What Lies Beyond the Veil (Of Flesh & Bone Series)

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There is so much mystery and ways book 2 can go! The cliffhanger is INSANE and I need book 2 in my hands immediately next week 😭 I absolutely loved the worldbuilding. It was well described, many details and the things we find about the fae and their world are really interesting. This book has been on my TBR for so long because I wasn’t quite sure if it would live up to the hype surrounding it. ALSO, at some point, he’s like ive been very accommodating with you, letting you choose if you want me or not. TF IS THAT?? If you have to mention it like that, it makes it all invalid. You’ve manipulated her into saying yes?? That’s the vibe it gave. And she just falls for that. OMG UGHHH ILL STRANGLE THIS MAN From the coauthor of the New York Times bestselling Illuminae Files comes the first book in a new series that's part Romeo and Juliet, part Terminator, and all adrenaline.

Here’s the thing about this book–it’s predictable. The “big reveal” at the end… not so big. It was obvious from the first time the two main characters meet. That predictability, however, I don’t think was altogether accidental. Caelum: “Do friends get jealous of past lovers? Because I cannot promise I wouldn’t disembowel any man who has been inside you.” Caelum: “I would burn the world to the ground and lay it at your feet if you so much as asked it of me, and yet you give me nothing. You’ve never once told me that you feel the same way I do.”

The two main characters Estrella and Caelum where easy to fall in love with. But I definitely expected Caelum not to be telling the complete truth. And although some parts of this book ended up being a bit predictable, there was still so much going on I didn’t expect at all. And I loved every moment of this read. Another element I loved about the world-building is the hierarchy of gods and fae and the Wild Hunt. The concept of the Mating Bond is interesting and it's marked by a unique tattoo on the human and their fae mate. I really hope the author takes advantage of the world she introduced and expands it for the reader, this is what I'm looking forward to the most in the sequel. MOST OF THE BOOK was sooo boring. Like most of it was just them walking around, hiding, getting into a skirmish, walking around again. The ‘point’ of the story and overall goal wasn’t super clear and wasn’t developed enough to keep me interested. I stepped in front of the High Priest, bowing my head forward in submission as my mother sobbed behind me. Her wails echoed through the gardens, each one striking against my heart. Expect a catchy story with a morally grey love interest and steamy romance. If you're a fan of From Blood and Ash give this one a try.

okay if you loved From Blood and Ash& ACOTAR but wanted it darker, then this is the book for you. the concept of a veil separating mortals from the fae is interesting. in this universe, all the histories and war stories paint the fae as evil creatures. this book is a bit slow but I pushed through hoping it would set up a lot of amazing stuff for future books Caelum: “I’ll fill you with so much of my cum that they can smell it on you tomorrow and remember exactly who you belong to.”

I’m not wearing any trousers.” “And that is the problem. I like my intestines in my stomach and not shoved into my lungs.” IT GOT A LITTLE MORE interesting with some new characters introduced later in the book. But it still wasn’t enough for me. There was an especially misogynistic characters introduced, and I think the point was to emphasize feminism by giving Estrella a chance to stand up for herself, but all these conversations just made me cringe so much. I saw the plot-twist coming and while it was predictable but it made me excited for what will happen in the sequel.

I like how possessive and protective he is of Estrella, he'd literally burn the world down for her. He's loyal and won't let any harm come to her — "Touch her and you die" trope right here. What Lies Beyond the Veil Published by ‎Adelaide Forrest Also in this series: What Hunts Inside the Shadows When Estrella meets Caelum, she isn’t sure if he can be trusted. Especially since most man have shown her, they can’t be trusted. But there is something about Caelum that speaks to her. And when Caelum is the only one she can turn to, she is forced to trust him with her life. What Lies Beyond The Veil’ was so much more than I thought it would be. In the beginning the story of Estrella’s life was just horrible. The world she lived in definitely made my skin crawl. And there is a lot of mystery about ‘the Veil’ that fascinated me. Slowly on, we learn more about this world Harper L. Woods created I was totally hooked and desperate to learn more.My fate is bonded to two princes– one born of blood, the other of power— but my trust lies in neither. Then, we died on their swords. All of that changes the day the Veil shatters, unleashing the fae upon our world once again. The magic of faerie marks those of us they mean to take, but the Mist Guard protecting Nothrek will kill us all before they let the fae have us. There's no choice but to flee everything I've ever known, not if I want to live to see my twenty-first birthday as a free woman. I will breakdown my reasoning for rating this book a 3.5 star-rating although it started out with a 4.