A review by marklpotter
Dawnthief by James Barclay

3.0

This one was one of the hardest to get in to as I have ever experienced. I put it down twice and didn't expect to go back to it. Perseverance paid off in the end and after about the first four chapters, wherein there is way too much written about ponytails, the story really takes off. It doesn't get really amazing until about the middle of the book but from there on it I couldn't put it down. I have read quite a few reviews on here where I can't bring myself to believe that the person who wrote them actually read through the whole book. It is worth pushing through the beginning and the slow but decent next few chapters to get to the meat of Barclay's writing. Once you get past what seems to be the mistakes of a beginning author you are rewarded with epic battles, well written fights and a decently thought out magic system. From about the middle on hints are dropped here and there eluding to more depth in the magic system that I hope will be explored in the next book in the series. In short it is not easy to get through the good parts but it is worth the journey.