Reviews with content warning for Body horror - Dawnhounds

Really mixed bag for me. Fantastic worldbuilding that I could read about for hours and hours more. Incredibly cool magic system. Interesting, fully realized main characters, but secondary characters that felt very flat. Huge A+ for casual queerness and disability rep. Lots of subtle humor that was so fun. But a plot that felt messy and difficult to keep track of - sometimes to the point of feeling nonexistent. Love the people and the vibes, but wanted much more going on.

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sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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coatpocketcreature's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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catsandbookspluspup's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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vimesboottheory's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book has been described as “if Vandermeer wrote Discworld” and… yes. Look, it’s raw, funny, and brilliant, it is in all likelihood unlike anything else you’ve read, and you really must read it.

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jessereadsthings's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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onegalonelife27's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Now this is a different book than my usual taste, but I was intrigued by the premise of bio-based technology and someone coming back to life.

Yat is an former street kid turn officer, trying to help make her town a better place yet finds herself demoted for “life style choices” aka being bisexual when the head religion says no to that-bleh. However, encountering a dead body and two strange officers leads to her death and subsequent resurrection with new magical powers. Now Yat finds herself involved with pirates, ancient gods, and a conspiracy that may just lead to the destruction of her home.

The characters are all intriguing and combined with the interesting world building make for a more surreal mystery that keeps you going. I was satisfied with the end and intrigued by the epilouge given, making me eager to see how the rest of the series goes.

I do have to admit, there were some parts of the plot I’m not sure were necessary since they didn’t really move Yat’s story along. However, given that this is actually part a series, it might be setting up for things to come. I also had a bit of a hard time keeping track of the countries/factions mentioned in the series and one reveal felt a bit off since it contradicted something said earlier and there’s no information to explain the contradiction.

Also somehow I managed to read two books about corrupt police departments in the same week. Funny how that happens.

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kell_xavi's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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