A review by sarahbythebook
What Lies Beyond the Veil by Harper L. Woods

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

I need the next one now! August seems so far away!

This was a fun read, quick paced and exciting, but I didn’t love any of the characters. Caelum rubbed me wrong for the entirety of the book
maybe he’s supposed to given the ending?
, and I found Estrella frustrating at times, acting in ways that didn’t fit with the characterization the author laid out.  There’s an overuse of cursing at times that feel unnatural for dialogue, and the whole everyone-has-secrets-but-no-one-shares-them works for me only if they get revealed eventually— too much is left unsaid (looking at you Brann) and too often the MC just goes with it no questions asked. 

It wasn’t amazing, but I enjoyed it
though the coerced exhibitionism was uncomfortable
. An interesting book and I’m excited for the next one, but won’t be a favorite for me.
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