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Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald

10 reviews

edelyra's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship

karapillar's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Vomit, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

kylahken's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The definition of an unreliable, narcissistic narrator and I LOVE it. Every new addition to the book is caused by the narrators utter lack of empathy and drive for some level of fame, even if it is infamy. But, there are a few scenes where you see glimpses of her humanity, and some parts that left me desperate to keep turning the pages they were so filled with primal desire. Not a super dark, hard read, but not a classicly cliche YA easy read either.

Will caution that this is not a book for the faint of heart when it comes to blood or gore in the slightest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, and Toxic friendship

khakipantsofsex's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Self harm and Cannibalism

ladymickbeth's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The whole time I was reading, I was waiting for Emanuela to have just a little character development. Maybe a bit happened at the end when she admits she needs her best friend, but other than that, she remains obstinately self-centered. I originally liked her character and thought she would be interesting, but she never went beyond her need for power and glory, and she seemed just to be using Ale and always telling him how he’s useless without her. Maybe she’ll develop further and realize some of her strengths come with flaws holding her back, but I don’t know if I’ll read the next book because this one was so disappointing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

skywardsage's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia

lanas_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book wasn’t on my TBR until I followed the author on social media and read some snippets of the book that were posted. I thought this was not only a unique premise, but also well told. I enjoyed the author’s writing style, and it was action packed from the get go. The main character, Emanuela, is absolutely ~ruthless~ and will do whatever she can to get what she wants. This book was dark, bloody, with a slow burn enemies to lovers that I can’t wait to read more about in book 2. If you enjoyed the main character in ‘The Shadows Between Us’ by Tricia Levenseller, you’ll definitely enjoy this book. However, I must say that Emanuela is much more intense in her ambition, cunning, and determination than the main character of ‘Shadows’.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

dhwani's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Self harm, and Vomit

Minor: Confinement and Death of parent

manicfemme's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I started this book and didn’t come up for air until I’d finished, three-ish hours later. I can’t remember the last book I read in literally one sitting, but that’s exactly what happened with Beyond the Ruby Veil.

I don’t even have words for what I just read, but I loved every minute of it. Please read this book and come yell about it with me, LOL.


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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Homophobia and Self harm

castorstarr's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Self harm

Ritual killings, spontaneous murder, minor self mutilation, eye based horror/trauma,

matricide, patricide, mild cannibalism