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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
EDIT: 12/1/2021: I'm eating my words. I re-read this book. It was better the 2nd time, but I noticed some weird vibes between Jay and Ada. Once you read the 2nd book, you'll understand what I mean. I highly recommend this series.
ORIGINAL REVIEW: Alrighty, horror fans. Who's up for it?
Horror is outside of my preferred genres. I can count on one hand how many horror books I've read out of 1100+. But, I have to say, this was excellent. Either I'm desensitized to a lot of horror since I'm a horror movie fiend, or this book was on the mild side of scary because while I got some creepy vibes, I wasn't shaking-in-my-chair, scared-of-the-dark, sleeping-with-the-lights-on, terrified. But I enjoyed that this book was focused more on the plot than anything else.
Sure, the book also had these themes: grief and the act of moving on, side of slow burn forbidden romance, sisterly love, little bit of questioning faith and theology, and how friendships come and go. All of which were done really well.
I was very satisfied with the romance portion, too, lemme tell you. It was decadent.
Two complaints:
1) the Silas Black portion had so much wasted potential...like I was DYING for more dark appearances from him, and the one scene where he does appear gave me fucking chills. If only the author expanded this. A wasted opportunity, indeed.
2) "oh, we'll just continue on in our little love story and no one has to know about it and we'll live happily ever after this way forever." Give me a break. This idea has a shelf-life. Guaranteed.
Overall: very satisfied with this story and I really liked it. I don't know if I'll ever re-read it, but if the author decides to write more about Ada and Jay, I'm all for it.
Recommended for horror, paranormal fantasy, slow burn romance fans.
Happy reading, Goodreads fiends.
ORIGINAL REVIEW: Alrighty, horror fans. Who's up for it?
Horror is outside of my preferred genres. I can count on one hand how many horror books I've read out of 1100+. But, I have to say, this was excellent. Either I'm desensitized to a lot of horror since I'm a horror movie fiend, or this book was on the mild side of scary because while I got some creepy vibes, I wasn't shaking-in-my-chair, scared-of-the-dark, sleeping-with-the-lights-on, terrified. But I enjoyed that this book was focused more on the plot than anything else.
Sure, the book also had these themes: grief and the act of moving on, side of slow burn forbidden romance, sisterly love, little bit of questioning faith and theology, and how friendships come and go. All of which were done really well.
I was very satisfied with the romance portion, too, lemme tell you. It was decadent.
Two complaints:
1) the Silas Black portion had so much wasted potential...like I was DYING for more dark appearances from him, and the one scene where he does appear gave me fucking chills. If only the author expanded this. A wasted opportunity, indeed.
2) "oh, we'll just continue on in our little love story and no one has to know about it and we'll live happily ever after this way forever." Give me a break. This idea has a shelf-life. Guaranteed.
Overall: very satisfied with this story and I really liked it. I don't know if I'll ever re-read it, but if the author decides to write more about Ada and Jay, I'm all for it.
Recommended for horror, paranormal fantasy, slow burn romance fans.
Happy reading, Goodreads fiends.
There were so many good ratings on this one, I had to give it a try. I Liked it. I did not love it. First, it was not that scary. Second....I had a hard time giving a crap about the characters. The author claimed that this was a stand alone book that could be enjoyed by readers that had never read any of her other books. I don't feel like that was true. For more than half of the book, people were introduced and situations were discussed that I would have cared more about if I had read the previous series. As it was, I had a hard time caring as much as the author wanted me too. I felt like I was forcing myself to read it to get to the "good" part. It took a while.
I love the Experiment in Terror series and I am so glad that [a:Karina Halle|4785031|Karina Halle|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1595957874p2/4785031.jpg] is writing more novels in the Palamino/Foray/Jacob world.
I really enjoyed Ada's story. Karina Halle managed to make her voice completely different than Perry's but her story is just as compelling. I can't wait for the next book.
I really enjoyed Ada's story. Karina Halle managed to make her voice completely different than Perry's but her story is just as compelling. I can't wait for the next book.
Oh what a delicious guilty pleasure read!
Veiled isn’t exactly sophisticated or thought provoking, nor is it supposed to be. Have you ever watched “Charmed”? The plot of “Veiled” is basically every other episode of that. Did I care? No. So that’s the “guilty” part.
The "pleasure" comes in the form of the main character, the romance, the relationships dynamics and personality. Ada is strong, brave and funny. Is she the stereotypical “kick-butt”- (aka every other YA) heroine? No. Damsel in distress? Also no. Just someone who is keeping it real. Jay, her romantic love interest is just…damn. (Um, I might have casted Sam Heughan for this in my head…and I like the image…)
…
So. Anyway.
…
Where was I?
Right. The romance. - The romance that is way too much defined by physical attraction, which, on the other hand, is redeemed by the general dynamics between the two. It was so untypical. Most commonly, romances consist of the following: The usual angst (is he into me or is he not?) and pretence (I’m going to pretend I’m not into him) and game-playing (I’m playing hard to get) and misunderstandings and miscommunications that originate from non-communication. These things – usually - get used as plot device over and over in alternations and variations of each other to keep the sexual tension alive (and keep the story longer than 10 pages), which makes my eyes roll. (That’s why I’m not into pure romance novels.)
In “Veiled” there is none of that. All we get is genuine and open curiosity about one another and honesty. Ada isn’t afraid of confrontation and to tell Jay how she feels. Both, Ada and Jay are equally confident, but never arrogant. Confidence like that? That is just sexy. Overall, the dynamics between the two are refreshingly different and wonderfully captured by the author.
But! Yes, there is a “but”. It is the way how Ada, after some sexy stuff goes down, goes on and on (over a page!) about how indescribably life-changing and mind-blowing this experience was for her and how there should be a new definition for mind-blowing, because mind-blowing cannot even start to cover the awesomeness of what happened there. (*Yawn*?) This is so cringe worthy and unnecessary it physically hurts. And I just don’t get it. It’s all telling, no showing. I am not ashamed at all to say that I’d rather read ten more pages of smut that “shows me” and therefore makes me blow my mind too, than reading about how mind-blowing it all is (which is just, ugh,...gross.)
To end this review on a positive note: Did I mention how hilarious this book is? I laughed out loud several times and let me tell you, I’m not the type to laugh out loud while reading. I don’t even LIKE funny. I prefer my entertainment dark and twisty.
Oh, and it was suspenseful too: I finished Veiled in only two sittings.
This certainly won’t be my last Karina Halle book. I need to find out what else this woman can glue me to my reading chair with. (I don’t have a reading chair, but you get what I mean).
Veiled isn’t exactly sophisticated or thought provoking, nor is it supposed to be. Have you ever watched “Charmed”? The plot of “Veiled” is basically every other episode of that. Did I care? No. So that’s the “guilty” part.
The "pleasure" comes in the form of the main character, the romance, the relationships dynamics and personality. Ada is strong, brave and funny. Is she the stereotypical “kick-butt”- (aka every other YA) heroine? No. Damsel in distress? Also no. Just someone who is keeping it real. Jay, her romantic love interest is just…damn. (Um, I might have casted Sam Heughan for this in my head…and I like the image…)
…
So. Anyway.
…
Where was I?
Right. The romance. - The romance that is way too much defined by physical attraction, which, on the other hand, is redeemed by the general dynamics between the two. It was so untypical. Most commonly, romances consist of the following: The usual angst (is he into me or is he not?) and pretence (I’m going to pretend I’m not into him) and game-playing (I’m playing hard to get) and misunderstandings and miscommunications that originate from non-communication. These things – usually - get used as plot device over and over in alternations and variations of each other to keep the sexual tension alive (and keep the story longer than 10 pages), which makes my eyes roll. (That’s why I’m not into pure romance novels.)
In “Veiled” there is none of that. All we get is genuine and open curiosity about one another and honesty. Ada isn’t afraid of confrontation and to tell Jay how she feels. Both, Ada and Jay are equally confident, but never arrogant. Confidence like that? That is just sexy. Overall, the dynamics between the two are refreshingly different and wonderfully captured by the author.
But! Yes, there is a “but”. It is the way how Ada, after some sexy stuff goes down, goes on and on (over a page!) about how indescribably life-changing and mind-blowing this experience was for her and how there should be a new definition for mind-blowing, because mind-blowing cannot even start to cover the awesomeness of what happened there. (*Yawn*?) This is so cringe worthy and unnecessary it physically hurts. And I just don’t get it. It’s all telling, no showing. I am not ashamed at all to say that I’d rather read ten more pages of smut that “shows me” and therefore makes me blow my mind too, than reading about how mind-blowing it all is (which is just, ugh,...gross.)
To end this review on a positive note: Did I mention how hilarious this book is? I laughed out loud several times and let me tell you, I’m not the type to laugh out loud while reading. I don’t even LIKE funny. I prefer my entertainment dark and twisty.
Oh, and it was suspenseful too: I finished Veiled in only two sittings.
This certainly won’t be my last Karina Halle book. I need to find out what else this woman can glue me to my reading chair with. (I don’t have a reading chair, but you get what I mean).
I need more!
I have so many questions! I love Jay and Ada & it's not fair that this books ends abruptly. However the very small glimpse at Perry & Dex was great but not enough to get my fix.
I have so many questions! I love Jay and Ada & it's not fair that this books ends abruptly. However the very small glimpse at Perry & Dex was great but not enough to get my fix.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
When one can have 4 days of sex with a sexy supernatural, who would care about the mother being tortured in Hell? ... Definitely not her very daughter ...
This book is not for me
This book is not for me
This book. Where do I begin? How I have missed this series and these characters. Perry and Ada are some of my all time favorite characters. I still can’t believe that I’m getting another peek into this world! We even get to see some of our favorite characters from the Devil’s Metal series. I loved it. It was dark and spooky, but Ada was a brilliant character, and Jacob even more so. I love that new readers don’t have to pick up the Experiment in Terror books, although there will be some spoilers if you skip it. Still it doesn’t have to ruin the reading experience. This book was great from beginning to end, and I’d love to wax poetic about the plot, but I truly don’t want to ruin it for anyone just joining this author or genre. Suffice it to say that I loved Ada Palomino, and I loved the twisted darkness of it. Karina Halle is amazing at forcing tension into scenes, with a very subtle hand. 5 out of 5 stars.
*This review was first posted on Moonlight Gleam Reviews http://moonlightgleam.com/2016/11/veiled-by-karina-halle-review.html
*This review was first posted on Moonlight Gleam Reviews http://moonlightgleam.com/2016/11/veiled-by-karina-halle-review.html
Loved it!
Loved it! I truly hope you continue their story when and if you can! Thank you for the gift of this book. It touched me in so many ways as I'm sure it did you.
Loved it! I truly hope you continue their story when and if you can! Thank you for the gift of this book. It touched me in so many ways as I'm sure it did you.