A review by reasonpassion
Protector (Anniversary of the Veil, Book 1) by Vanna Smythe

3.0

Grate potential, but unfulfilled waiting for the rest of the series. The usage of the "life force" as a form of cognitive magic is interesting and worth exploring. However, the supportive characters are poorly filled out and largely exist simply to move the plot along as it focuses on the key people, leaving the reader with a desire to skip forward but hesitating to do so because they do serve a purpose. Still, the dialogue is decent and the romantic element, while bordering on teenage absurdity, is in line with the characters involved and serves well to effect others connected to them.