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At the Break of Dawn
by Ellinor Pailing
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
4.5 ⭐
This book went from "I might DNF it" to a 5-star read!
Since last year, when I made my best decision and dove into the world of books by indie authors, I made a quest for myself to read as many and promote as many.
And this book! Why is it not talked about more? It has such an elaborate world-building, diverse characters, and wonderful relationships and is an absolute enjoyment to read.
What a journey was reading it.
I was certain that I would DNF it for the first few chapters.
Why? It started with three characters that had short names, starting with an E, and it was hard to follow for a few chapters.
But... Slowly it pulled me in and the grasp it had on my attention was unexplainable.
The writing is so well done and so mesmerizing. The characters were so well written that soon enough I didn't have a problem realizing who is who and the story picked up. Their magic powers are interesting and so well described that you can clearly picture the scene. The story gets really captivating and complex and it was so rich with world-building that I could not stop reading. The intricate world of the Gods and their avatars, the ideology of acceptance (or lack of it) based on the rase and birth line... The world-building is so wide, and rich, but in the end, it still feels as if we only scratched the surface of it and there is so much more to find out.
In the end, this is one of the most well-written books that I have read.
What was most appealing to me was the writing and how the characters were presented, how deep their story was built, and how raw their flaws are included in the story. By the end of the book, you care for each of them and it hurts that the book has ended but you need to know more. I can't say it is a big cliffhanger, it is a preparation for the next book but just how some things ended...that has to be changed!
Honestly, I don't know how I came across this book but it deserves a lot more recs and reviews.
I noticed that the marketing of the book and the author's activities had stopped at some point, what was the reason behind this is unfamiliar to me, but I do hope that we will see the next book in this series.
This book went from "I might DNF it" to a 5-star read!
Since last year, when I made my best decision and dove into the world of books by indie authors, I made a quest for myself to read as many and promote as many.
And this book! Why is it not talked about more? It has such an elaborate world-building, diverse characters, and wonderful relationships and is an absolute enjoyment to read.
What a journey was reading it.
I was certain that I would DNF it for the first few chapters.
Why? It started with three characters that had short names, starting with an E, and it was hard to follow for a few chapters.
But... Slowly it pulled me in and the grasp it had on my attention was unexplainable.
The writing is so well done and so mesmerizing. The characters were so well written that soon enough I didn't have a problem realizing who is who and the story picked up. Their magic powers are interesting and so well described that you can clearly picture the scene. The story gets really captivating and complex and it was so rich with world-building that I could not stop reading. The intricate world of the Gods and their avatars, the ideology of acceptance (or lack of it) based on the rase and birth line... The world-building is so wide, and rich, but in the end, it still feels as if we only scratched the surface of it and there is so much more to find out.
In the end, this is one of the most well-written books that I have read.
What was most appealing to me was the writing and how the characters were presented, how deep their story was built, and how raw their flaws are included in the story. By the end of the book, you care for each of them and it hurts that the book has ended but you need to know more. I can't say it is a big cliffhanger, it is a preparation for the next book but just how some things ended...that has to be changed!
Honestly, I don't know how I came across this book but it deserves a lot more recs and reviews.
I noticed that the marketing of the book and the author's activities had stopped at some point, what was the reason behind this is unfamiliar to me, but I do hope that we will see the next book in this series.