Considering how Jennifer Armentrout's Blood And Ash series has been my absolute favorite these past few years I really, really, really loved this book! It's very reminiscent of BAA in terms of the similar setting and tropes. Though I will say that I saw the twist in this one coming from a mile away while with BAA it caught me completely by surprise.

The Mundane: The plot and tension go off to a slow slow start but then flowed well for the rest of the book. The ending was a surprising cliffhanger and I have no idea of what will come next in book two.

There is beauty in knowing who you are, and in embracing that in spite of the potential consequences.

I will note that there are definitely a lot of similarities between What Lies Beyond the Veil and FBAA and ACOTAR. However, I do not think this takes away from the very essence of the story that Woods' is telling us. Caelum: “This ties us together in ways none of us understand. So you can be scared all you want, Little One, but do it knowing that you’ll have my swords at your side until the end.” Looking for a Fae fantasy romance with unique world-building? What Lies Beyond the Veil delivers that with a spicy slowburn romance and top it with an exciting cliffhanger at the end.Again, the romance was the front runner for me, rather than the plot as I feel like I knew what was going to happen. But I am definitely going to be reading book two! I need to see how this unfolds!!! 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.” As much as I wanted to like "What Lies Beyond the Veil" by Harper L. Woods, I have to give it a 2-star review. While the book's concept was intriguing, the world's layout and magical system were fantastic. But, in my opinion, the execution fell short. The world-building is brilliant and I am disappointed that I was not given enough. Within this world there is the human realm (Notherek) and the fae realm (Alfheimr) separated by a magical barrier known as the Veil. For 400 years, the Veil protected the humans from the Fae of Alfheimr, who used to hunt humans who were their mates and claim them.i love the world building, writing style, and attention to detail. the close proximity where the MC and love interest have to work together is my favorite. it gave me all the romance i could ever ask for, including fated mates concept, but I hated the love interest so much. The book starts off so well. The first five chapters are well written and interesting. It hyped me up so much. This is what happened afterwards- the author lost the plot. She didn't know how to carry the characters, they're just going along doing nothing but smirking at each other occasionally. The book basically felt like one huge filler. There's literally nothing of substance happening for about 75% of the book. The pacing was so incredibly slow, I had to take so many breaks in between 🥲

it wasn’t a TERRIBLE book, but it definitely wasn’t amazing either. it was pretty much the walmart version of acotar and fbaa soooo yeah. i did really enjoy it for the first 40% before it started to fall flat for me, so i’m not sure if i’ll be reading the next book in the series. (2.5⭐️) If you enjoy dagger to the throat, fated mates, forced proximity, 'touch her and die', 'who hurt you', possessive alphaholes, exhibitionism, praise kinks, and breeding kink, this book is for you. It’s spicy and dark and foreboding. The connection between Caelum and Estella is palpable. I just wish the series was completed before I stumbled upon this first book. Overall this was such a fantastic book that you’ll love and by the end you’ll wish the second book would release already! Do you love a good, steamy fantasy with steamy plot twists that will blow your mind? This book does not disappoint. It was an addictive roller coaster and I didn’t want it to end.

No, Little One. I'm going to love you. Until you forget what it is to hurt and then long after that. Until the scars you wear like armor have faded from memory, and only we remain." You know the one I’m talking about? That moment where you already know what the major plot twist is gonna be, but you still end up blown away because you weren’t expecting the plot twist to be revealed the way that it was? Yes? Well, I had guessed early on how this was going to play out but my heart still pooped it’s pants when the big reveal came and I was shooook 😱🤯