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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A solid start to a much-anticipated series, though in my opinion, it suffered from a low page count. The characters were very interesting, and the dynamic between the three officers was fun to read, though it would have been much better if their character was more fleshed out; We needed to spend more time getting to know these characters to really fall in love with them.
As for everything else, the plot was interesting, the pacing was good, and the world has potential, though it needs to be fleshed out as well. Plus points for the brutality of the murders.
Basically, this book needed thrice the number of pages!!
As for everything else, the plot was interesting, the pacing was good, and the world has potential, though it needs to be fleshed out as well. Plus points for the brutality of the murders.
Basically, this book needed thrice the number of pages!!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
4.5 stars
"A third tear hit the letter. Jotch laid his hands on the typewriter, and began writing lies."
I don't know why people are being so harsh on this book. This is Daniel's first published work. He has a background in computer science and public speech I believe. And in only 100 pages I think he manages to pull off a very compelling story that shows a lot of potential for growth. I don't like horror/thrillers or murder/mysteries or cop stories or cops as main characters. This book had everything I usually do not like. For this reason along with the author being an amateur, I thought this book would be a slog for me. This was definitely not the case. For this reason, this book exceeded my expectations and deserves near five stars.
Yes, the book has its flaws. Some of the dialogue is very scratchy and the writing is not very polished. However, in only 100 pages, he has managed to create an interesting world (albeit not very detailed) that has a lot of potential for worldbuilding, characters that feel competent in their roles, and a gripping plot.
While I hated the name he chose for Chapman his character-work was solid if not very established. I can definitely see a lot of potential development for this character and his motives. The main character, Khlid (again another terrible name choice, Daniel my dude how are we supposed to pronounce this name), is flatter than her counterpart. Some of the decisions this character made seemed inconsistent but overall I was not bored experiencing the world from her POV.
The story started off a little boring I took a day-long break after reading the first 20 pages, but things really picked off after that. The writing style itself is not very polished but the pacing of the story and the way the plot smoothly established itself was something I was not expecting. I finished the rest of the story in one sitting. Again for this being Daniel's first attempt I was really impressed. The story did have a bit of exposition at times but I can forgive that as there is so much worldbuilding you can establish easily in 100 pages without sacrificing from the plot. Some exposition is tolerated. I especially loved the brothel scene. I don't know how Daniel did it but just in 2 pages Christie (the Mother of the brothel) became my favorite character in the story.
This was a solid entry into Lawful Times. There is a lot of potential here. I really hope it carries through.
"A third tear hit the letter. Jotch laid his hands on the typewriter, and began writing lies."
I don't know why people are being so harsh on this book. This is Daniel's first published work. He has a background in computer science and public speech I believe. And in only 100 pages I think he manages to pull off a very compelling story that shows a lot of potential for growth. I don't like horror/thrillers or murder/mysteries or cop stories or cops as main characters. This book had everything I usually do not like. For this reason along with the author being an amateur, I thought this book would be a slog for me. This was definitely not the case. For this reason, this book exceeded my expectations and deserves near five stars.
Yes, the book has its flaws. Some of the dialogue is very scratchy and the writing is not very polished. However, in only 100 pages, he has managed to create an interesting world (albeit not very detailed) that has a lot of potential for worldbuilding, characters that feel competent in their roles, and a gripping plot.
While I hated the name he chose for Chapman his character-work was solid if not very established. I can definitely see a lot of potential development for this character and his motives. The main character, Khlid (again another terrible name choice, Daniel my dude how are we supposed to pronounce this name), is flatter than her counterpart. Some of the decisions this character made seemed inconsistent but overall I was not bored experiencing the world from her POV.
The story started off a little boring I took a day-long break after reading the first 20 pages, but things really picked off after that. The writing style itself is not very polished but the pacing of the story and the way the plot smoothly established itself was something I was not expecting. I finished the rest of the story in one sitting. Again for this being Daniel's first attempt I was really impressed. The story did have a bit of exposition at times but I can forgive that as there is so much worldbuilding you can establish easily in 100 pages without sacrificing from the plot. Some exposition is tolerated. I especially loved the brothel scene. I don't know how Daniel did it but just in 2 pages Christie (the Mother of the brothel) became my favorite character in the story.
This was a solid entry into Lawful Times. There is a lot of potential here. I really hope it carries through.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've been watching Daniel Greene's YouTube channel for the past four years. He's a reader and critical reviewer of fantasy novels, so when I heard he was releasing his own fantasy novella, I was interested in checking it out. Daniel is great at picking apart books, explaining what worked and what didn't, and what he would like to see improve in future installments of a series. Knowing how well he reviews books, I expected him to take some of those suggestions he's keen to give other authors and apply them to his own book. Well . . . that's not the case here. Honestly, this feels like the kind of story that, if written by someone else and given to Daniel to read, he would not rate or review very highly, just based on what I know about how he reviews books from watching his channel.
Breach of Peace is not a fantasy, as I was expecting it to be—it's a gritty crime drama mystery with some paranormal elements. The story opens on a scene of a gruesome murder of an entire family and the detective crew trying to figure out what happened.
This novella definitely has that debut feel. The story tries to have some mysterious elements to pull the reader along, and the characters seem to be distinct from one another and have a little depth to them, although I thought every single character was unlikeable except for Khlid, and I'm not sure that this was Daniel's intention.
Unfortunately, most of this book didn't work for me. I'm not trying to be mean here, just honest in my review.
I thought it was kind of weird that everyone had normal (non-fantasy) English names, except for our protagonist Khlid. I've never heard that name before, and there's nothing wrong with it on its own, but it doesn't seem to fit with the likes of Chapman, Samuel, or Rollins. Either make all the names fantastical, or all the names not. Another thing was the numerous editing errors I encountered throughout the story. I noticed many improper apostrophes, illegal semicolons, and incorrect ellipses, among other details here and there. Nothing too egregious, but editor-me noticed it all and was bothered by it all.
I also didn't care for the general writing style. I'm a reader that is really drawn to an author's writing style, but there was really nothing here to make the words stand out. The writing was straightforward with no frills. Nothing wrong with it, but it wasn't my preferred style.
My main complaint about the story, though, is its lack of worldbuilding. I know this novella is short and therefore has limited page time for worldbuilding, but I feel like there was next to nothing about the setting of this book. No descriptions of the city or the Empire, geographically or politically, and no indication of what time period this takes place in. The most I could gather was that this novella is set in its own world apart from ours—likely why I've seen it labeled as a fantasy. What I really wanted more information on, even more than the setting, was the rebels. I have no idea after finishing this book who the rebels are or what they stand against or whether they serve the Almighty or really anything about them; they are just some vague enemy that Khlid has to deal with. I'm assuming these answers will come in the second book since its title is Rebel's Creed, but I can't say for certain.
What I do know is that this novella needed more depth to the story. The plot was pretty straightforward, and a certain reveal at the end was heavily foreshadowed early on to the point that the reveal felt obvious and lackluster rather than surprising, which was disappointing. I also think that the paranormal element felt out of place here, which is a little sad because it seems that the sequel will lean more heavily into that. It just wasn't introduced early enough or concretely enough that it felt like a natural part of the story. I think Breach of Peace would have worked better had it leaned more into the fantastical, or removed those elements completely and had just been a crime mystery.
Breach of Peace is both not my taste, as I prefer neither stories with horror elements nor novellas in general, and an obvious debut that could have greatly benefitted from more fleshing out and editing. I didn't care for the characters or the lack of worldbuilding or the amount of violence this story possesses. I feel like I'm being overly critical, but I didn't hate this. Breach of Peace was a fine reading experience, but I know the story will not stay with me long now that I am finished, and I know I won't be reading the sequels. I still really like watching Daniel's channel though, and I hope he is able to improve his writing and further his authorial career.
3.5/5 but I usually round down for Goodreads. I really enjoyed this novella. Considering how short it was I can't believe how absorbed I got in it. I even had to take a break between the two most intense chapters and when I picked the book back up I was immediately fully immersed again. The action scenes had me reading as quickly as I could and the portrayal of emotional shock was incredibly well done. My biggest complaint is the dialogue. Maybe it's just my accent/way of speaking, but I'm used to conversational dialogue using contractions. When characters spoke to each other and said "I am" instead of "I'm" or "we are" instead of "we're" it felt unnatural to me. There were also a few paragraphs that I completely misunderstood and had to go back to reread. Unfortunately with this being a novella that comes before a main entry into the series, there's a lot of world building and background info that isn't provided here. That being said, I'm already invested enough that I'll keep reading just to learn more about the world. Amazing work Daniel. Can't wait to see what comes next.
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
This book is honestly stunning! Theres so much world building for the amount of pages and it's done perfectly. The last line was absolute perfection and I cant wait to read the next one. I just wish there were more pages.
Pues una novelita entretenida. Quizá bebe demasiado de otras fuentes de fantasía y el worldbuilding no termina de estar desarrollado.
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated