Thank you NetGalley and Cariad Publishing House for the review copy on Hallie Pursel’s fantastic “Veilmarch”!

This book was amazing! Pursel’s characters and their world pulled me right in. Pursel creates a world where Death is a real, quasi-living presence in the world, served by “Veilwalkers,” executioners who cull the sinful by order of the crown. Ilys is trained from childhood by her mentor Grim, whom she grows to look on as a father, and while he doesn’t say it, Grim cherishes her as the child he isn’t permitted to have. Ilys grows up believing the Veilwalker’s cause is holy, sanctioned by both the crown and the gods, but when the king orders her to execute someone as der to her as Grim is, her devotion turns to vengeance, and she plots to kill Death himself. Her first Veilmarch reveals an ages-old plot she never dreamed of, and her revenge takes a new focus, one which may cost her everything she is still able to love.

This was an edge-of-my-seat read. I wasn’t able to put it down and I read it in a day (seriously). This was such a great book. Fantasy fans, Gothic lit fans, fans of great writing, read this. I cannot wait to see what Hallie Pursel gives us next.