Book Review - The Veil

About the Book

Seventeen-year-old Addison Russell is in for a shock when she discovers that she can see the invisible world of the Annorasi. Suddenly, nothing is as it appears to be -- the house she lives in, the woman who raised her, even the most beautiful boy in town all turn out to be more than what they seem. And when this strange new world forces Addy to answer for a crime that was committed long ago, by parents she has never known, she has no choice but to trust Luc, the mysterious Annorasi who has been sent to protect her. Or so he says . . . .

Set in the city of Novato, California, the narrative references real places, including the Ghirardelli Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop, The Palace of Fine Arts, and The Fairmont Hotel, juxtaposed with the fantasy world of the mythical Annorasi whose powers include invisibility and flying.

About the Author:

Cory Putman Oakes was born in Basel, Switzerland, but grew up in Novato, California and attended Marin Catholic High School. She then spent three years at the University of California at Los Angeles before graduating in 2001 with a B.A. in Psychology. In 2004, Cory graduated from Cornell Law School with a Juris Doctorate Degree. Since then, she has been an associate at a law firm, taught business law to undergraduates at Texas State University and written several books for young people.

Cory now lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and their daughter, Sophia. In addition to writing, Cory enjoys reading, cooking, running, and hanging out with her family and pets.

The Veil is Cory's first published work.

My Take on the Book

For a first novel, this book was great! What I was amazed about was that this story truly makes you question every twist and turn that is thrown and the author does a good job at making you question everything that the author shares with you along the way....what is real and what is false, and what will happen in the end.


The author has also done a good job at developing characters and a story line that is well developed and compelling. You have the opportunity to be drawn into the story itself and you find yourself rooting for the main character and hoping that everything in the end will turn out the way you think it should.


I loved the anticipation that the book provides, it makes the story exciting and made the book an easy and quick read!

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