Veil of Shadow and Rain

by J. K. Jael

When the Faerie Queen is out for blood ... danger lurks everywhere. 
  
Wren Carezby has always lived with her uncle her whole life and has never heard a word from her parents before. Until one day, she brought the subject up. She finds out she is of the blood of the royal family. The a royal family in a world nothing like the one she was living in right now.
  
Determined to learn more about her parents, she runs away and a search mission finds her in a forest. They bring her to the Grand Palace of Argonian, one of the most powerful kingdoms in the whole of the magical world, Grimshire. Wren discovers she has a sister who is queen and finds out that the all-powerful Faerie Queen, one who everyone fears, is on the run to destroy her sister her take over the throne as well as kill Wren herself. Wren quickly makes two friends who joined her in their quest to defeat Nicaea Valdis, however hard it takes.

 

But not all things turn out as they seem...Wren tries as she pieces parts of the puzzle together. To save herself while stepping into danger, she has to be more than careful. But being careful also means taking no risks...
  
  The game is afoot.

400 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 10, 2023

Reviews

[Your opinion isn't good but I]

I trust Sara No I absolutely don't, but this time it's not just her

[Sara☽༊‧₊˚ (semi-hiatus) · Rating 5 out of 5]

“'Even though our lives are in danger because of you, we'd do it' promised Jake. 'Us three are in it forever right? Forever. Always'

'Forever and always', echoed Wren and Ladislaya.”
⋆.˚🪼⋆.ೃ࿔*:･

―୨୧⋆ ˚ first one to read & review this on here? HELL YEAH!

so, to start off this review, I'd like to *flex* the fact that this amazing book was written by my best friend, jill, and I am just so proud of her and how far she's come as an author and a bookstagrammer, and I can't wait to read her future works <3

please note that I, by no means, rated this book 5 stars because she's my friend shut up I hv best friend duties I must fulfill here, but because of how solid this was as a debut novel. it reminded me sm of all of my childhood favorite fantasy books and reminded me why I love them so much. the writing style was clear, easy-to-read and had a wondeful flow to it. the characters were all so loveable (jake, wren, ladislaya MY BABIES), and the villains were so well-written like I was lowkey terrified for the other characters. not to mention, the modern royals in a fantasy world twist?! loved it. I simply CANNOT WAIT FOR THE SEQUEL.

all in all, this was a pretty fast-paced and enjoyable read, and I highly recommend it to those looking for something quick & fun, or simply something to read to get out a reading slump<3

[Nigella [Semi-Hiatus]]

"You have heard of fairytales. Myths and legends. Things that are told don't exist in this world. Things that aren't real. The catch - they are real.
Realer than you think."

Planning on reading this cuz my friend, ⋆˖⁺‧₊☽ Sara ☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ [semi-hiatus], her bestie, J. K. Jael, wrote it~! 💅✨

[Mel · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF after chapter 2. This book is not for me. I do not like how it is written. The plot may be interesting but the juvenile writing has forced me to DNF. The dialogue and interaction between characters is really strange and lacks emotional depth. It feels like the author is throwing information at us without drawing us into the world of Wren.