A Veiled & Hallowed Eve by Hailey Turner

The Egyptian gods, Greek gods, Celtic gods, Norse gods, Hindu gods, Roman gods – all of them. It’s an urban fantasy world – our world, but some time ago (I can’t remember exactly, but less than 40 years ago) the gods revealed themselves to be real. I also want to talk about the world building. No one is pure good (there might be some that are pure evil…), but their damage is tangible – it makes them, not necessarily relatable, but at least somewhat realistic in a world that is not. In fact, I can’t really think of any that aren’t at least somewhat fleshed out and flawed that have had recurring roles in the series. One thing I really appreciated about all of the characters, is that so few of them are two-dimensional. PTSD is a real thing in this series, and that’s something I’m really glad the author has explored. He’s a grown up Broken Boy™ and you can see how the damage inflicted from his past influences his decisions. He was a great backstory that’s filled with anguish and he’s suitably tortured by it. There’s magic and mythology, brutal violence, more sass than you can poke a stick at, and an OTP you can absolutely cheer for.įirstly I want to talk about the characters. This series is Percy Jackson x Shadowhunters for adults, mixed with every cop show on tv, a queer protagonist and werewolf / vampire turf wars. My elevator pitch when I describe Soulbound is: I mean, should I go back and say that it’s an adult paranormal story with a queer main character? Just joking, I love way more about it than that. Oh yeah, and it’s self-published to boot. This is an adult urban fantasy / paranormal story, with a queer main character. A Veiled and Hallowed Eve (final book – expected on ).An Echo in the Sorrow (came out on 1 March – and I haven’t read it yet because I just saw the release date today).So, the Soulbound series has 7 books in it, with 6 books out at the moment. Way more tired than 2021 made me.) Also because every time I add more to it, Hailey releases a damn book. YAAAAY!! (But seriously, 2021 is making me so tired. Because I don’t finish anything any more. Honestly, I have been drafting this same post for about six months now. Or maybe I’ll just write some mini book reviews.

In general, I will (hopefully) be posting some mini reviews for either books in a series, or stand-alones all by the same author, or… somehow otherwise related. Hello bookworms!! Welcome (officially) to Monday Mini’s, where today I want to talk about the Soulbound series by Hailey Turner.

A Veiled & Hallowed Eve by Hailey Turner