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What Lies Beyond the Veil by Harper L. Woods

7 reviews

rori_scarlet's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

beckyyreadss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I wanted to read this book because it has been on my TBR for so long and when I was in The Works, the first and second book in this series were on sale for £3 and I thought it would be time. Let me just say, I know why they were on sale. This is the first book ever to give me the ick over the main love interest.  

This book is following Estrella, all her life she has known that the Veil has protected her town from the Fae of Alfhelmr. In their absence, their lives have shifted from decadence and sin to survival and virtue under the guidance of the New Gods. Estrella has spent her whole life tending to the gardens next to boundary between their worlds, but she’s always been drawn to the shimmering magic like a moth to the flame. All of this changes the day the veil shatters and unleashes the fae upon her world again. The magic of faerie marks one they are meant to take, but the Mist Guard protecting the town will kill them before they let them go to the fae. Estrella has been marked so she must flee everything she had ever know, if she wants to live to see her twenty-first birthday. But they can capture her, a stranger named Caelum saves her from the Wild Hunt. He is also fae-marked and on the run, he is able to fight back more than Estrella ever will. They start as a tentative alliance because Estrella’s brother told her not to trust anyone. As the bond strengthens the distrust turns into all-consuming passion and they must trust each other with the fae closing in and evil lurking nearby. Estrella life is on the line and Caelum is everything she should dare to want and a distraction she can’t afford. They can’t stay away from each other, not even with her heart on the line.  

I liked Melian and she got her killed – which I could see coming but hoping it wasn’t going to be the same. She was the only one that was honest and wanted Estrella to think for herself and not let Caelum control her and yet Estrella was completely brained washed. 

I am just wondering if anyone could tell me where the plot is, like expect for her being marked and nearly forced into a loveless marriage, nothing happened. I get that she was on the run but Christ, 250 pages were Estrella and Caelum camping like just get to the haven and the betrayal already. The main love interest gave me the ick, which has never happened EVER. He was a damn control freak who needed to give Estrella some space and trust and when you first meet someone are you calling them little one and my star. No, it was weird, he was creep, and her brother got the creeps so she should have left him. And I still don’t trust him. We had good reason to not trust him which was only a bit predictable. He gave me Tamlin vibes, but they just sped up the process a bit.  

Overall, this book would have put me in a reading slump if I wasn’t reading another book at the same time. It was weird and predictable and there was a few spelling mistakes and grammar mistakes, and it could have been 100 pages instead of 425 pages. Someone needs to tell me if the series is worth it, or should I just get rid of the second book now?  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexism, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, War, Sexual assault, and Suicide

ivymaew's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Death, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Grief, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

grassygale's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Torture, and Misogyny

Minor: Suicide, Infertility, and Grief

Exhibitionism and other bdsm themes

shan_lou's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Misogyny, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

jadehusdanhicks's review

challenging dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Not going to lie I struggled with this book.  The general fae story line was amazing and if it was that alone I’m sure I’d probably continue the series. 

Unfortunately it contains very consistent weird sexual content with a male MC calling the female one little one which didn’t sit right with me.  
Additionally it deals with grooming, suicide, murder and SA.  

Overall I was left disturbed especially by the graphic sex because of the phrasing and the uncomfortable nickname used.  I wouldn’t reccomend personally.  
And I’m not against spice in books.  But this was just horrid to read 

Also. Despite this book seemingly being set in an old dystopia landscape it kept bringing up modern clothing like leggings.  Which just seemed so seperate and disconnected from what I understood to be the setting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Cursing, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

lilithreads's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt, War, and Suicide