FILES UPDATED! (11/6/15)

Any additional comments?

I just downloaded this to verify all the files are there. The previous version was missing the last 6 chapters or so from the second book, but those files have been added. For anyone who downloaded prior to 11/5/15, check your library. If your version is showing less than 28 hours, 20 minutes total run time, try re-downloading to correct the issue :)

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still need to buy second book

it is a great story but the end of second book is cut off in this package. which sucks cause you need to buy the second book cause the missing part is important to the story. you can guess to some of it but the dialogue really is needed. over all great books.

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Been a long time since I bought trash thinking it was going to be good.

Where the heck do I start? I’m not even all the way through listening to this book and I’m already pissed I bought it. From all the great reviews it looked like it would be a decent series. Here’s my problem... this book makes no sense whatsoever. You’ve basically got a heroine who is constantly being betrayed because she can’t think for two seconds due to the supernatural attractiveness of the two men who force their way into her life. She cannot save herself from a single threat even though she’s supposed to be some kind of badass... she’s a rape victim who cant stop thinking about jumping into bed with more controlling psycho dudes. The man she was with but just broke up with was just killed by one of these guys while the other watched and did nothing, but does that deter her...? Think again. I thought this was gonna be a decent urban fantasy but I got a bad version of Twilight (and for me to use that trash as a good example of anything should really drive my point home here).

So if you’re looking for a book about a woman who is easily controlled mainly through her sexual desires, a book that has no solid plot just random incoherent love triangle where the main character doesn’t learn from her mistakes, a book where the world doesn’t make much of any kind of sense... look no further.

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The ending

It would not let me finish the last 4 chapters. It would start at the beginning again each time I tried. Very frustrating.

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So Good I Can't Even!

Would you listen to The Veil Series (Books 1-3): A Muse Urban Fantasy again? Why?

Why, yes - yes I would.
Because it's so good! It's so good I want to cry!
I cannot say the plot is groundbreaking - it is not - but the characters are so complex; layered and complicated... When Muse is facing an enemy or a situation that she wouldn't believably overcome, the author doesn't pull a Deux-Ex Machina to save the day. Oh, no. Muse fails, a lot, and with each new fail my frozen heart was crushed to a point that had me weeping, and I do not weep. Ever. But the truth is the truth, and Pippa DaCosta has no mercy.
Jokes aside, this is an author who isn't afraid to throw her characters into difficulties, and watch them struggle, crack, fail, and try with all they have. This is how a good writer writes, and lately, I haven't seen much of that, anywhere.
I will gladly listen to this again, and again.

Which character – as performed by Hollie Jackson – was your favorite?

The main character - Muse. She is just so incredibly witty, and emotionally expressive! All other characters were well performed but Hollie Jackson utterly succeeded with Muse.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Extreme reactions... Don't talk to me about this book and extreme reactions - it is an emotional torture device! I might love it.

Any additional comments?

In a world suffocated by series with mediocre characters, and plots that are stretched so thin they make one wonder if there is a plot at all, The Veil Series is a luff of fresh air. It is dark, gritty, sensual, carefully constructed, and properly split; tackling a new subject with each book while building up its main plot.
If you like character-driven stories, you will, almost certainly, like this.

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Intriguing!

I absolutely loved listening to this series! I love fantasy and this was no exception. I would definitely recommend listening.

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Fantasy at its finest!

What made the experience of listening to The Veil Series (Books 1-3): A Muse Urban Fantasy the most enjoyable?

What I enjoyed most was that the audible format allowed me to listen while driving, riding the train to work - etc. Because it was loaded on my Kindle Fire there was no extra bulk of the book and with the first three books of the series being bundled - I was able to move seamlessly between the books.

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the characters that Ms. DaCosta built. I read a lot - probably 10+ books a week - and am a fan of all types of tales. I chose this series because I was trying audibles for the first time - traveling - and the "blurb" seemed interesting. Little did I know that I was going to be transported into a Boston I'd never known existed - or that the veil to the Netherworld could lead to a land of formidable demons, princes and a king! Ms. Da Costa is amazing and I loved that her characters were understandable - relatable, and yet, maintained a sense of balance. Their emotions / lack thereof were credible.

What about Hollie Jackson’s performance did you like?

Initially I had some reserves - for say, the first 5 minutes. After that Ms. Jackson's characterizations of each member of Ms. DaCosta's fantasy series became those characters for me - from Ryder's somewhat country drawl to Dawn's tiny voice - simply a terrific job!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I did have an extreme reaction to the first three books of this series - alternating hopeful for Muse finding someone that could allow her to be "normal/free" to anger when she found that Akil had killed Sam.

Any additional comments?

I'm not usually big on reviewing books - I read too many of them and often they're not special enough to take the time to rate the book. This series is something different - SPECIAL, so if you are on the fence be sure you jump off on the right side and actually purchase/rent this one!

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💘 Loved it! 💝

i finished all three in record time. Great story & reading. Can't wait to finish the series.

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The book is missing a part!!!!

The story is ok and the narrator is awesome but there is a chunk of the book that is not there it skips from one part of the book to the next new book and then refers back to the part that is missing constantly. I really wanted to know what happened and it is actually a huge part of the overall story for the third book. It really needs to be fixed.

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It's kept walking about supporting parts the story

What would have made The Veil Series (Books 1-3): A Muse Urban Fantasy better?

Don't skip the most important part of the story

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The Narrator was good

Any additional comments?

I would not get this book I wanted to return it

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