venice of our world. In Bellezza, Lucien discovers that he is a Stravagante, a rare person able to travel through worlds while sleeping. Befriended by a local girl and protected by an older Stravagante, Lucien uncovers a plot to murder the city's beloved ruler, the Duchessa. But to save the Duchessa and the city Lucien risks his only chance to return home to family and his real life.
i really liked it i thought that the real world stuff that was going on was very tragic but then there's a lot of political intrigue and there's a little bit of a very minor romantic cell plot in the story i just enjoyed it overall
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