Through the Door

The Thin Veil, Book 1

By: Jodi McIsaac

Narrated by: Kate Rudd

Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

Single mom Cedar McLeod leads an ordinary but lonely life, balancing the demands of her career and her six-year-old daughter, Eden. One day, a fight between the two leads to the stunning discovery that Eden can open portals to anywhere she imagines. But before they can learn more about Eden’s extraordinary gift, the young girl mysteriously disappears. Desperate to find answers and her daughter, Cedar seeks out Eden’s father, who left before Eden was born. What she discovers challenges everything she’s ever known about the world around her: Magic is real - and mythical beings from an ancient world will stop at nothing to possess Eden’s abilities. Now, Cedar may have to put her faith in all of them if she hopes to save her daughter’s life.

The first in the Thin Veil series, Through the Door is a pulse-pounding adventure that takes listeners across the globe and into the ancient realm of Celtic myths, where the stakes are high and only the deepest love will survive.

©2013 Jodi McIsaac (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

If you like Celtic mythology, this is for you

The story line is good, basically a clean romance with a plot. The use of Celtic mythology was good.

Great Book!

I fully enjoyed this book. It is full of fantasy and drama. I never know what to expect when reading a book like this. I will definitely be reading the next book! The narrator, Kate Rudd did a great job!

Modern fantasy using Celtic lore as a basis

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I rarely buy books from the Kindle Daily Deals, not because they are not great deals but because I have have hundreds of books already purchased and unread already on my kindle.

But for some reason I picked up Through the Door when it was a Kindle Daily Deals and also picked up the accompanying audiobook (so kindle book and audiobook were $3.98 total).

Through the Door is another modern fantasy using the Irish fairy tales as the jumping off point. Neil Gaiman, Rick Riordian, Michael Scott, Orson Scott Card and many other authors have already used the ancient stories to mine ideas for new books. While the ideas are not completely original, the execution is pretty good.

Cedar McLeod is a single parent. Her boyfriend of two years disappeared without a word 7 years ago. Cedar was left pregnant (he did not know yet). She has worked hard to make a good life for herself and her daughter, Eden. Cedar’s overbearing mother is always around to help with Eden, but also is sure to include a generous helping of guilt.

When her friend offers to find her missing boyfriend (because of a concern for Eden) Cedar realizes that everything she thought she knew was false. There is a whole extended family that Cedar did not know about. And Cedar’s mother has known all along.

While the book is pretty good, Cedar is a bit hysterical at times and the book starts a little slow. If it were an independent author, I would probably rate it a bit higher. But it is a book from Amazon’s own science fiction/fantasy imprint 47North. So I think it should have had a bit more polish. It is good enough that I will probably pick up the second book that has a scheduled release date of December 2013.

(originally posted on my blog, Bookwi.se)

Enthralling story about magic and adventure

Anyone looking for a new series to get into need look no further than this beautiful masterpiece. You won’t want to put the book down I immediately went and got the second installment this book leaves no disappointments

Through the door

I loved this book , it showed how you can never lose hope. You should always fight for your family.

A pleasant listen

This is a nice, pleasant listen. It the story of a woman whos child gets abducted and her journey to get her back. Unbeknownst to her she has a past that intertwines with Celtic mythology. As she attempts to find her daughter she learns about her heritage and about the Celtic gods. I enjoyed learning more about Celtic gods, their wars, and mythology. The narrator has a pleasing voice and does a great job at narrating the story

Fun Fantasy

What does Kate Rudd bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

As always Kate weaves a wonderful narration

Any additional comments?

I love Irish Folklore especially the Tuatha De Danann. I was sure I had found Tir na nOg when I was in the Kilarney Forest when I visited Ireland. It was so green and lush they must have lived there. McIassic has brought the magic of the Tuatha De Danann to modern times. An immortal living in modern times kidnaps the daughter of a human and an immortal to return her to Tir na nOg to fulfill a prophecy. Cedar the human does not know Finn is an immortal but becomes concerned when her daughter age six begans to display other worldly gifts. Cedar hasn't seen Finn since before she found out she was pregnant so tracks down his family to discuss her daughter's behavior. Once Eden is kidnapped Finn' s family shares the truth and the search for Eden begins. Cedar reunites with Finn, meets the merpeople and leprechauns in search of her daughter. The story is a page turner.

The narration ruins this book for me

Would you try another book from Jodi McIsaac and/or Kate Rudd?

I will be reading the second book in this series by Jodi McIsaac but only because I stopped listening to the audible narration. This is the worst narration I've ever heard. I would rather listen to the computer generated narration.

What did you like best about this story?

The story line was great all around. Nice combination of sci-fi and adventure.

What didn’t you like about Kate Rudd’s performance?

Everything. Her accent, her intonation, her delivery. All of it was awkward and strained with a very bizarre and stilted accent.