Darkness Before Dawn By J.A. London {Review}
Only sunlight can save us.
We built the wall to keep them out, to keep us safe. But it also makes
us prisoners, trapped in what's left of our ravaged city, fearing
nightfall.
After the death of my parents, it's up to me as the
newest delegate for humanity to bargain with our vampire overlord. I
thought I was ready. I thought I knew everything there was to know about
the monsters. Then again, nothing could have prepared me for Lord
Valentine . . . or his son. Maybe not all vampires are killers. Maybe
it's safe to let one in.
Only one thing is certain: Even the wall is not enough. A war is coming and we cannot hide forever.
After vampires revealed themselves and the war between them and humans
ended,walls were built to protect the humans from the vampires.But
they're not safe enough.People fear the night and only sunlight can save
them.And in Denver,things get complicated when Dawn,the bridge between
humans and vampires is saved but an unknown man who she believes is a
Watchman.And when the truth is revealed,Dawn realizes that not all
vampires are monsters.But can she convince others,who live with the fear
of death,that the creatures they are running from aren't that bad?And
what about the vampire that makes her feel things she hasn't felt
before?Will they be able to do something before it's too late?
Dawn
was a strong and brave character.I connected with her from the
beginning,physically and emotionally and I could understand how
difficult her life was.So many people depended on her and if she made
the wrong choices or said the wrong things,she jeopardized everyone's
lives,including hers.What I really appreciated and admired though was
that she was a really caring and loyal character,genuinely concerned
about other people who she always thought of before she thought about
herself.She doesn't hesitate to protect the people she loves and does
everything she can to make things right.She was really unique as a
character and I immensely enjoyed reading about her and her life.
Victor
was perfection.He might be a vampire but he was different and he showed
Dawn that not all of them were monsters.He was one of the most caring
male characters I've ever met in a book and it was quite refreshing.He
didn't only care for some people,he cared for everyone which was obvious
and he had feelings.I think he is perfect for Dawn but the future is
unclear for them since relationships between vampires and humans never
end in a nice way.Which is ridiculous but yeah.
Moving on to the
secondary characters...Micheal,Dawn's boyfriend didn't really make a
good impression since he transformed into this moody,annoying person who
got into a fight with his girlfriend because she didn't want to put
their lives in danger by going outside the wall...at night.She had a
right be cautious and not only did he fight with her,but he also ignored
her and flirted with her rival just because she didn't want to risk her
life doing something reckless,stupid and pointless.That scene was
really frustrating.In spite of the fact that Michael ended up being a
jerk,I adored Dawn's best friend and I think that they complete each
other in the best way.
This was one of those books that I really
wanted to read but never enough.Maybe that's why I didn't pick it up
earlier.Either way,I'm really glad I decided to finally read it!I fell
in love with the characters and the idea of it but even though I really
enjoyed it,I felt like it was a bit predictable and sometimes slow
paced.I think that the sequel will be more fast paced and action packed
which brings me to the conclusion that this was an interesting beginning
to the trilogy.It wasn't perfect but it succeeded in making me want to
pick up the rest of the books which means a lot.
Darkness Before Dawn was an enjoyable and quick read,which fans of vampires will definitely enjoy!
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