Review: Into the Veil - 4.5/5 Stars from Jason P. Crawford
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 4, 2014
Today, I am reviewing the Paranormal story Into the Veil by Jennifer R. McDonald. This is a story in which the world is peopled, in part, by mages who have different abilities – there are conjurors, who can summon objects from other places, there are sirens, who can command the minds of others…and there are also veilwalkers, or gravewalkers, who can leave their bodies and cross into the realms of the dead.I give this book a 4.5/5. Here is my breakdown.Characters: 5/5. Oh, my, God. Did Jennifer find these people in real life and transcribe their story or something? Each and every character she introduced in this novel felt as real as if I had known them myself. From the twin veilwalkers Lincoln and Lyric to the Hathor family and even Roman himself, the motivations of each were passionate, real, visceral…and they compelled me to read on.Plot/Storyline: 5/5. Wow. I can only hope that some people find my stories as intriguing as I found this one. Jennifer has developed an in-depth magical society with cohesive and understandable rules, powers, and inclinations. The story never dragged, never felt slow, simply pushed me on and on until, when I reached the end, I had to find if there was a sequel.P.S. There is!Flow: 5/5. The story flowed, and flowed well. I was never confused, never distracted. Even when I found issues with spelling or grammar (the next section), the novel was so well put together and structured that I simply noted and moved on, never pulled away from the magic of Jennifer’s world.Spelling/Grammar: 3/5. As is often the case, this is where Into the Veil fell short. Jennifer seems to have had an issue with apostrophes and homophones (words that sound the same but are spelled differently). Fortunately, in addition to being the most common issue I see, it is also the most easily corrected, and another edit pass-over or two will fix everything.Overall: 4.5/5. Absolutely amazing. I have been fortunate to read many new and excellent authors recently, and this story exemplifies that trend. Jennifer has built a world that I enjoy, characters that I care about, and has done so with finesse and aplomb. The world is watching, Jennifer – don’t let us down!