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What Lies Beyond the Veil by Harper L. Woods

36 reviews

luliposatieris's review against another edition

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

3.75

it’s a good book; it has a goodish plot but it focuses more on the romance aspect of the story rather than the “fantasy” one. The smut is immaculate, best i’ve ever read. 

Caelum isn’t a strong main male character, his only personality and sole purpose is Estrella. He is obsessed with her even to a point where it’s concerning. At first i liked it but when every word that would come out of his mouth was overprotective/extreme jealousy, it annoyed me. PLUS Estrella didn’t even defend herself at times, she thought nothing of it.

The world building is good, it represents the purity culture really well and it shows exactly how poorly women were treated and how the men had all the power. I also liked that Estrella wasn’t brainwashed to think like that. She hd her own opinions and beliefs, even if it didn’t show when Caelum was around.

  i saw the “plot twist” coming from KILOMETERS away, it was totally predictable. that annoyed me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

cassie12_21's review

adventurous dark tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Classism

justreaditem's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Loved it. Saw the plot twist coming but it definitely wasn't how I expected it! Can't wait for book two. Plus it is 🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

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

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War

sammiesshelf's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I ate this book up. The tension between the characters was so good, and the plot kept me turning pages. I hope the second book reveals what the heck was going on with some of the weird vibes and things said by Estrella's family (for example:

Brann being super against Caelum and always saying "There are some things you don't know" but then not telling her???

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The spice in this had me blushing hard. It was very hot. I know I already said this, but the TENSION was so well written and added to the book. I loved the morally grey love interest but beware: if you are not okay with morally grey and sometimes intense male leads, this is not the book for you. Towards the end, he became a bit intense and off-putting, and I hope that is explained in the sequel.
I definitely predicted the main plot twist early on, but the way it was revealed still shook me to my core, and the build-up was still very worth it. I loved this book and definitely recommend for lovers of high fae fantasy romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault

kristakp's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

The main male character is full of red flags and yeah it was predictable, but I was entertained, and I look forward to reading the second book in the series. I probably wouldn't recommend the book to anyone though lmao

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, and Death of parent