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

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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