What Lies Beyond the Veil

This book frustrated me more than any book should frustrate anyone ever.

The world building and magic system were just a copy of that book we all know and love and the plot was so painfully predictable.They basically did nothing in the woods for about 300 pages, it was so so slow.

But the thing that frustrated me the most was that sorry excuse for a mmc. There was no way in hell anyone could think anything that man did was romantic. He manipulated her at every single turn, objectified her CONSTANTLY, and every time he opened his mouth, the most outrageous things were said.
There's this one time that she's crying about missing her family and the ONLY single thing he says to her is “I'm your family now”. Excuse me?????
And let's not even talk about “Little One”. Fucking ew Caelum.

Estrella's favorite pastime is having the personality of a twig and being a doormat to Caelum. She also loves defending him and ignoring every rational thought she could possibly come up with.

Also the jealousy between these two??? I love possessive but this book took it to a whole new level of criminal.
This relationship was beyond toxic with absolutely no chemistry.

Honestly I could go on for hours but this just about sums up my reading experience.