A review by slowreaderpeter
The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

2.25

I really, really wanted to like The Dawnhounds, and there certainly were parts of this book I enjoyed. Very unique world with an interesting city and location. But this whole story was pretty messy and it was hard to enjoy it like it was intended to be. First of all, it has 2 different “magic” systems, that seem almost at odds with each other? And while they both seem interesting, neither of them is actually explained, articulated, or demonstrated rather well or clearly. You’re left trying to piece it together the whole book. Second, the narrative and villain and end goal seemed to change about 3 times? But all very abruptly, like you’re watching an anime and all of the sudden a new villain pops out of nowhere to throw the audience off guard. I am curious if I would enjoy the presumed sequel more, but this book was definitely a disappointment.