The Veil
Seven years ago, the Veil that separates humanity from what lies beyond was torn apart, and New Orleans was engulfed in a supernatural war. Now, those with paranormal powers have been confined in a walled community that humans call the District. Those who live there call it Devil's Isle.Claire...
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Seven years ago, the Veil that separates humanity from what lies beyond was torn apart, and New Orleans was engulfed in a supernatural war. Now, those with paranormal powers have been confined in a walled community that humans call the District. Those who live there call it Devil's Isle.Claire Connolly is a good girl with a dangerous secret: she’s a Sensitive, a human endo
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Format: Kindle Edition
ISBN:
9780698184527
ASIN: B00OQS4GCK
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Series: Devil's Isle (#1)
Somehow I managed to miss Chloe Neill's Chicagoland Vampire series, so I came to "The Veil" with no expectations other than it had been recommended by Faith Hunter, who writes the Jane Yellowrock and Soulwood series."The Veil" makes a promising start to Chloe Neill's new "Devil's Isle" series. The p...
The otherworld invaded and brought magic which triggered some people and this has caused issues, humanity fought back and won the battle but the war isn't over. Claire Connolly is going to be at the forefront.
I'm just going to be upfront and honest.... I had some issues with this book. The Veil could have been great, better than great even, but somehow got lost between the idea of this book and the finish product. I'm not really sure what it is that wen't wrong, though I suspect the characters are partia...
terrible, terrible world building
Felt a little slow, lots of scene-building and history lessons that came off as filler-trying-really-hard-not-to-be-filler. Not much time was spent in Devil's Isle considering the series is named after it. A little more wrap-up would have been nice, too. Otherwise, I had a good time with this story ...