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| Original Title: | Darkness Before Dawn |
| ISBN: | 006202065X (ISBN13: 9780062020659) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.epicreads.com/books/darkness-before-dawn/9780062020659/ |
| Series: | Darkness Before Dawn Trilogy #1 |
J.A. London
Paperback | Pages: 342 pages Rating: 3.96 | 12243 Users | 883 Reviews
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| Title | : | Darkness Before Dawn (Darkness Before Dawn Trilogy #1) |
| Author | : | J.A. London |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 342 pages |
| Published | : | May 29th 2012 by HarperTeen |
| Categories | : | Paranormal. Vampires. Young Adult. Fantasy. Science Fiction. Dystopia |
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At seventeen, Dawn Montgomery knows that monsters really do come out at night—after all, they are her job. It’s just after the thirty-years war between vampires and humans, and as an ambassador between the two sides (a role she inherited when her parents were killed), Dawn quickly learns that balancing schoolwork, teen life, and the requests of Lord Valentine, the most frightening vampire in the region, isn’t easy. And it only gets more complicated when she forms a tentative friendship with Victor, the mysterious stranger who rescued her from a hoard of vampires…only to discover that not only is Victor a vampire, but that he is Lord Valentine’s son. Soon Dawn is struggling to remember that with everything on the line, she can’t afford to fall for the enemy…Rating About Books Darkness Before Dawn (Darkness Before Dawn Trilogy #1)
Ratings: 3.96 From 12243 Users | 883 ReviewsWrite Up About Books Darkness Before Dawn (Darkness Before Dawn Trilogy #1)
Similar Books: The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa, The Hunt by Andrew FukudaThis was an interesting read for me. There were bits that I liked a lot, then some that didn't really impress me. Maybe I'm sick of vampires. Or dystopians. Or both. But I was a little disappointed with this one.First things that I did like: the setting and worldbuilding. Honestly, that was my favorite part of the book. I liked the world that the "J.A. London" crafted here, with vampires pretty much ruling the world andOh my, this book was a bit of a catastrophe. I saw the cover and thought "Hmmm, another entertaining albiet generic paranormal romance" Was it generic? Yes. Entertaining? No. I got about 40 pages in before realizing that the writing was too terrible to be enjoyed, it was horribly cheesy and frankly, a little bit annoying.
1.5 stars - spoilersSeventeen year old Dawn Montgomery lives in the city of Denver surrounded by walls. The walls were built to keep vampires out after a 30 year war between humans and vampires devastated both sides. A treaty was forged between the two - in exchange for vampires not attacking the human, humans donated blood. After her parents death, Dawn is chosen to be the delegate between the city of Denver and the vampire, Lord Valentine. Hijinks ensues.-I found most of the book to be
Eh. Sorry to say I didn't really love Darkness Before Dawn. I thought as I was reading it that the reason I wasn't into it might be because I recently read, and adored, The Immortal Rules which is extremely similar. Its hard not to make comparisons between the two dystopian vampire books, and in the end The Immortal Rules wins hands down.But my lack of enjoyment wasn't just because of the comparison. I just didn't like the story. I had very high expectations and am disappointed that this one
This book seems to tiptoe back and forth across the line of what I consider to be juvenile writing. I like the premise of the storyline though, and I think in the right authors hands (possibly one that would have written it as adult fiction rather than YA) it could have been amazing. As it is, the writing style is pretty simple, and its an easy read. The biggest downfall is the predictability of where the storyline is heading. I suspected that Sin was a vampire right from the introduction of his
I'm going to start right off with the world building because it was very well done and important to all other aspects of the story. There was a huge war with humans and vampires which left the world devastated. Vampires won as I guess would be expected so the VampHu treaty was put in place. The cities are all surrounded by huge walls. Vamps on the outside, humans on the inside. Technology has been destroyed. Little communication and travel between the cities. There is one train that goes through
Oh my, this book was a bit of a catastrophe. I saw the cover and thought "Hmmm, another entertaining albiet generic paranormal romance" Was it generic? Yes. Entertaining? No. I got about 40 pages in before realizing that the writing was too terrible to be enjoyed, it was horribly cheesy and frankly, a little bit annoying.
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