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What Lies Beyond the Veil by Harper L. Woods

73 reviews

they_planet's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

It had typos galore, a main character who seemed to switch up every few pages, and wacky romanticisation of awful traits. 

That being said, I will still read the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Religious bigotry

stephanieviolet's review

By chapter 5 I was really exhausted by the repetition of: biting inside of her cheek, desperate to feel free, how dirty and worn thin her clothes are, the bruises and pain inflicted upon her by her abusers. Chapter. FIVE. It was intense. I felt like by then the plot should be moving forward but it just keep repeating the SAME PHRASES and SAME CIRCUMSTANCES to make you feel pity for the MC. By chapter five I wanted her to die to just end the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Rape, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Torture, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Violence, Emotional abuse, Blood, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Slavery, and Sexual assault

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

cosyreader00's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

chrisljm's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

1.5

Another book that belongs in the 'reasons why you can't trust strangers' category. Knew I wouldn't enjoy it right from the start and I contemplated DNFing it, but it's not really in my nature to DNF things. I honestly should've though because what if I died tomorrow and this was the last thing I read... 

I found the writing and sentence structure to be juvenile, clunky and awkward, but besides that I really can't give any criticism on any other parts of the story (plot, characters, chemistry) because I didn't care. The writing itself was too distracting for me and I believe this book would've benefited from at least another round of edits/editors. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Sexual content, Murder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

Moderate: Xenophobia, War, Suicide attempt, Classism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Self harm

sofivelaz's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.0

This was a rough read. I’m like so disappointed in the FMC cause why did she leave an abusive rapist man for a “new life” when she got a dad mark to then let another man do the same thing. The random possessiveness thing wasn’t cute and Caellum was not a loveable character. If anything he was worse than what the first guy did. Just didn’t make sense and the FMC was annoying and spineless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Toxic relationship

lex_is_bookish's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Blood, Death, and Sexual content

falling_through_the_pages's review

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.5

In all honesty, I probably would have DNFed around 30-50%. It just so happened this was the only audiobook I had at the time, so I was willing to listen to it for longer. I am sort of glad I did, since it did pick up in the last quarter of the book. It was good enough that I will probably give the second book a chance.

But that first three quarters of the book was only just interesting enough to make me think it might get better soon. The plot moves pretty slowly and not much is happening. If you like Blood and Ash, you'll definitely like this one. There are striking similarities in the characters' personalities, the feel and rules of the world, and the rate at which things happen. I would argue the writing is better, since there isn't so much redundant thought process going on in the FMC. 

I will say the romance is a bit cringe sometimes. The spice is good, but the possessiveness of the MMC is borderline. I believe this has been categorized as a dark romance, so that's probably why. The biggest thing you may need to get over in order to enjoy the romance is the pet name of "Little One." I don't know if this author has children, but this makes me think not. That term often is used to refer to kids, which did make this a little difficult for me to get through. Unfortunately, this pet name is used frequently, so if you can't get over it, don't bother reading it lol

The last quarter of the book was actually very good. Good pacing, edge of your seat tension, good character development, etc. I'm a little worried because there are a few books I've read like this where it starts so slow and finally gets good at the end. I almost always give the second book a chance, sometimes even pushing through the second book, only to DNF somewhere in the 3rd book. I'm definitely not giving this more than one more book to keep me reading.

Overall a very average read. Don't put this at the top of your TBR list. But if you have nothing else to do, it's not the worst.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent

blissfullibrary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent

ablakley's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

A bit disappointed while the spice was top tier the main FC was a bit oblivious to everything. The book was slow and I feel like everything was overly described. No real world building or anything. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Classism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Murder, Genocide, Death of parent, and Misogyny