Series: Of Flesh & Bone #1
Author: Harper L. Woods
Pages: 419 pages
Version: Ebook (ARC)
Release date: 23 February 2022
Rating: ★★★★★
Synopsis
Once, we’d worshipped them as Gods.For nearly 400 years, the Veil has protected us from the Fae of Alfheimr. In their absence, our lives have shifted from decadence and sin to survival and virtue under the guidance of the New Gods. I’ve spent my entire life tending to the gardens next to the boundary between our worlds, drawn to the shimmering magic like a moth to the flame.
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.
Now, they’ll claim what’s theirs.
But before they capture me, Caelum saves me from the Wild Hunt. Fae-marked and on the run, he is able to fight back in ways I only dream of. From tentative alliance to all-consuming passion, our bond strengthens as the fae close in and evil lurks ever nearer. With my life on the line, he is everything I shouldn’t dare to want and a distraction I can’t afford. I can’t seem to stay away, not even with something greater on the line.
My heart.
Author’s Note: This book is intended for readers who are 18 and older. It contains mature language, graphic violence, and explicit content with darker elements. This is book one in a series and ends in a cliffhanger.
Review
This book was provided by the author through Give Me Books Promotions in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Harper L. Woods and Give Me Books Promotions!
What Lies Beyond the Veil is the first book in the Of Flesh & Bone series and tells the story of Estrella and Caelum.
What Lies Beyond the Veil was such an amazing read! When I started reading What Lies Beyond the Veil, it reminded me of From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout, and I really liked that this book got the same vibes as one of my favourites. This book was so addictive, interesting and it was hard to put this book down. In the beginning it was a bit slow, but the more I read, the more the story began to flow.
I really liked Estrella and Caelum as characters. I liked seeing Estrella grow as a character and become more stronger. I also couldn’t not like Caelum. He’s such a flirt, he didn’t hold back and I was here for it! I do have to admit that I knew what was going to happen to his character, but I didn’t mind at all. I still really enjoyed the story and couldn’t get enough of Estrella and Caelum!
What Lies Beyond the Veil is the perfect Fantasy Romance if you’re a fan of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Thorns and Roses. It really surprises me that What Lies Beyond the Veil is Harper L. Woods’ debut novel because she did such an amazing job with this book! I really loved reading What Lies Beyond the Veil and I cannot wait for the next book, What Hunts Inside the Shadows!