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A review by fulltimefiction
Beyond The Veil by Pippa DaCosta
3.0
I have read many of Urban Fantasy in the last few years and since I crossed off all of the popular ones I’m interested in, I moved on to the less popular UF. Pippa DaCosta was high on this list, having heard mostly positive feedback of her books.
I’ve read the novella (#0.5) a few months ago and it was a lot better this way. I was able to understand Muse’s choices and feelings more. Especially towards Akil. I understand why people would think that the novella confusing but I believe otherwise, I couldn’t really have understood her conflicting feelings toward Akil and the what-ifs. Since this book centers around Muse, Akil, and an assassin allegedly sent to kill her, I was familiar with Muse/Akil dynamics. Otherwise, I would’ve rated this book 3 stars because dammit, Muse did take a long time to make up her mind (but again not that I blame her).
I will be reading the next book for sure and I’m looking forward to knowing more about this world and the characters.
Basically, we have two worlds. Hell and our world are separated by the veil. Muse is a half-demon and half-human who has suffered a lot in the past in hell and is ultimately saved by Akil and brought to the human world. People now know demons exist but they still do not know much about this race. When Stefan blows up her workshop, Muse is forced to go to Akil -whom she hasn't seen in 5 years. But there is more to it than she first thought. Stefan is also a half-demon and the first she ever meet. And he has many many secrets.
I first thought that there will be a love-triangle and it’s one of the very rare cases where I would’ve been able to stomach it (again thanks to the novella -so yeah read it first) because I know how complex her feelings toward Akil are. But luckily there wasn’t much of a love triangle at the end. But she did fall for Stefan too quickly. Also, I really liked him.
I can’t wait to read the remaining books in this series, been a while since I found an interesting UF. Many said fans of IA will like it and I think I agree here. Even though it’s not as good as their books, it is still better than many urban fantasies I’ve come across. Or at least, set the stage for better books. Because I still didn’t love it and I was mostly “okay” about it. I don't think this book was like IA's novels at all. to be clear. But I liked the complex relationships between the characters and the world-building was interesting enough.