Through the Door (The Thin Veil: Book 1)

Through the Door by Jodi McIsaac

294 Pages

Publisher: 47North

Release Date: April 23, 2013

Fiction, General Fiction, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Magic, Portals, Adventure

Cedar McLeod had a relationship with Finn Donnelly and soon finds she is pregnant. Before she can tell him, he vanishes. Seven years later, Cedar and her daughter, Eden, are enjoying the evening after pizza. When Eden opens the door to her bedroom, she sees pyramids in Egypt. Cedar does not know what is happening. She wants to call her mother, Maeve, but fears she will think she’s crazy. When Eden goes missing, Cedar must do anything she can to find her.

The story is fast paced, almost rushed. The characters are somewhat developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. Although this book does not say it is a teen/young adult novel, that was the feeling I had when I read it. It felt juvenile and the emotions were over the top in some cases. I did not feel a real connection to characters. I have studied and followed a Celtic religion, Faerie Faith, for many years and never encountered the term sidh/sidhe used for a portal. For me, The Sidhe are the Fae. If you like fairy adventure stories, you may like this book.