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A review by reydeam
A Rip in the Veil by Anna Belfrage
3.0
This is a historical-romance novel, that's for sure. I have been shying away from romance novels these days -- too much sex for my liking and not enough story to support all the sex based instaLove. I'm tried of instaLove and all the junk that goes with that. I want to read about real love that percolates and grows and develops over time where lust is not the motivator.
But, I was intrigued by this book because I am sucker for time-travel type books especially historical ones and most especially ones set in Scotland. It's my thing, don't know why but it is...well, my favorite books in the world probably have something to do it.
I decided to give this book a chance. I didn't have high expectations going into it except to be entertained by a decent story that was quick and easy to read. A Rip in the Veil met my expectations and then some. Yes, it has the typical romance novel elements, but I was happy to see that the author did advance the plot line and developed the characters beyond the lust and instaLove stage that so often is the modus operandi of romance novels.
While the writing was decent it wasn't up to par to what I've grown accustomed to with some of my very favorite books. But hey, I'm not a writer and won't pretend I could be one, so the writing was fine enough for me and for the story. Shoot, I've read some truly awful stories with awful writing that seem to have gained public popularity and this book is far better than that. Anyway, the story was good and moved along. The characters held my attention and developed. I wasn't blown away by Alex and Matthew - Alex could use a bit of refinement. But I liked them well enough. I appreciated the other characters and did like seeing how Alex's family was faring after she left her time. The historical elements were good, and added a bit of depth to the storyline on the whole.
A Rip in the Veil proved to be a much better story than I anticipated. I hope to see how the series and writing mature with each book. Yes, I will read the next book and from there I shall see.
But, I was intrigued by this book because I am sucker for time-travel type books especially historical ones and most especially ones set in Scotland. It's my thing, don't know why but it is...well, my favorite books in the world probably have something to do it.
I decided to give this book a chance. I didn't have high expectations going into it except to be entertained by a decent story that was quick and easy to read. A Rip in the Veil met my expectations and then some. Yes, it has the typical romance novel elements, but I was happy to see that the author did advance the plot line and developed the characters beyond the lust and instaLove stage that so often is the modus operandi of romance novels.
While the writing was decent it wasn't up to par to what I've grown accustomed to with some of my very favorite books. But hey, I'm not a writer and won't pretend I could be one, so the writing was fine enough for me and for the story. Shoot, I've read some truly awful stories with awful writing that seem to have gained public popularity and this book is far better than that. Anyway, the story was good and moved along. The characters held my attention and developed. I wasn't blown away by Alex and Matthew - Alex could use a bit of refinement. But I liked them well enough. I appreciated the other characters and did like seeing how Alex's family was faring after she left her time. The historical elements were good, and added a bit of depth to the storyline on the whole.
A Rip in the Veil proved to be a much better story than I anticipated. I hope to see how the series and writing mature with each book. Yes, I will read the next book and from there I shall see.