Written by Christina Jolly, Behind the Dragon’s Veil is a steampunk novel about a princess who was hidden away to protect her from The Hunter, and a dragon that is out terrorizing the country.
This novel was very, very confusing. The setting was confusing (and I have read other steampunk novels, so it wasn’t the steampunk-ness), the world itself was not described to a point where the reader really knows where they are. There are references to machines that are kept very vague and because of that don’t seem to add anything to the story.
This was a novel that I really wanted to enjoy, but working through it the lack of clarity kept bringing me out of the story and, overall, made it very hard to read.
If you enjoy steam punk and read a lot of it, perhaps this could be a book for you as you might have a better bases to make it through. Otherwise, this will be a tough read.
I did receive a copy in exchange for an honest review.
