The Veil Series (Books 1-3): A Muse Urban Fantasy

By: Pippa DaCosta

Narrated by: Hollie Jackson

Length: 28 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

Get the first three audiobooks in the Veil Series and discover the urban fantasy story fans describe as mesmerizing and epic!

Beyond the Veil, Book 1

Devil May Care, Book 2

Darkest Before Dawn, Book 3

Beyond the Veil: Charlie Henderson is living a lie. Her real name is Muse and her attempt at a normal life is about to go up in smoke.

When a half-demon assassin walks into her life, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake, Muse must return to the one man she hoped never to see again and ask for help. The Prince of Greed isn't known for his charity. The price is high, and the cost could tear her apart.

Trapped between the malevolent intentions of a Prince of Hell and an assassin with ulterior motives, Muse must embrace the lure of chaos at her core; the demon inside her, in order to survive.

Devil May Care: Three dead Enforcers in three weeks, their bodies butchered. Muse has seen it before, and when she reads the metal memories in the murder weapon, she sees it all again. Her owner, Damien, is back, and he wants what is rightfully his.

Darkest Before Dawn: When Akil leaves a nine year old half-blood girl on Muse's doorstep, it's not long before the demons come hunting, but this time Muse isn't the target. The Institute, Muse's immortal brother, and the Princes of Hell, all want a piece of the little half-blood. What's so special about Dawn, and why has Akil conveniently disappeared just as Muse needs answers?

©2013, 2015 Pippa DaCosta (P)2015 Pippa DaCosta

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.

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.

Intricate storyline of demons and half-demons

I enjoyed all three books in the series, the half-demons are the main characters, with their human half allowing them to reside in Boston society. With a choice of being captured and experimented on by The Institute, or working for them capturing other demons, many exciting instances occur. The depiction of the demons and of hell is unique.

Interesting take on half demons.

Do you have any additional comments?

The story and narrator were fairly decent. It pulls you in here and there although I found a few of the fight scenes went on a little and I would zone out. At times I found myself getting a little annoyed that the main character didn't realize the extent of her power despite all the evidence. It's an interesting take on the 'half-demon' and how it's not one person but almost like a symbiosis between human and demon.

If you like a lot of fight scenes and love triangles this is probably a good book for you.

Little hesitant at first but wow!!!

I was a little hesitant at first because it is not my normal type of story I go in for Elves and witches and never really got into the demon scene but OMG I love this book series!

1. Interesting 2.Slow & Repeats 3. Repeating Again 4. Better Second Time Around

My title summarizes my opinion. If I found the remaining books at the library, then I might continue listening.
I listened to it a second time and enjoyed it more. This is a depressing story which emotionally slows it down, but last part of book three does make you ask "what's next" .

Story well written, monotonous voice

The story grew on me over the 3 books,
character developement is improving and getting deeper, good buy for 1 credit

What a pity, that the Narrator has such a monotonous voice. The voice is husky and interesting, but all characters sound the same. especially there are difficulties with the male characters,

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 :)

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.

Interesting take on the myth of hell

I was intrigued by the story line and characters. The primary character is a bit winey but overall interesting. I enjoyed the interplay between her and the various characters. The idea that our world and hell are only a veil apart was intriguing. I look forward to reading the rest of the stories. Luckily all five are now available. Onward to the next.