My Review of Haley Hartman's Burn the Dawn

 My Review of Haley Hartman's Burn the Dawn 

I got an advanced reader copy of this book for free from Booksirens in exchange for an honest review

Burn the Dawn is a young adult fantasy with a fast-paced plot that I rated 3.5 stars. Don't get me wrong, the book was really good, I especially enjoyed the world-building and plot twists, but it just felt like it missed something in relation to the characters.

Trigger warnings: Closed door scene w/ build-up, violence, death, dark themes.

Tropes
Young Adult
Fantasy
Assassin FMC
Military Commander MMC
Plot Twists
Seirens / Harpies

My Thoughts

Worldbuilding: The world felt really fleshed out, I could picture all the kingdoms, and I really enjoyed the idea of Callings for seirens. The magic was well-thought out, and it was just... really good world-building.

Plot: It felt a little slow at the start, but it quickly picked up and only lulled a few times. I really enjoyed all the plot twists, and with each new one, I was hooked in again. There were a few spots where I doubted the story, but then a new thing would come to light, and it would make sense.

Characters: This was, in part, what brought down the rating. Don't get me wrong, Nyx and Accolyn are solid characters, but they felt a little inconsistent at times, and I didn't really understand why they clicked together romantically. The side characters were well-thought out, too. Also, the intense romance aspect had caught me off guard and did lower the rating a little, but that was more preference than anything else.

Writing Style / Execution: I felt like this idea was pretty well executed, though the use of 'clipped' instead of 'said' or something similar several times threw me off at the start. There was a few grammatical errors, including a misspelling of Nyx's name, but other than that, it was fine.

This was my review of Haley Hartman's Burn the Dawn!