Book Review: Darkness Before Dawn by J.A. London

Darkness Before Dawn (Darkness Before Dawn #1) by J.A. London
Genre: Young Adult Fiction (Paranormal Romance)
Date Published: May 29, 2012
Publisher: HarperCollins

At seventeen, Dawn Montgomery knows that monsters really do come out at night—after all, they are her job. It’s just after the thirty-years war between vampires and humans, and as an ambassador between the two sides (a role she inherited when her parents were killed), Dawn quickly learns that balancing schoolwork, teen life, and the requests of Lord Valentine, the most frightening vampire in the region, isn’t easy.

And it only gets more complicated when she forms a tentative friendship with Victor, the mysterious stranger who rescued her from a hoard of vampires…only to discover that not only is Victor a vampire, but that he is Lord Valentine’s son.

Soon Dawn is struggling to remember that with everything on the line, she can’t afford to fall for the enemy…

Darkness Before Dawn is the first book in the Darkness Before Dawn Trilogy by J. A. London. Dawn is a super strong lead, and she’s placed in an impossible situation after the death of her parents. As ambassador between humans and vampires, she’s at risk of death anytime she meets with Lord Valentine. Dealing with the humans isn’t all fun and games either, since they lost the war. There’s fear and prejudices on both sides.. and rightly so. Aftermath of War is never pretty. Plus, Dawn’s still in high school, so there’s that. There’s sort of a love triangle, if you can call it that. The world they live in is intriguing, and the human/vampire situationship going on is definitely interesting. This one has my attention.

“The vampires took everything from me, but I'm looking into the eyes of one who has the power to give me back a reason to live, who can heal my gaping hole of sorrow.”

Have you read the second book yet? 

J.A. London is the mother-son writing team of Rachel Hawthorne(Lorraine Heath) and her son, Alex London. Rachel has written many novels for teens, including the popular Dark Guardian series. Alex, a recent graduate with a degree in Historical Studies, enjoys combining history and fiction to create unique worlds. The Darkness Before Dawn series is their first joint project.

To learn more about J.A. London and their books, visit their website. You can also find them on Goodreads.

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