The Veil by Chloe Neill

The Veil (The Devil's Isle, #1)

by Chloe Neill

A brand new series from New York Times bestselling author Chloe Neill.  
Seven years ago, the Veil that separates humanity from what lies beyond was torn apart, and New Orleans was engulfed in a supernatural war. Now, those with paranormal powers have been confined in a walled community that humans call the District. Those who live there call it Devil's Isle.
 
Claire Connolly is a good girl with a dangerous secret: she’s a Sensitive, a human endowed with magic that seeped through the Veil. Claire knows that revealing her skills would mean being confined to Devil’s Isle. Unfortunately, hiding her power has left her untrained and unfocused.
 
Liam Quinn knows from experience that magic makes monsters of the weak, and he has no time for a Sensitive with no control of her own strength. But when he sees Claire using her powers to save a human under attack—in full view of the French Quarter—Liam decides to bring her to Devil’s Isle and the teacher she needs, even though getting her out of his way isn’t the same as keeping her out of his head.
 
As more and more Sensitives fall prey to their magic, and unleash their hunger on the city, Claire and Liam must work together to save New Orleans, or else the city will burn…

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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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