Review: The Veil by Chloe Neill

I am a huge fan of Chloe Neill.  I anxiously await the next book in the Chicagoland Vampire series and devour it as soon as I get it.  So when I discovered she had a new series out, set in New Orleans with a different paranormal tone that CV, I jumped at the opportunity to read it.

What I love about Chloe Neill is her ability to world build and create characters that leave a lasting impression.  In THE VEIL, she’s created a post apocalyptic New Orleans that is trying to recover from a supernatural world war, one that scarred the city and the residents that remain.  At the heart of the story is Claire Connolly, the remaining member of her family fighting to keep the family business alive and to hide a secret.  A secret that could cause her to become a permanent resident of the supernatural prison, Devil Isle.  But it’s her clandestine meeting with bounty hunter, Liam Quinn, that opens Claire’s eyes to what’s happening in her city.  It’s with Liam that she discovers what’s truly important to fight for.

I loved the relationship that begins to build between Liam and Claire.  She trusts him immediately with her secret and he does what he can to find the right people to help her.  There are romantic sparks between the two of them, but the author build their relationship as more of a partnership instead of a romance.  You can see where that partnership is going to become more important to both of them as the story unfolds.

As with CV, there are lots of secondary characters that help move the main characters through the storyline.  Each of them play an important role and I look forward to seeing what kind of impact they’ll have on the overall storyline.

This was a fast paced read, that I could not put down.  From the very beginning, I was hooked on the storyline and eager to see what was going to happen to Claire.  I was on the edge of my seat and dreaded when I got to the end.  I most definitely look forward to what comes next in this series.

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