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A review by nikitanavalkar
Behind the Veil by Kathryn Nolan
3.0
Keeping up with the Thornhills
Theoretically, this book has a great premise. Fake marriage, rare book theft intrigue, bougie Philly high society shenanigans, it’s all very Keeping up with the Joneses. But something felt off for me, it never feels high stakes as it should, and the suspense is nonexistent. In fact most of the book drags, and dare I say, is boring; even the romance, which is supposed to be slow burn (which this author usually does extremely well) but Henry and Delilah completely lacked the chemistry I’d want.
Maybe it was just me, but I couldn’t connect, with the characters or the story. It was like all the emotion in the book was muffled or something. Maybe I picked it up at a wrong time. The most interesting part of the book to me was the thief, go figure. That said, I do like the author’s writing a lot. And Abe and Freya intrigued me enough that I want their stories. Though I was really hoping they would be together.
Theoretically, this book has a great premise. Fake marriage, rare book theft intrigue, bougie Philly high society shenanigans, it’s all very Keeping up with the Joneses. But something felt off for me, it never feels high stakes as it should, and the suspense is nonexistent. In fact most of the book drags, and dare I say, is boring; even the romance, which is supposed to be slow burn (which this author usually does extremely well) but Henry and Delilah completely lacked the chemistry I’d want.
Maybe it was just me, but I couldn’t connect, with the characters or the story. It was like all the emotion in the book was muffled or something. Maybe I picked it up at a wrong time. The most interesting part of the book to me was the thief, go figure. That said, I do like the author’s writing a lot. And Abe and Freya intrigued me enough that I want their stories. Though I was really hoping they would be together.