It's been seven years since the love of Cedar McLeod’s life left with no forwarding address. All she has left of him are heart-wrenching memories of happier times and a beautiful six-year-old daughter, Eden. Then, one day, Eden opens her bedroom door and unwittingly creates a portal that leads to anywhere she imagines.

But they’re not the only ones who know of Eden’s gift, and soon the child mysteriously vanishes.

Desperate for answers, Cedar digs into the past and finds herself thrust into a magical world of Celtic myths, fantastical creatures, and bloody rivalries. Teaming up with the unlikeliest of allies, Cedar must bridge the gap between two worlds and hold tight to the love in her heart…or lose everything to an ancient evil.

Given to me in ebook format via www.netgalley.com

The first in the Thin Veil Series.

Cedar McLeod is a single mother to a 6 year old daughter, Eden. Her life is pretty ordinary, but that's about to change. "One day, a fight between the two leads to the stunning discovery that Eden can open portals to anywhere she imagines." Cedar has no idea how this happened, but she's going to do everything in her power to find out. Unfortunately, there are those that will use little Eden to further their own ends, and Cedar has to discover the truth before Eden disappears forever.

This was a very quick read. I loved the premise and enjoyed the book. The characters were interesting and the story progressed at a nice pace. I look forward to continuing the series in the next book.

4/5 stars. ( )

The storyline is fine but I wasn't enchanted by the writing and the characters. ( )

Cedar is a single mother raising a daughter who just demonstrated a very unusual gift. When she opens a door she can open that door to anywhere she's seen and travel through. Concerned about her daughter, Cedar sets out to look for Finn, the man who disappeared before she could tell him she was pregnant. She finds his family and then she finds out something else. They--and her daughter--are not human. They're fae, and they've been cut off from their home for a long, long time, and her daughter's magic could get them back there.

When her daughter is kidnapped by someone desperate to return home, Cedar and Finn are reunited to find her. There are secrets upon secrets in this book, some of which I guessed, and some of which I didn't. This is one of those books where knowing the fact does not at all mean you know how it will play out, so nothing at all is ruined by the knowing. I very much enjoyed McIsaac's writing style, finding it well-suited to the faery tale she's telling.

I currently have an A.R.C. of the second book and I'm dying to read it!

(Provided by publisher) ( )

I was disappointed by the writing in this book. It seemed like the author slept through the lecture where they tell all new fiction writers to "show don't tell." The descriptions and characterizations fell flat, which I noticed mostly at the beginning of the book, before I got caught up in the plot. This is the author's first novel, and it shows.

That said, the pacing was good and the story moved right along. I rushed to finish the book. I don't think I'll pick up the next in the series, though. ( )