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perilous1's review against another edition
3.0
Don't get too excited by the title, Batman fans. You won't find him here.
Readers will likely perceive this urban fantasy tale as reminiscent of Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter series—minus the vampire element and swapping the Greek/Roman pantheon of gods for Egyptian instead.
As paranormal heroes go, Asher is a pretty standard alpha male—the uptight, over-caffinated leader of an elite band of ancient warriors who've been charged with ridding the world of demonic evil. The heroine, Kira, is a medical doctor who lives in general avoidance of her trouble-attracting supernatural abilities—while assisting her bungling cousin with his black market artifact deals on the side.
This reader's biggest complaint would be that the character of Kira never fully came to life. She had a background, but she seemed detached from it. She had a vague idea of what was going on in a supernatural sense, but spent much of the book running on assumptions without clear motives or a desire to fill in missing information. It wasn't so much her ignorance that disappointed as her lack of curiosity.
On the up side, the author's voice does have promise. And the medical aspects felt accurate, lending some authenticity. The Egyptian angle was even somewhat original, though the gods in question are largely hands-off. But the story overall seems to suffer from bumbling bad-guys and uneven pacing. Contrived incidents, stilted dialogue, and info-dumping make for a somewhat shaky worldbuilding experience. Readers may also note the editing to be a bit lacking.
Readers will likely perceive this urban fantasy tale as reminiscent of Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter series—minus the vampire element and swapping the Greek/Roman pantheon of gods for Egyptian instead.
As paranormal heroes go, Asher is a pretty standard alpha male—the uptight, over-caffinated leader of an elite band of ancient warriors who've been charged with ridding the world of demonic evil. The heroine, Kira, is a medical doctor who lives in general avoidance of her trouble-attracting supernatural abilities—while assisting her bungling cousin with his black market artifact deals on the side.
This reader's biggest complaint would be that the character of Kira never fully came to life. She had a background, but she seemed detached from it. She had a vague idea of what was going on in a supernatural sense, but spent much of the book running on assumptions without clear motives or a desire to fill in missing information. It wasn't so much her ignorance that disappointed as her lack of curiosity.
On the up side, the author's voice does have promise. And the medical aspects felt accurate, lending some authenticity. The Egyptian angle was even somewhat original, though the gods in question are largely hands-off. But the story overall seems to suffer from bumbling bad-guys and uneven pacing. Contrived incidents, stilted dialogue, and info-dumping make for a somewhat shaky worldbuilding experience. Readers may also note the editing to be a bit lacking.
see_sadie_read's review
3.0
I'd push it up another 1/2 star if I could and call it 3.5. I liked it.
My first thought on reading Dawn of a Dark Knight is that the cover doesn't match it. IMO it needs one a little more like those of J.R. Ward's or Elisabeth Naughton's, something that screams PNR because that is what this is. Like the Black Dagger Brotherhood or the Eternal Guardians the men of Dawn of a Dark Knight, the Magi, are a bonded group of hard as nails, hot as fire, destined for one woman defenders of the innocent. And like other such books in the genre the sexual tensions run high and the sex smolders, but my favourite part is the males' interactions with one another. They fight to the death for one another, but also rag each other constantly. They laugh at each other's pain and wheedle anyone with a perceptible weakness, all in good fun of course. This made for plenty of funny moments.
Though side characters, I also loved Kane and Markus, especially Kane. Next to the two main characters I think he was my favourite in the book. I expect he will play prominent role in future books in the series, but of courses that is only my speculation...or hope.
It did feel a little bit like after fighting her destiny the whole book, Kira suddenly and for no apparent reason (other than that she should have already) finally gave in to it. I couldn't identify a single causal event or moment. Maybe there didn't need to be, but I found myself thinking, 'Hey, when did she change her mind?' There were also a few noticeable editing mistakes, but nothing that irritated me enough to put me off reading further.
Since Wild Rose Press only just released this one I don't know when a second is expected, but I'd be happy to read it when it is out.
My first thought on reading Dawn of a Dark Knight is that the cover doesn't match it. IMO it needs one a little more like those of J.R. Ward's or Elisabeth Naughton's, something that screams PNR because that is what this is. Like the Black Dagger Brotherhood or the Eternal Guardians the men of Dawn of a Dark Knight, the Magi, are a bonded group of hard as nails, hot as fire, destined for one woman defenders of the innocent. And like other such books in the genre the sexual tensions run high and the sex smolders, but my favourite part is the males' interactions with one another. They fight to the death for one another, but also rag each other constantly. They laugh at each other's pain and wheedle anyone with a perceptible weakness, all in good fun of course. This made for plenty of funny moments.
Though side characters, I also loved Kane and Markus, especially Kane. Next to the two main characters I think he was my favourite in the book. I expect he will play prominent role in future books in the series, but of courses that is only my speculation...or hope.
It did feel a little bit like after fighting her destiny the whole book, Kira suddenly and for no apparent reason (other than that she should have already) finally gave in to it. I couldn't identify a single causal event or moment. Maybe there didn't need to be, but I found myself thinking, 'Hey, when did she change her mind?' There were also a few noticeable editing mistakes, but nothing that irritated me enough to put me off reading further.
Since Wild Rose Press only just released this one I don't know when a second is expected, but I'd be happy to read it when it is out.
see_sadie_read's review against another edition
3.0
I'd push it up another 1/2 star if I could and call it 3.5. I liked it.
My first thought on reading Dawn of a Dark Knight is that the cover doesn't match it. IMO it needs one a little more like those of J.R. Ward's or Elisabeth Naughton's, something that screams PNR because that is what this is. Like the Black Dagger Brotherhood or the Eternal Guardians the men of Dawn of a Dark Knight, the Magi, are a bonded group of hard as nails, hot as fire, destined for one woman defenders of the innocent. And like other such books in the genre the sexual tensions run high and the sex smolders, but my favourite part is the males' interactions with one another. They fight to the death for one another, but also rag each other constantly. They laugh at each other's pain and wheedle anyone with a perceptible weakness, all in good fun of course. This made for plenty of funny moments.
Though side characters, I also loved Kane and Markus, especially Kane. Next to the two main characters I think he was my favourite in the book. I expect he will play prominent role in future books in the series, but of courses that is only my speculation...or hope.
It did feel a little bit like after fighting her destiny the whole book, Kira suddenly and for no apparent reason (other than that she should have already) finally gave in to it. I couldn't identify a single causal event or moment. Maybe there didn't need to be, but I found myself thinking, 'Hey, when did she change her mind?' There were also a few noticeable editing mistakes, but nothing that irritated me enough to put me off reading further.
Since Wild Rose Press only just released this one I don't know when a second is expected, but I'd be happy to read it when it is out.
My first thought on reading Dawn of a Dark Knight is that the cover doesn't match it. IMO it needs one a little more like those of J.R. Ward's or Elisabeth Naughton's, something that screams PNR because that is what this is. Like the Black Dagger Brotherhood or the Eternal Guardians the men of Dawn of a Dark Knight, the Magi, are a bonded group of hard as nails, hot as fire, destined for one woman defenders of the innocent. And like other such books in the genre the sexual tensions run high and the sex smolders, but my favourite part is the males' interactions with one another. They fight to the death for one another, but also rag each other constantly. They laugh at each other's pain and wheedle anyone with a perceptible weakness, all in good fun of course. This made for plenty of funny moments.
Though side characters, I also loved Kane and Markus, especially Kane. Next to the two main characters I think he was my favourite in the book. I expect he will play prominent role in future books in the series, but of courses that is only my speculation...or hope.
It did feel a little bit like after fighting her destiny the whole book, Kira suddenly and for no apparent reason (other than that she should have already) finally gave in to it. I couldn't identify a single causal event or moment. Maybe there didn't need to be, but I found myself thinking, 'Hey, when did she change her mind?' There were also a few noticeable editing mistakes, but nothing that irritated me enough to put me off reading further.
Since Wild Rose Press only just released this one I don't know when a second is expected, but I'd be happy to read it when it is out.
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