Reviews

The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin

kaitlyns_library's review

2.0

This book was okay, just wasn’t my thing. 

cobaltbookshelf's review

2.0

I mean, it was ok. It had the potential to be really good, but this was very slow and dense. Serpent & Dove romance was very much inspired by Helnik from Six of Crows and I would say this very much
Sarah J Maas's ACOTAR Feysand.
I felt like much of this book was more of a lead up to the meat of the story than anything else. I'm sure fans of original series will like it.

ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

bibliofilar's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

Estuve enganchada muchísimo tiempo. Me ENCANTÓ

nikii94's review against another edition

3.0

3.5
I struggled for the first 50% of this book. it was slow, I was getting very annoyed with célie and everyone around her, and there was just a lot going around with no explanation.
the second half? hooked me. SM is very similar to SJM in the sense that she loves to have a lot of action in the last (in this case) 25 pages.
this ends on a cliff hanger (A MAJOR ONE AT THAT) and I couldn’t be more pissed, because now I just have to know.

bmags's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Originally when I heard this would be a Celie book I really wasn’t keen, she was my least favorite character from S&D and Jean Luc is the worst person. But so glad I got past that because I absolutely loved this book, the continuation and growth of the world was so amazing. Yes the vampires are very cliche but cliches work for a reason. The character development for Celie was just perfect! Now I’m just depressed I have to wait for book 2

ackopec's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Wish I remembered a bit more about the previous trilogy, but I am looking forward to this next book. 

lindakat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-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

5.0

 

I loved this. 

Célie was silly, irrational and temperamental but she was also strong, hardworking and so incredibly brave. The Scarlette Veil quickly became my favourite book in an already favourite series. What made it such was the characters, they were brilliant. 

Firstly, I loved the host of characters from Serpent and Dove, how Célie perceived them, kind of glorifying them because of the magical abilities they had. It felt so real. You read Serpent and Dove trilogy and Lou is very open about her poor choices and the things she is conflicted over, in POV but Célie, as her friend, sees her in a shinier light than she does herself and I think that is real and beautiful and such clever writing. The same with Jean-Luc, the way he treats Célie with his dismissive attitude of her achievements, downplaying her heroic contribution to the death of Dame Blanche in Gods and Monsters, was so reminiscent to his attitude towards Ried in Serpent and Dove where he implied nepotism for Ried becoming leader of the Chasseurs.’ As a character reader, this consistency was such clever writing. I loved it, I loved how realistic it made them. 

Secondly, I loved the new characters. Dark and morally grey, Michal who was in mourning for his lost sister, yes please. My word I love a tragic antihero. The others were brilliant too, well fleshed out and fully realized. 

Thirdly, the story line was so fun, I love a good murder mystery and the locations they visited (oooh I loved hell) were so well described. I had so many kick your feet giggling moments from dialogue too, I flew through this book.  

It was lush and atmospheric and phew that ending, cannot wait to see what Célie becomes now.  

booksandpajamas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Ik moet eerlijk toegeven dat ik dit boek in ben gegaan zonder de Heks & Jager serie te hebben gelezen. Liep ik daarmee tegen problemen aan in dit boek? Nee. Ik vond dat alles netjes werd uitgelegd en zelfs zonder verdere kennis kwam ik snel mee in het verhaal. Het is natuurlijk even wennen, en daardoor kan het begin wat taaier aanvoelen, maar wanneer je hier doorheen bent, komt het verhaal lekker op gang.
 
 We maken kennis met Célie en als eerste vrouwelijke jager in Belterra heeft ze het niet makkelijk. Haar verloofde, tevens kapitein van de jagers, behandeld haar net wat anders dan de rest, en ze is van plan om zichzelf te bewijzen. Ze is namelijk niet zwak. Wanneer er een reeks vreemde moorden plaats vinden, besluit ze deze te gaan onderzoeken, maar het onderzoek leidt al snel naar een bloedmooie koning. En kan ze zijn verleiding weerstaan?
 
 Ik vond dit een geweldig fantasy verhaal met echt heerlijke vampier vibes. Het was fijn om weer een andere wereld en andere wezens te ontdekken en om zo onder gedompeld te worden in de fantasy elementen, want dit boek zit vol met fantasy. Ik was vooral supergeïnteresseerd in het hele geesten element, maar ook de bloedheksen. Vooral over dit onderwerp hoop ik meer te weten te komen in deel 2. 
 
 De spanning tussen Célie en Michal is echt heerlijk en de slow burn is echt fantastisch neergezet. Echt een goeie enemies to lovers. Ik vond Célie een fijn personage. Ze is grappig, dopt haar eigen boontjes, en is sterk. Ik vond het gewoon echt leuk om haar verhaal te lezen en op de pijnlijke en emotionele momenten moest ik even slikken. Mahurin heeft leuke, echte en driedimensionale personages neergezet en dat is fijn. 
 
 'De bloedrode sluier' is spannend, biedt de nodige actie en mysterieuze elementen en is daarnaast ook sexy! Het is een heerlijk romantasy verhaal dat donkerder is dan verwacht, en ook ietsje bloederiger, maar Michal maakt veel goed. Beloofd. 
 
 Bedankt uitgeverij HarperCollins voor dit recensie-exemplaar in ruil voor een eerlijke mening. 

r_foley's review

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

3.75

jinxei's review

5.0

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