nottobrite 's review for:

Veil by Jonathan Janz

4.5

adventurous emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Jonathan Janz’s science fiction horror saga is a viscerally vibrant account of the lengths a father will go to save his family. Janz hits all the post-apocalyptic buttons: the chaos of day zero, the human monsters who may be worse than the actual monsters, and the struggle to survive taking precedence over everything else. Yet, none of this feels like a retread. His monsters are quite monstrous, and the opening scenes are visually and emotionally impactful, and some of the most memorable I have listened to in a while. Veil combines classic alien invasion novels like Footfall with high-concept sci-fi like Robert Charles Wilson’s Spin, to create something that feels both timeless and brand new. Narrator John Pirhalla gives us a truly human performance, taking us into the head of the main character, which grounds us when things start to turn decidedly inhuman. Absolutely loved it.