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A review by dramxarama
Before the Dawn by Max Allan Collins
2.0
Okay so I've been wanting to read those since the TV series was cancelled because it fucking ended on a cliffhanger and mama needed answers. It took me a long time to get my hands on them and actually get to read them. I have to say I was scared of it ruining the show... And well...
This first book is actually kind of a prequel to the series. The problem is that it destroys a lot of canon stuff of the TV show... I'm kind of at a loss as to how it will answer the cliffhangers of the last season if it starts by breaking a lot of things established by the TV series.
So yeah, it ruined the show lmao. I'm probably gonna read the other two books just to see what the author did with the story because honestly I don't know how he could come back close to the show with what he did with the first book...
Also, the writing isn't really good. He does not understand any of the personality of the characters from the show which is bad, they almost all felt ooc to me. Max in a gang was like????? O.C. in the army????? The world building isn't always respected, like things don't make sense around the post pulse economy and stuff like that.
There is some good moments, nice scenes but overall, if you're not a fan of the show and really wanted to take a look to see if you could get answer... probably don't get that book, you will not quite understand everything and the plot would probably not make sense, same goes for the character's personality and why they do their shit.
If you are a fan, don't think you will get what you were looking for with this book. It's almost completely ooc, it almost feels like an AU since too many things from the past and the plot point are changed (the first episode of the series doesn't make sense with this book).
Anyway, I wrote a fanfiction when I was like 13 or 14 to feel like I still could connect with the series and well... it almost feels like it was as good a job as this book...
I'll read the next two to see if it gets better and because they're not that long. But I wouldn't recommend at least this first book.
This first book is actually kind of a prequel to the series. The problem is that it destroys a lot of canon stuff of the TV show... I'm kind of at a loss as to how it will answer the cliffhangers of the last season if it starts by breaking a lot of things established by the TV series.
So yeah, it ruined the show lmao. I'm probably gonna read the other two books just to see what the author did with the story because honestly I don't know how he could come back close to the show with what he did with the first book...
Also, the writing isn't really good. He does not understand any of the personality of the characters from the show which is bad, they almost all felt ooc to me. Max in a gang was like????? O.C. in the army????? The world building isn't always respected, like things don't make sense around the post pulse economy and stuff like that.
There is some good moments, nice scenes but overall, if you're not a fan of the show and really wanted to take a look to see if you could get answer... probably don't get that book, you will not quite understand everything and the plot would probably not make sense, same goes for the character's personality and why they do their shit.
If you are a fan, don't think you will get what you were looking for with this book. It's almost completely ooc, it almost feels like an AU since too many things from the past and the plot point are changed (the first episode of the series doesn't make sense with this book).
Anyway, I wrote a fanfiction when I was like 13 or 14 to feel like I still could connect with the series and well... it almost feels like it was as good a job as this book...
I'll read the next two to see if it gets better and because they're not that long. But I wouldn't recommend at least this first book.