Review: Not What I Expected...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 13, 2013
*Spoiler Alert*Paranormal is by far my favorite genre to read, so I was very excited to read Dark Dawn.  I hadn't read a good "fallen angel" book lately, so I was ready.  I have to say, though, I was really disappointed.This story has very strong biblical intonation, which I didn't have a problem with. For me, I felt like the author couldn't decide whether to use true spiritual reference of fictional spiritual reference.  We start out with God in the Heavens, creating Adam and Eve, and sending down an Angel to detour the serpent at the Tree of Life. Strictly right out of Genesis...by the end of the book: God is always furious, the Guardians(Angels) that he has created to protect mankind are breaking every rule possible and throw all caution to the wind, the serpent turns out to be a species of evil Fae, and the Tree of Life has now had roots split off of it so that others can grow their own to gain access to the Fae world.  I kept telling myself that this was of course fiction material, but it just all became to confusing.The only character that I really connected with was Seth. The leader of the Guardians. I like the other characters, but I felt like they were never given the chance to really have their own spotlight in any part of the book.The timeline jumped around alot, which normally is not a big deal, but usually you will have an intro or exit so the the reader has an idea of why the story is where its at.The author had some loose ends that she didn't leave any explanation to: why one Angel became pregnant when they weren't supposed to, why Seth was able to get a human pregnant, the reason the Fae used humans for breeding purposes, etc...I will say that I am naturally a very inquisitive person and so I tend to want to get the answers to everything that unfolds in a story.  So if I expect too much, then that is on me.I loved the idea of this book, I really did. And I think that if it were given more length to really get into some of the meat of the story, it would be great. I just felt the story was rushed, the characters were not given the opportunity to grow, and by the end of the book, the author just wanted it to be done.I certainly appreciate the authors creativity. I hope in future books, she allows herself to really let loose and expand on these wonderful ideas.