Veil of Lies (Resurrection Dawn Book 4)

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The second is in the future known as the Bright Day , which deals with a young girl named Megan dealing with the aftermath of the Black Dawn. In both times, our young characters are on a quest to discover the meaning of the legendary Crowman, who may be the saviour of the world, or its curse D'Lacey fills this tale with a memorable cast I particularly liked Megan's mentor, known only as Mr. Keeper , an aged mystic who leads her on her journey.

Likewise, Gordon meets a small resistence group known as the Green Men, and becomes a member, but not all of them are of the same mindset. Members of the new world goverment known as The Ward are deliciously wicked, especially their leader, Skelton, who uses nazi-like techniques to get information from turncoats and keeps his men in line with an iron fist.

The story plays out like a fantastical version of bible prophecy, and while it gets a tad preachy on ecological matters, it's quick, doesn't get annoying, and actually adds to the novel's overall chilling theme. Jan 24, Julie-anne rated it it was amazing. Gordon is born in October , strange things happen and his parents seem to treat him different from his two sisters.

As he hits teenage years, the world is crumbling - people are starving, the weather is destroying the earth, people have lost respect for the earth and take all she gives for granted. Many years in the future you never find out how many , a girl sees the Crowman which means she has been marked as a Keeper - the Keepers tell the story of Gordon Black, a child linked to the Crow Gordon is born in October , strange things happen and his parents seem to treat him different from his two sisters.

Many years in the future you never find out how many , a girl sees the Crowman which means she has been marked as a Keeper - the Keepers tell the story of Gordon Black, a child linked to the Crowman. Both their lives are intertwined despite them being lived many years apart. I really, really enjoyed this. The two stories are told alongside each other and we learn things from both sides about the other side.

The devastation happening during Gordon's life has been passed in Megan's the future Keeper time and people have learned from the mistakes of the past. There's an complete mystery surrounding the Crowman and what Gordon's connection to him is. There are bad guys after Gordon so they can stop whatever it is that is going to happen if he meets the Crowman. We don't actually know who the Crowman is - the devil?

I highly recommend this to any fans of horror, post-apocalyptic type books. Loved it, loved it - I want the next one already. Oct 20, Miriam Smith added it Shelves: Won in the Goodreads Giveaways. Apr 04, Kate Sherrod rated it really liked it Shelves: If you've ever wondered what the result would be like if Neil Gaiman wrote a post-apocalyptic fable that attempted to rehabilitate the character of Damien Thorn, look no further than Black Feathers. Gordon Black, one of the two protagonists of Black Feathers, is not precisely Damien, but the circumstances of and mysteries surrounding his birth are just as ominous and prophecy-burdened as that famous son-of-the-devil, and one would spend a lot of the story wondering if he couldn't really be just a If you've ever wondered what the result would be like if Neil Gaiman wrote a post-apocalyptic fable that attempted to rehabilitate the character of Damien Thorn, look no further than Black Feathers.

From Megan's perspective, Gordon is a more of a messiah than an antichrist, a psychopomp set to guide her to revelations about an archetypal figure known as the Crowman, in whose power lies the salvation of the Bright Day world. The novel alternates between Gordon's story of escape and pursuit as his world comes to an end, and Megan's pursuit of Gordon's story through a series of shamanistic escapades, because keeping Gordon's story alive in the minds of her people is vital to the continued well-being of Megan's community and the land it stewards, land only recently recovered from the Sheep Look Up devastations of pollution, overfarming, etc.

The mystery of why this is so is kept artfully from us, so we wind up very much empathizing with both children, neither of whom has a clear idea of what is expected of them, both of whom are motivated by a sincere earnestness, a desire to do right by the people who love them. As clueless as they, we trip along with them, carried by some very graceful prose and imagery, and the wonderful ambiguity of the Crowman they both seek.

Is the Crowman, cast by tradition as an evil, Satanic figure in black, good or evil? Or is he simply the amoral avatar of the earth itself, memorably depicted early on as "shaking off" humanity like a bad case of fleas as Gordon's world comes to its miserable end? Alas, while Gordon is a vivid and sympathetic character, whose plight trying to keep one step ahead of the totalitarian Ward -- government, police and military rolled into one New World Order nightmare -- who have "collected" his family and are using them as bait to lure him into their clutches and coming of age are gripping and deeply felt, Megan is much, much less so.

Megan is basically a Lemmiwinks, pushed through her plot line by the urging and instruction of others, proceeding from peril to peril in pursuit of her destiny as someone who has to tell someone else's story. Her adventures are wonderfully and sometimes shockingly described, but then, so were those of a certain gerbil.

One hopes she'll develop more in the sequel. For sequel there shall be. By novel's end, it becomes obvious that these nearly pages have all basically been prologue. Lots of preaching in this novel. But it's all in the service of good solid stuff that apparently can't be repeated enough -- give back as much as you take, respect the land and its gifts that make your life possible, treat people as you would be treated -- and the preaching is never really overdone at any one point, and, as I hope I've conveyed by now, really beautifully, even lyrically done.

Black Feathers has the feel of myth; it feels old and familiar and well-known even as it also feels fresh and inventive and original. The fact that he is being hunted down by the totalitarian Ward people tells us so, as well, but I've chased enough literary red herrings in my day that I no longer feel comfortable accepting obvious villains at face value anymore, generally speaking.

Of course, the fact that the two Ward Sheriff's who first come after Gordon are dead spits for Croup and Vandemar lend weight to the idea that the reader is supposed to perceive them as totes evil, which really just tells me that I way overthought my reading, here. After finishing "Black Feathers", this first book in the new "Black Dawn" series, I'm definitely hungry for book two, and I want it now.

If you're looking for something fresh when it comes to fantasy in this case, dystopia marrying the apocalypse and urban fantasy , this is definitely a book you simply must try out. The only major issue I had with this book was pacing. However, the sheer creativity and some of the scenes that made me raise an eyebrow - two words: It's a really ambitious way of looking at a narrative, regardless of whose POV it is, and it's difficult to execute.

The fact that D'Lacey was able to do it in a coherent way at all has me tipping my hat in his direction, because by the end, he definitely had things well in hand. I do feel like Gordon's character got a little more thorough character building in compared to Megan's, but we do have another book coming, and that's something for D'Lacey to work on. Generally, the characters of the Black Dawn are more developed than those of the Bright Day - but I think that's partially because the Black Dawn era is pretty much more or less our current time period right now, so there's more to work with.

Really, it's a brilliant way to do things, but this also means you have roughly half the book and its characters more than a bit underdeveloped. I think out of all of the Bright Day characters, Mister Keeper is the most developed, and while we watch Megan really start to hit her own stride as the next Keeper, I don't quite feel it's equal to that of Gordon, who's also doing the same thing in the Black Dawn era.

Hopefully, since things more or less evened out at the end of this volume, things will be better balanced in the next. The worldbuilding is interesting because it's double-worldbuilding. Again, we only get kind of a tantalizing glimpse of the Bright Day era, but we get a pretty clear picture of how Megan is developing as Keeper's apprentice internally. The Black Dawn and Gordon, however, are both very clear almost startlingly so and I had no issues really relating to both of those worlds.

It's the Bright Day era as a plot device and as a world, that needed the most development, though for now, it's good enough to serve as a stark comparison to how the world is falling apart in the Black Dawn era. Finally, we have social commentary. Yes, I do feel like D'Lacey did get a bit preachy when it came to the environmental apocalypse thing, but it wasn't so much that it lessened my enjoyment of the book.

It was simply there, and as it's a big plot element, I can see why he was able to slip in a little thought or two about why the environment and getting along with it is important. Not optimal in terms of preachiness, but not over the top, either. This is definitely one of the most creative urban fantasy books I've read within the last five years, even with its flaws, and I really can't wait for book two, whenever it does decide to come out.

Dec 18, Abhinav rated it it was amazing Shelves: You can find the full review over at my blog: Shadowhawk reviews the first in a new post-apocalyptic fantasy series from Angry Robot Books. Nothing else can capture the reading experience. Black Feathers is a novel that is set in two very different times. The first is the post-apocalyptic world where we follow Megan Maurice in fulfilling her destiny as a keeper of knowledge from the lost times.. The second is the pre-apocalyptic world as we see the birth of Gordon Black and through him see how the world, specifically England, falls into anarchy and tyranny with lots of shades of V for Vendetta mixed in.

He has captured the feelings, the attitudes and behaviours of his two protagonists really well and he has given them an almost equal page-time. That is doubly great since neither character feels neglected at the expense of the other. Whether we see Gordon Black as a young kid, or as a teenager, his character always rings true. His story arc is one where he has to learn to grow up while still young, still inexperienced in how the world functions.

It would have been a challenging enough circumstance had the world been as we know it.

The old government, the old social mores, the old relationships, they are all gone, and all that remains is the basic family unit, struggling to survive in an increasingly hostile world. There are lots of hints throughout the novel that he is someone special, someone unique, and that ultimately he is going to leave his mark on the world. It all added immensely to the dark fantasy atmosphere he was creating from the get go, and contributed to a wonderful reading experience. With Megan, it was like reading a low fantasy novel with young adult characters, very much like the early parts of Peter V.

The dichotomy between the two serves to enhance and enrich both stories, further adding to the immersive experience of the novel. Of course, the two stories are also connected by the Crowman, a distant and mysterious individual about whom people are conflicted: Is he a saviour or is he Satan himself? The horror aspect of the character comes into its own in the sense that there is never any certainty about what he is, who he is, or what he wants.

I really enjoyed that he was made out to be a possible lurking menace in the human psyche, someone who could perhaps be classified as Lawful Evil in a way! Jun 12, Ginger Nuts rated it it was amazing. This review has taken rather a long time to make it's way onto the site. There is a reason for this, and it's a good one. Two days after buying this book, I found out that yes I was indeed going to interview Joe Hill in front of a live audience.

This meant that there was no way I could do this book the service it deserved until I got that out of the way. So Saturday morning I took the book down from the shelf and headed out to one of those places where I could fill my body live giving sugary co This review has taken rather a long time to make it's way onto the site. So Saturday morning I took the book down from the shelf and headed out to one of those places where I could fill my body live giving sugary coffee.

Was the wait worth it? Well you're just going to have read on With Black Feathers, Joseph makes a subtle shift from writing ecological themed horror, that entertained as well informed the reader about some important issues, to writing a Dark Fantasy coloured with the same passion and desire to educate the reader. Now this may sound like his books are preachy and full of self righteous anger, please believe me that this is not the case. You see Joe fully understands that the prime aim of a novel is to entertain, the fact that Joe will make you think at the same time is purely down to his talent as a writer.

Black Feathers, can be classed as a Dark Dystopian Fantasy. The story is told from two narrative view points, the Black Dawn, a time of environmental apocalypse, and generations into the future in its aftermath, the Bright Day. In both of these eras a journey must be made to find a saviour, know only as The Crowman, however will he be our saviour, or our final destroyer. Sometimes when novels are told from the viewpoint of two time zones one of the narrative threads tends to suffer, sometimes it feels as though one has been tagged on as filler.

This is not the case here, both narratives have been written with vim and vigour, both of them have been developed, molded and polished into a living and breathing worlds connected The Night Country, which is the vivid dreamscape conjured by the mind of Megan, the heroine of The Bright Day world. So we have a brilliant pair of worlds for our story to inhabit, what we need now is a pair of protagonists to carry the story.

It's a good thing that Joe knows how to write a cracking pair of heroes as well. Our first hero Gordon, is introduced at the start the book, in a vivid and tense chapter that describes the entry in our world, and the early years of this dark haired and eye. Counterpoint to Gordon is Megan, who has been selected as the apprentice to the wonderful Mr Keeper. She is to become the world's first female Keeper, and must leave behind everything she knows in the pursuit of this task.

Both of these characters are vividly drawn and come fully to life within the story. Supporting Megan and Gordon is a cast of wonderful characters, the aforementioned Mr Keeper is a fantastic eccentric character who lights up the page whenever he appears, there is also a fantastic villain in Skelton, who like the best of fictional baddies is rotten to the core. Black Feathers is a triumph of a novel, D'Lacey has produce a book that is epic in it's themes, while at the same time manages to be a very personal story about our lead characters.

The way in which D'Lacey intertwines his thoughts on such themes as the environment, and the end of days is a joy to read. This is a riveting read and hopefully it will be the book that finally see Joe reach the huge audience he so rightly deserves. Aug 01, Melissa rated it really liked it Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This is a pretty swell book. It tells two stories concurrently; that of Gordon, born into current-ish day England where everything is going to hell, and that of Megan, a young girl living in the peaceful future.

The Blacks are just trying to live off their own land, hoping to ride out calamity with their family unit intact. I certainly hope she shows up again someday. Apr 02, Colin Leslie rated it it was amazing. Typical you wait years for a Joseph D'Lacey book and then three come along at once.

Following hot on the heels of the excellent Snake Eyes and Blood Fugue, Black Feathers is the first volume in a proposed duology and it's the book I have been waiting for D'Lacey to write, let me explain. Black Feathers tells the tale of two adolescent children, Gordon Black and Megan Maurice who are entwined in a journey despite occupying different periods of time. A prophecy tells of the Crowman, "a dark man is Typical you wait years for a Joseph D'Lacey book and then three come along at once.

A prophecy tells of the Crowman, "a dark man is coming and he signals the end of everything we know" and both Gordon and Megan are special players in this prophecy. Neither has any real idea of their importance but gradually those around them begin to take an interest and it's not long before they are separated from their families and thrust into an epic quest to prevent the forthcoming apocalypse.

A simple battle of dark versus light is of course a well used and frequently abused theme but this book handles it in an altogether new and interesting way. D'Lacey's work has always been full of morality, from the anti-factory farming message in Meat to the eco-horror of Garbage Man, but in Black Feathers, Joseph D'Lacey has integrated his messages much more subtly without losing any of their power.

Gordon's land is a place threatened by climate change and a totalitarian government known as the Ward.

Feeding on the greed and terror of the populace, the Ward are a frighteningly realistic vision of the future. Contrast that realism with the mythology of the Crowman and the folklore of the Crow and you have all the ingredients for a fascinating morality tale. Even better is the fact that D'Lacey, in this first volume at least, doesn't clarify whether the light or dark path is correct. So we end up with two heroes, Gordon and Megan, who may in fact be headed for conflict. What really makes the book though is D'Lacey's writing. His early tales were good but this is better than good.

Loaded with atmosphere, this is a book that draws on all that mythology, all that folklore and creates magic from it. At times a fast paced thriller, at others a poetic eulogy to nature it's always literary, intelligent and thought provoking. Regular readers of my reviews will know that I have always held Joseph D'Lacey in high regard but this writing raises him into the upper echelons of horror literature.

First up, I have to say that I was not in a right state of mind to read the story. We are moving in 8 weeks to a different country , so I am very anxious and it is hard for me to really concentrate on anything. I did had some difficulties following the prose, and had to reread some parts English is not my first language.

But never less it grabbed me and it was beautiful written. It wasn't so much about the action but really more about the development about two young people faced with an extra First up, I have to say that I was not in a right state of mind to read the story. It wasn't so much about the action but really more about the development about two young people faced with an extraordinary faith. The story is told in two POV and different areas. It did get confusing at the beginning of the chapter to know which POV I was following, but after I got into the flow of the book I had no problem picking it up.

The story is told by Gordon and Meghan. Gordon's birth sets of the Eco-pocalypse! He is as the one who will safe or destroy us all. He has to find the Crowman to ensure the survival of humankind. The Crowman is also referred to as Black Jack.

I believe if he is referred to as the Crowman he represents the good in us, where Black Jack stands for the evil. But honestly the whole Crowman thing left me with a lot of questions. So I wont really go into that. Meghan is born generations after Gordon. It is her fate to recapture his story and retell it to the world so history wont repeat itself.

Both undertake a breathtaking journey to fulfill their destiny. Where Gordon is faced with the Ward, who is determined to kill him, and the discoveries of his powers, Meghan's struggle is more based on her insecurities and fears. The way they develop through out the book is wonderful, and I found myself connecting with both of them, to the point I was filling physical ill for them.

That is another thing, the world setup was so realistic, and no far stretch from how our society would react if faced with environmental disasters on an epic scale. You know, when I read the Hunger Games, the idea that society would send children to fight to the death and think this would be entertainment, was something I just can not see happening. But everything in Black Feathers is so realistic that it did give me a sense of how it would be.

The Ending leaves you with enough unanswered questions to ensure you will read Book 2 "The Book of the Crowman" which has no release date as of yet!!! Highly recommend this book! Now, rivers overflow, volcanoes spill hot lava, the very crust of Earth splits and soil is borne anew. For Gordon Black, a young boy blessed and cursed to follow the path of the Crowman, this new world takes everything from him while subjecting him to daily torment at the hands of the Ward and the ills of mankind in general. Now on the path alone he looks deep within to discover what the Crowman is, and how he can influence the second coming of man.

The story is told from two POV and set in two different times. While at times it was rather slow, I enjoyed the way the entire novel was paced, it has a slow steady flow to it. I loved how the two MC, living in different times, experiencing completely different things, still were connected by the same thread and how things slowly unfolded.

The two MCs, Megan and Gordon, are both adolescents who are embarking on a journey of change better late than never i guess The two MCs, Megan and Gordon, are both adolescents who are embarking on a journey of change and discovery. They are connected by their destiny despite a century of difference. I personally found myself more drawn to Megan, but I think partly because Gordon went through a much bigger and stranger change.

They are both extremely well written characters and I felt I got to know much about them, but more so I took part in the growth and changes the went through. By the way this is written in 3rd person, so in my opinion it's even harder to bring these things across to the reader. D'Lacey did an incredible job at it.

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In fact all characters are written with much insight and are extremely well developed! The world-building is really well done. I think it's one of my favorite things about the book Megan's time and Gordon's time have such a vast difference that in a way D'Lacey did create two worlds and cleverly connected them. While Gordon's time has a dystopian feel to it, Megan's is more medieval. I really like how they are interlinked and make slowly sense and how in a way either could be real.

The bits about the Crowman are beautiful mystic and enticing. They are so well written they feel like part of real mythology. The prose was beautiful, dark and a testament to D'Lacey skills as an author. A wonderful new series, for me it's a must read for dystopia and classic fantasy lovers. I already put the second book on my wishlist for next year Jul 14, Charlie rated it really liked it. I honestly bought this book as a joke. Reading the back, it sounded like some over the top trying-to-be-edgy horror novel, and the author's photo in the back didn't convince me otherwise.

So imagine my surprise when this book turned out to be something completely different. Parallel coming of age stories, adventure, fantasy What really struck me was how real the two main characters felt. As someone who used to be an avid reader of YA fiction, I feel that this is the first time I've read a teen I honestly bought this book as a joke. As someone who used to be an avid reader of YA fiction, I feel that this is the first time I've read a teen character or two written by an adult that didn't feel like it was trying Too Hard to connect with its audience.

The kids, Megan Maurice and Gordon Black, are in extraordinary circumstances, but at the same time there's the familiar glimpses of fear and uncertainty with regards to ones future and purpose, confusion, the feeling of not being Good Enough despite the incredible path you're on, the inevitable comparison of oneself to the parent they wish to emulate. There's so many familiar teenage emotions and I was impressed with how easily D'Lacey wrote them. The writing style is as easy and gorgeous as the landscapes described throughout.

While environmentalism and leaning to live with nature in symbiosis is a huge theme, it never feels preachy. It just feels like an entertaining story. Jun 03, Liz Barnsley rated it it was amazing. So we come to Black Feathers by the wonderfully funny on Twitter! Joseph D'Lacey a book I've been dying to get around to and finally did! Stephen King, my favourite author, reckons Joseph D'Lacey rocks.

Having completed this novel I have to say I'm in utter agreement. This is a fable of sorts. A dark fairy tale. Telling two stories, interlinked but in different times, it follows two young people on their journey towards a prophetic future. Megan has an encounter that will change h So we come to Black Feathers by the wonderfully funny on Twitter!

Megan has an encounter that will change her life forever, Gordon is learning who he is and what his part will be in the world. Is an apocalypse coming? Shadowing them both is the Crowman, a mythical figure, and one who is absolutely fascinating. As we journey with them, there are unexpected challenges and both will have to grow up fast.

As plot details go thats all you are getting. Pacing is perfect for the story being told. Slowly but surely the plot unfolds and it will have you turning pages - a warning, the temptation WILL be there to flip forward a bit - I nearly did at several stages because I was dying to know but don't do it. It comes when it comes and when it does its electrifying.

Write a product review. Most helpful customer reviews on Amazon. Bad writing, stupid story, deceptive title. These are romance novels with some preposterous scenarios. The main character is a woman of a certain age who has every man in sight chasing her, even though she's old enough to be a grandmother. She intrigues the anti-Christ who chases all over the world, and each novel is a cliff hanger. Don't put this trash in your mind. Feedback If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us. Would you like to report poor quality or formatting in this book?

Click here Would you like to report this content as inappropriate? This is the first in a series but has a pretty decent conclusion at the end of book 1. I'll probably stop here. I intended to read this over the next 2 weeks or so. It went a bit faster than that! More like 4 hours, with periodic breaks to refill my wine glass. Through the Door is the first book in a trilogy, which is fortunate because I'm not nearly satisfied with my quick journey into its world yet. The basic plot is that of a single mother Cedar raising a daughter Eden in Halifax.

Eden, it turns out, has some odd abilities that start to show up when she's 6. Odd abilities like being able to open a I intended to read this over the next 2 weeks or so. Odd abilities like being able to open a door to anywhere she wants to go. Her bedroom door becomes a gateway to Egypt, the family cottage, or a Disneyland castle. Cedar is skeptical of such things, but this is in-your-face real magic. Suddenly a lot of family secrets start coming out of the woodwork, turning her worldview upside-down. I'm still trying to put my finger on the thing that's different about the way Cedar is written, but I think it's this: Cedar is a mother of a young girl written by a mother of young girls.

The conflict between being home with your child and working to pay for that home. The stress of raising a young kid and trying to figure out how to tell your kid that you adore them AND this might not actually be the most awesome chapter of your life. And no matter what, ancient gods be damned, no one's making decisions about your kid without your say-so.

It may be that I'm not used to reading fantasy novels written by women. The other thing I like is that the characters are complicated. We do have a clear hero and villain, but most of the characters are neither or both? Nuala is the main example of this. For the first half of the book, she seems like a fairly classic villain, but then things start shifting and getting more complicated.

She has her reasons for what she's doing, and they don't mesh very well with Cedar's reasons. I can't decide how I feel about her and that's a very good thing. And I can't wait for the rest of the trilogy. This book cover is what got me to buy the book! A really ancient looking door!

Makes you want to know what's behind the door! I really liked how the book started. After that it was hit and miss. Parts were good, some parts were annoying and I found myself a little agitated and wanting to be done. However I did want to know what happened and so I kept going. It's a good story. The end picked up a bit and I'm glad I read it. I think it just needs som This book cover is what got me to buy the book! I think it just needs some work in terms of the writing so that it holds your attention. I really loved this book!

I am not going to try to summarize it, because the synopsis is perfect. It's exactly what a synopsis should be, in fact. I am also going to keep this spoiler free so this may be a short review, but in this case it's not a bad thing at all. I was pulled into the story immediately and I couldn't put it down. It didn't take me long to finish this book and I will be anxiously waiting for the next book in the trilogy to come out.

I am a sucker for any kind of story with Celtic lore in it. I always have been drawn to it ever since I started reading Nora Roberts Celtic Trilogies over 10 years ago. The world that Jodi has started to build in the series is a fresh new take, at least for me. She does such a wonderful job with her descriptions that you are pulled right into the story along with Cedar. I would be hard-pressed to tell you which character is my favorite. I think that I would have to say Eden, she really steals the story.

She is such a sweet girl and I can't wait to see how she grows as the trilogy continues. I don't really think of this as a love story, there are elements of a love story in it, but it's more centered on the "fae" aspect. They aren't called fae in the series, that's just how I tend to classify them since it's easier to say that Tuatha De Dannan!

This book has a nice pace to it, there is a lot of action, but it's not all action from the get go. It has a good balance and well thought out plot and pacing. Reading this, I would never have guessed that this is Jodi's first book. The characters are also very well developed and were very real to me as I was reading. I was sad when they were sad, happy when they were happy, etc Overall, I really loved it, just in case that wasn't clear! It's always a treat to come across the start of a new series like this.

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Especially one from a new author. This isn't one of those underdeveloped, poorly edited releases that have become so common since Amazon publishing has become so accessible. Don't let the lower eBook price fool you! I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good paranormal read, especially if you like Celtic Lore.

I am sure that when the 2nd book is released I will be re-reading this one to prepare for it. Cedar McLeod lost the love of her life. Finn disappeared without a trace over 7 years ago, but he gave her a wonderful gift When Eden starts to exhibit a very unique ability, which could only be described as magic, Cedar realizes she needs to find Finn. Cedar must dive head first into a world filled with magic and myths while swimming through the lies, omissions and outright deceptions to save Eden. Facing uncertain heart break to help her child navigate her portal opening talent, Cedar still searches for the man that abandon her.

Jodi McIsaac paints a vivid world inside your mind. There were lots of unexpected twists, turns and flips will keep you guessing till the end. This was an easy, enjoyable read that will fascinate all those Fae loving readers out there. This book is set for republication on April 23, Click Picture for Post Entry form: I'll admit that I bought this book because I read a very positive review of it in our local newspaper. I was also intrigued because the author was born and brought up here in my home Province of New Brunswick in Eastern Canada, for those not familiar with my country. I'm very happy to tell you that the book is well written and the story held my interest right to the end.

It's not a big book pages and I read it in a day and a little. It's an easy read as far as the story goes but there are I'll admit that I bought this book because I read a very positive review of it in our local newspaper. It's an easy read as far as the story goes but there are a few killer words in there that hurt my head. They're such killer words that the author rightfully put a pronunciation guide at the front of the book for us. Sure made things a lot easier.

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Everything seems normal until the day Eden opens her bedroom door and finds herself half a world away - and then goes missing. In a desperate search for answers, Cedar tries to track down Eden's father, who mysteriously disappeared from her life before Eden was born. What she discovers is far beyond anything she could have imagined. As she joins unlikely allies in the hunt for her daughter, Cedar is thrown into a world where ancient myths are real, the stakes are impossibly high, and only the deepest love will survive.

She's listed it as "Book 1 of The Thin Veil series" though so it won't be her last, I'm happy to know. I'll recommend this one with no hesitation. Oh, and the story in this book stands alone quite well. I'm sure follow-up books in the series will be great but you don't feel like you're left dangling at the end.

That's a definite positive in my mind. I have to say I am a bit perplexed by the number of 5 star reviews this book got. I had high expectations going into it, but was disappointed in it as a whole. I was able to finish the book, although there were a few times I wanted to just stop.

It wasn't really bad, it just didn't really compel me to read on like it should have, if that makes sense. I did want to see how it ended, though, which is why I pressed on. And the "fairies" really weren't all that likeable. I found them abrasive and pushy, which made me not want to care about if they saved their world or not. The story kind of dragged on at times and I found myself scanning the pages rather than really reading and enjoying them at certain parts. I like the Celtic mythology and i think this book has a nice potential to develop into something better in its sequels.

As for book one it didn't quite cope with me,i couldn't connect to the characters,I think they can be explored more as same as there actions, because some of it wasn't really plausible enough to go with the logic of the story. But as i mentioned,the theme is great and the idea of the story as well so i am curios will the flaws be worked out in the sequels and expand into something I like the Celtic mythology and i think this book has a nice potential to develop into something better in its sequels. But as i mentioned,the theme is great and the idea of the story as well so i am curios will the flaws be worked out in the sequels and expand into something more.

A copy was provided via Netgalley by: Amazon Publishing Pub Date: Through the Door was a fairly engaging, quick read. This book popped up as a recommendation for me because I'm a fan of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series. Perhaps I've been spoiled by the level of historical detail and richness of character in the Outlander books, but I must say, that while McIsaac writes an enjoyable story, she is no Gabaldon. This is the first book of an upcoming trilogy and I'm not sure I'll continue with the others.

Definitely read it if you're a fan of fantasy, magic, and ce Through the Door was a fairly engaging, quick read. Definitely read it if you're a fan of fantasy, magic, and celtic lore. Just don't expect too much more than a pleasant diversion. In Flanders fields the poppies grow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place, and in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, fly, Scarce heard amid the guns below.

Too much power in too few hands. They inhabit fairy palaces, enjoy rare feas In Flanders fields the poppies grow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place, and in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, fly, Scarce heard amid the guns below. They inhabit fairy palaces, enjoy rare feasts and love-making, and have their own music and minstrelsy. They are essentially majestic in their nature Mythologically they are gods of light and good, able to control natural phenomena so as to make harvests come forth abundantly or not at all.

And war there is, a war of hatred and greed, a war led by a psychopath. For sometimes, living forever is dangerous in the extreme. Long years of thought, of jealousy and avarice, and bitter blackness of the heart. Those who are undying can be killed — and the slaughter is beyond comprehension. Many years later, we meet Cedar McLeod as she enjoys a busker fair with her beloved Finn, her boyfriend of two years, and the love of her life.

Having a wonderful time with Finn, she is also excited for another reason — for she has a secret, of the baby sort, and she is trying to find the right moment to tell him during this wonderful day. Just as she begins to impart her news, however, Finn suddenly tenses up, then rushes Cedar to her apartment and leaves. Forward seven years, and though Cedar is an exhausted, overworked single mother, she has her own mother for support and a deep and abiding love for her daughter, Eden.

Oh, yes, it is hard to look upon her sweet face at times, for Eden is the spitting image of her father. But her great love for her child lays all those pains aside, to be pulled out only in the dark of the night, alone in her bed. But things are about to change. For Eden is more than she seems. So very, very much more. Through the Door is a modern day urban fantasy of the very best kind.

It has deeply embedded strands of thriller and suspense, mystery and terror that step this up from just fantasy to something so much more. War and death, psychopathy and greed, power and politics play a strong role, for even the gods themselves are not perfect. I grew up in New Brunswick, Canada. After stints as a short-track speed skater, a speechwriter, and fundraising and marketing executive in the nonprofit sector, I started a boutique copywriting agency and began writing novels in the wee hours of the morning. I currently live with my husband and two feisty daughters in Calgary, Alberta.

I love to connect with readers, so come say hello on Facebook, Twitter, or Goodreads! All thoughts are my own and are not influenced by this fact. Jan 20, Jim rated it really liked it. Interesting New Celtic Fantasy Tired of vampires, werewolves and zombies? How about a little Celtic mythology to spice up your fantasy reading? I ordered the kindle version on a lark, never having heard of the author before, but intrigued by the description, the large number of positive reviews, and the fact that it was published by 47North, Amazon's own publishing house.

The latter meant that Amazon liked it or some other work by author Jodi MacIsaac enough to put her under contract with their Interesting New Celtic Fantasy Tired of vampires, werewolves and zombies? The latter meant that Amazon liked it or some other work by author Jodi MacIsaac enough to put her under contract with their in-house publishing firm, and I have never read a bad 47North release.

I'm very glad I took the chance. Whereas there have been a number of novels featuring characters and legends from Norse, Native American, Greek, Roman and other mythologies, this is the first one I've come across that puts Celtic mythology at center stage. Finn is one of these supernatural beings and he falls in love with a human, Cedar.

After two blissful years together, Finn disappears without a trace just as Cedar was going to tell him that she was pregnant. Fast forward 7 years and Cedar is a single mother of Eden, who one day discovers that she has the ability to create a pathway to anywhere just by opening any regular door. All of a sudden Eden is kidnapped, Finn's family shows up and Cedar's mind is blown by having to accept that magic is real and the world is not as she imagined. It is a fast-moving story, with several reveals scattered throughout like easter eggs that explain all the seemingly random and incomprehensible coincidences that occur in this interesting plot.

No reason to give away any more - and all of this is revealed in the blurb and the first few chapters. The writing is fluid and like al 47North books,professionally edited. Some of the characters are a bit thin, particularly the principal antagonist, but who cares when the mythology and plot are so interesting? McIsaacs has herself a winner here.

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May 29, M. The book follows Cedar and her daughter, Eden as they discover they're not who they thought they were. I loved all the Celtic mythology in the book and the whole 'door' concept was also awesome. I really liked the fact that Cedar had a daughter.

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Obviously a big part of the story but most of the books I read never have the main characters have children. So I thought that made the story unique from the very beginning. I don't want to give too much away but when this one character showed Loved it! I don't want to give too much away but when this one character showed up, I literally jumped up and yelled 'Yes', which earned me some very strange looks from the neighbors as I was reading on my porch at the time. I loved the whole cast of characters and I found Cedar to be a very likeable main character. I would have prefered a little more time between Finn and Cedar but the book is fantasy not romance so I understood.

It did get a little annoying in the beginning when Cedar didn't know what was going on and the other characters kept reminding her of that, but I suppose if I'm angry with some characters then I'm really invested in the story. And the ending, well I'll let you read for yourself. Nov 01, Jeff rated it it was ok Shelves: Unbelievable characters doing unbelievable things--it's magic and fairies so I liked that part; but a third of the way through the book and there were still no explanations or redeeming characters to identify with, and keeping the mystery through half the book I simply didn't care enough anymore.

A lot of assumptions had to be made by both author and reader, and no one was communicating. Unbelievable characters doing unbelievable things in an unbelievable situation; so many better things could h Unbelievable characters doing unbelievable things--it's magic and fairies so I liked that part; but a third of the way through the book and there were still no explanations or redeeming characters to identify with, and keeping the mystery through half the book I simply didn't care enough anymore.

Unbelievable characters doing unbelievable things in an unbelievable situation; so many better things could have happened you know? I skipped to the end and found that theme had continued all the way through: Not my cup of Celtic tea. I find there are a million great books out there. So I no longer waste my time on those which are not a good fit for me.

The first chapter was a good sign, but I found myself skim reading shortly after. I found it very dramatic not in a good way , and no great love of the characters. Nov 25, Denise Grover Swank rated it it was amazing Shelves: I loved this urban fantasy that puts a fresh twist in Celtic legends. Aug 06, Timbre Wolf rated it it was amazing. This was a pretty interesting story, really quick read and interesting concept. Old gods are actually a different race of people, magic is real. Chaos, love, family, you know the sort.

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But I definitely recommend the book! Off to read the 2nd now! Jan 01, Anya rated it really liked it.

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