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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
Firstly Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the audio ARC of this book. Please note this gift has not affected the way in which I have reviewed this book.
Now that’s out of the way. Let’s jump into it.
This book is nothing like Serpent & Dove series, so please doing go into it expecting such. This story’s stands on its own merits and delivers what we have all come to expect from Shelby Mahurin.
A great story, good characters, some making bad choices, which brings to your attention and excitement levels to boiling!
I enjoyed this books tremendously, even with the slow start which I am glad I kept reading on, the rest of the story had me hooked.
I’m going to give this four thumbs up! One to add to your TBR.
Now that’s out of the way. Let’s jump into it.
This book is nothing like Serpent & Dove series, so please doing go into it expecting such. This story’s stands on its own merits and delivers what we have all come to expect from Shelby Mahurin.
A great story, good characters, some making bad choices, which brings to your attention and excitement levels to boiling!
I enjoyed this books tremendously, even with the slow start which I am glad I kept reading on, the rest of the story had me hooked.
I’m going to give this four thumbs up! One to add to your TBR.
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Ah I love Celie!! I was so excited for her story and this did not disappoint! Michal is so swoon worthy I’m obsessed! Cannot wait for the next installment!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I had really high hopes for this book. I think the premise of the book was great. Vampires, romance and mystery? Sign me up. But there was nothing that really drew me into the book, and as it went on there wasn’t much that made me need to keep reading.
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you so much, NetGalley, HarperCollins Publishing, and Shelby Mahurin, for an advanced copy of this book.
The Scarlet Veil picks up six months after the events in Gods & Monsters and follows Celie on her journey as the first female Chasseur.
Celie is determined to protect Belterra but cannot shake the evil from her past. However, a new evil rises, one that Celie must vanquish or fall prey to.
Yall, if you loved the Serpent & Dove trilogy, you will love this book. The Scarlet Veil dives into the dark parts of Belterra and showcases creatures and magic long forgotten.
I related to Celie's journey and her desire to prove herself. Everyone in her life has treated her like a porcelain doll. When she's stripped of everything is when she discovers how strong she is.
This book ends on a cliffhanger. I am not okay. I will not be okay. I am consumed.
The Scarlet Veil picks up six months after the events in Gods & Monsters and follows Celie on her journey as the first female Chasseur.
Celie is determined to protect Belterra but cannot shake the evil from her past. However, a new evil rises, one that Celie must vanquish or fall prey to.
Yall, if you loved the Serpent & Dove trilogy, you will love this book. The Scarlet Veil dives into the dark parts of Belterra and showcases creatures and magic long forgotten.
I related to Celie's journey and her desire to prove herself. Everyone in her life has treated her like a porcelain doll. When she's stripped of everything is when she discovers how strong she is.
This book ends on a cliffhanger. I am not okay. I will not be okay. I am consumed.
Why do you do this to me Shelby???????? Why????? That cliff hanger??????? I should have known this book was going to RIP MY HEART OUT.
I love love love the Serpent & Dove trilogy and when I saw that Celie was going to be getting her own story I was so excited because she is one of my favorite characters from the series. I was hooked from the very beginning with this one, and while I felt like it dragged in the middle, the last couple of parts of the book definitely made up for it (like SERIOUSLY THE ENDING WAS SO STRESSFUL BUT GOOD AND AGAIN THAT DAMN CLIFF HANGER
I love love love the Serpent & Dove trilogy and when I saw that Celie was going to be getting her own story I was so excited because she is one of my favorite characters from the series. I was hooked from the very beginning with this one, and while I felt like it dragged in the middle, the last couple of parts of the book definitely made up for it (like SERIOUSLY THE ENDING WAS SO STRESSFUL BUT GOOD AND AGAIN THAT DAMN CLIFF HANGER
To say I loved this book would be doing it an injustice. I was enamoured, obsessed even! The Scarlet Veil ticked all my must-have boxes: enemies to lovers, slow burn romance, a heroine discovering who she is despite the expectations of others. I loved the journey Shelby took me on and how we explored more of her beautiful world. Murder mystery, ghosts, talking cats, and of course… vampires! What’s not to love?
The story starts with Célie as a Chasseur, the first female huntswoman. She’s engaged to Jean Luc and although she’s seemingly living the life she thought she wanted—she feels like she’s not taken seriously. Like she’s continuously placed on a shelf like a doll and people underestimate her. Her fiancé, who also happens to be her captain, placates her and although he tries he really doesn’t know how to make her happy. When Célie visits her sisters grave and finds a dead body instead—minutes later she meets a mysterious man whom she thinks might be the killer. But, she never really gets a chance to find out because Jean Claude drags her back to safety and she’s once more put in her room. Although, this time she doesn’t stay. After an argument with her fiancé her story really begins.
Kidnapped to a secret island by the vampire king, the mysterious stranger, who also has a vested interest in the murders happening around Cesarine. The mystery is too much for Célie to turn away from and she agrees to work with her enemy—and potential suspect—to find out what has been hunting the streets of Cesarine and if it’s the same thing that is now hunting her.
The Scarlet Veil is full of intrigue and such an incredible ensemble of characters—new faces (hello, talking cat!!) and familiar faces! Highly recommend and my many thank you’s to Shelby Mahurin and Harper Collins for the arc!
The story starts with Célie as a Chasseur, the first female huntswoman. She’s engaged to Jean Luc and although she’s seemingly living the life she thought she wanted—she feels like she’s not taken seriously. Like she’s continuously placed on a shelf like a doll and people underestimate her. Her fiancé, who also happens to be her captain, placates her and although he tries he really doesn’t know how to make her happy. When Célie visits her sisters grave and finds a dead body instead—minutes later she meets a mysterious man whom she thinks might be the killer. But, she never really gets a chance to find out because Jean Claude drags her back to safety and she’s once more put in her room. Although, this time she doesn’t stay. After an argument with her fiancé her story really begins.
Kidnapped to a secret island by the vampire king, the mysterious stranger, who also has a vested interest in the murders happening around Cesarine. The mystery is too much for Célie to turn away from and she agrees to work with her enemy—and potential suspect—to find out what has been hunting the streets of Cesarine and if it’s the same thing that is now hunting her.
The Scarlet Veil is full of intrigue and such an incredible ensemble of characters—new faces (hello, talking cat!!) and familiar faces! Highly recommend and my many thank you’s to Shelby Mahurin and Harper Collins for the arc!