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wavesturneddown's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
hungryhightning's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
ethias's review against another edition
2.0
Honestly better than I was expecting! I think the world building elements were really interesting and he did well making tension and getting me invested (at least as far as is possible with the small number of pages). I really did not like the main character at all, and the characters were really one note. It’s very very clear that this was just meant to set things up/be a long prologue, which can be a little frustrating since it ends up feeling kind of pointless, especially when done like this where everyone is just kind of brutally murdered by the end so everything I may have rooted for is completely squashed, absolute zero return on my investment in the story lmao ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
alanp's review against another edition
3.0
I picked this book up to support the author, Mr. Greene, as I am a fan of his work on YouTube, and I'm happy to say that I enjoyed the read - finished it in (practically) one sitting.
A good debut novella and introduction to the Lawful Times world, and one that Danial can be proud of.
Although I didn't really buy into some of the decisions made, or conclusions drawn, by the characters (with whom I didn't develop much of a connection - probably more difficult in a novella!?), the story and the world itself was interesting and exciting enough to keep me engaged and entertained throughout.
The parts of the writing I thought were a little bit shaky (only in my amateur opinion) were noticeable mainly because of how strong other parts were.
Three stars may not seem like a glowing review, but I've no doubt Daniel will get better and better, and it was a quick and fun read!
For reference, I gave Patrick Rothfuss's novella, The Slow Regard of Silent Things, 2 stars, despite his famously good prose... its a story I want most - and Breach of Peace was a good story.
A good debut novella and introduction to the Lawful Times world, and one that Danial can be proud of.
Although I didn't really buy into some of the decisions made, or conclusions drawn, by the characters (with whom I didn't develop much of a connection - probably more difficult in a novella!?), the story and the world itself was interesting and exciting enough to keep me engaged and entertained throughout.
The parts of the writing I thought were a little bit shaky (only in my amateur opinion) were noticeable mainly because of how strong other parts were.
Three stars may not seem like a glowing review, but I've no doubt Daniel will get better and better, and it was a quick and fun read!
For reference, I gave Patrick Rothfuss's novella, The Slow Regard of Silent Things, 2 stars, despite his famously good prose... its a story I want most - and Breach of Peace was a good story.
wouterk's review against another edition
3.0
I think this was a great debut novel for Daniel Greene, so from that perspective a 4-star. From my perspective as a fantasy reader and in comparison to my other reviews a 3-star novella.
I liked the fact that we get a full story which gets sufficiently resolved. We get from a murder mystery to a conspiracy, with deduction, action and plot twists. The ending was slightly ambiguous, which was not for me. Looking at the description of the next book it is unsure whether this story really has any significance to it, except for a bit of context and yet it keeps a bit of a loose end. Who knows, I'll find out in the next book, but not having a clue leaves me somewhat unsatisfied.
I think the world is quite interesting, although some world-building is missing. Still, the societal structure which is pivotal to the series, I believe, is very well introduced. I think character work and world-building read natural. The thing I really did not like in the writing was the foreshadowing with phrases like 'this would be the last...' something. But that only happened twice.
All in all a solid debut, that will require some readers to be a bit forgiving for that, and personally looking forward to read the rest of the series.
I liked the fact that we get a full story which gets sufficiently resolved. We get from a murder mystery to a conspiracy, with deduction, action and plot twists. The ending was slightly ambiguous, which was not for me. Looking at the description of the next book it is unsure whether this story really has any significance to it, except for a bit of context and yet it keeps a bit of a loose end. Who knows, I'll find out in the next book, but not having a clue leaves me somewhat unsatisfied.
I think the world is quite interesting, although some world-building is missing. Still, the societal structure which is pivotal to the series, I believe, is very well introduced. I think character work and world-building read natural. The thing I really did not like in the writing was the foreshadowing with phrases like 'this would be the last...' something. But that only happened twice.
All in all a solid debut, that will require some readers to be a bit forgiving for that, and personally looking forward to read the rest of the series.
gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
If you want to start an audio series the voice actors were great and Daniel B. Greene has uploaded the first two books of this series onto his YouTube channel for free. So if you are thinking about the series I recommend you go have a look.
This was an interesting way to introduce an audience to this series. I think the world is really interesting as we are introduced into a society that is dystopian, steampunk and fantasy presented in a murder mystery novel. For the most part it was easy to follow along with the story though there were moments that felt murky when listening, like we are meant to know more about this world then what I had at the time. This could also be due to the pacing as I think the story takes place over a day and night. The characters were nothing special, actually the one character that caught my interest, Christy, wasn't introduced until the end of the book, and had me wishing we saw more of her.
I think the ending was a bit rough for me and what made me both like and dislike the book. I am assuming it made sense in the world and the ending felt a little unnecessary and bugged me a little, but I can see that there is a set up for ideas later in the series. I am interested to see how the second book goes as the audio is double the length and I think that is where we will hopefully start to get to the meat and bones of the world lore.
This was an interesting way to introduce an audience to this series. I think the world is really interesting as we are introduced into a society that is dystopian, steampunk and fantasy presented in a murder mystery novel. For the most part it was easy to follow along with the story though there were moments that felt murky when listening, like we are meant to know more about this world then what I had at the time. This could also be due to the pacing as I think the story takes place over a day and night. The characters were nothing special, actually the one character that caught my interest, Christy, wasn't introduced until the end of the book, and had me wishing we saw more of her.
I think the ending was a bit rough for me and what made me both like and dislike the book. I am assuming it made sense in the world and the ending felt a little unnecessary and bugged me a little, but I can see that there is a set up for ideas later in the series. I am interested to see how the second book goes as the audio is double the length and I think that is where we will hopefully start to get to the meat and bones of the world lore.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Body horror
thecurseofchris's review against another edition
2.0
I subscribe to Daniel on YouTube, and wanted to support him by buying his novella. Obviously it's a debut which for the majority of hopeful authors will turn out to be a miss, and unfortunately, this was one of them. I found the plot summary intriguing enough, but the execution of the story was not good. The characters felt one-dimensional and not really worth my time investing in. The writing was amateurish and full of tropes, which is odd because if anyone should know better to avoid those, it's Daniel.
Overall I think Breach of Peace is a neat concept, but the final product just really wasn't worth my time.
Overall I think Breach of Peace is a neat concept, but the final product just really wasn't worth my time.
laiabrary's review
3.0
While the book had its entertaining moments, I found myself frustrated with Daniel Greene's abrupt transitions between scenes and the lack of elaboration on crucial elements. Perhaps constrained to its 100 pages, the story suffered from an imbalance in detail allocation, with excessive focus on inconsequential gore at the expense of exploring the intriguing magic system and political dynamics. Despite these shortcomings, the characters were compelling, though their backstories felt underutilized, leaving me wondering if this was a deliberate narrative choice.
sophiedianee's review against another edition
3.0
This novella has its flaws, but with it TONS of potential. I’m very excited to see where this series will go and will for sure be picking up the next addition.
riskeytaker's review against another edition
mysterious
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? N/A
2.0
Of all the books ever written this is one of them. I was really wanting to support the author since I really like his YouTube channel and all is one to support indie authors. I hope that writing this was learning process for him and he continues to improve his craft if he continues to write. . I think he could probably benefit from some formal education in creative writing. This feels like part of a book instead of a whole book. I understand it’s a Novella and you can’t get too deep into it but it feels like there is no world building whatsoever. There is literally no description of anything until page 20. The main character name is khlid which every time I saw it I thought Khalid and since there was no description of her anywhere my mental picture became dj Khalid. That made me laugh so it improved the experience of the rest of the story.