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Dawn of the Assassin
Dawn of the Assassin is an action/adventure thriller in which David Diegert, a young man of mixed race from a dysfunctional family, is coerced into becoming a hitman for an immensely wealthy, powerful man. Thrust into violent situations, he surprises everyone, including himself, with how deadly he can be. After successfully completing trial missions, Diegert is selected for an advanced training program. The fate of the one person he loves, the reputation of his trainer and his own life depend on his ability to prevail in the final challenge of the program, the tournament of assassins. With fast-paced writing, immersive action scenes, and surprises for Diegert around every corner, Dawn of the Assassin, is sure to keep thriller fans turning the pages.
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Published October 15, 2019
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December 5, 2019
Wow what a book!! Danger, danger if you can't take killing and guts to the highest level it is not for you! Anyone who has been in the military or a special op unit will get the idea. Great story behind all of this if you can make it through it all. Bill Brewer has the guts to tell all and if you think for one minute there are not powerful people in business then you are wrong. I loved it, great book!! Fast paced and does not let up for one second. If you dare, take a peek at what really can go on in life! Happy Reading folks! Thanks to the author and Melange Books, LLC for sending me a copy!
June 5, 2020
There are a few things that I enjoyed about this book. First is the overall story. I enjoyed the author's theme and the way that he gets straight to the point about what drives the main character. Second, I love the gore and guts of the fight scenes. You can definitely tell that the author has a background in anatomy and physiology because every fight scene or assassin kill is expertly described, much to my enjoyment.
The issues that I have are with the way the story is told, character development, and plot holes. This book would be amazing if the author took the time to spread out character development over a few books. Most people enjoy someone that has redeemable qualities, or ones that justify the character's motives. Albeit, David's motives are somewhat justified, the path that the story takes seems a bit far-fetched for a novice assassin. I wish that the time that was spent in the military would have been more in-depth. I would find David to be far more believable if his stint in the military was longer than the equivalent of a 5-minute read. Had he have learned and developed in that environment, then shipped overseas (where he went on a few missions or was in some expert training before being discharged) it would make the skills that he utilizes later in the book more believable. I found myself scoffing, saying things like "because everyone knows how to do that the first time". A sidenote/pet peeve: the author's main description of people was based on skinny or fat. There can be more descriptive phrases and attributes to describe most of the characters other than their build.
All-in-all, I found this book hard to put down. I was eager to find out what was coming next and my interest was peaked in many points. It did, however, slow down at times and seem unbelievable. I think that this could have made a great series if some of the points were addressed.
The issues that I have are with the way the story is told, character development, and plot holes. This book would be amazing if the author took the time to spread out character development over a few books. Most people enjoy someone that has redeemable qualities, or ones that justify the character's motives. Albeit, David's motives are somewhat justified, the path that the story takes seems a bit far-fetched for a novice assassin. I wish that the time that was spent in the military would have been more in-depth. I would find David to be far more believable if his stint in the military was longer than the equivalent of a 5-minute read. Had he have learned and developed in that environment, then shipped overseas (where he went on a few missions or was in some expert training before being discharged) it would make the skills that he utilizes later in the book more believable. I found myself scoffing, saying things like "because everyone knows how to do that the first time". A sidenote/pet peeve: the author's main description of people was based on skinny or fat. There can be more descriptive phrases and attributes to describe most of the characters other than their build.
All-in-all, I found this book hard to put down. I was eager to find out what was coming next and my interest was peaked in many points. It did, however, slow down at times and seem unbelievable. I think that this could have made a great series if some of the points were addressed.
April 17, 2020
This was a rather difficult read for me. All elements are in that would make this a great read - mysterious criminal underground, international assassins and our hero, Diegert, who gets more and more entangled with this shadowy world of international intrigue.
Problem is in the way story is told - entire book reads like a video game script or walk through - we follow our main protagonist as he moves from one event to another and I cannot lose the feeling that I am seeing the choice for further dialog or action options in the menu - click here to pick ABC gun with such and such statistics. It is obvious Diegert comes from the troubled family and has some anger management issues but this level of adaptation to ever changing circumstances is just ridiculous. He meets a man, and when that man, for all means and purposes civilian without any links to world of violence, points out to a way how to dispose of a body Diegert takes this as something you would hear in every day life. Which is weird.
Also while Diegert's motivation is clear he is such an uebermensch that Jason Bourne should hide in fear under the bed. Nothing can shock him - when instructed to board the plane for some distant location does he think for a moment - no. He boards the plane from which he is supposed to jump out. Of course he never jumped out of the plane but hey instructions are in the back of the pack (this made my day).
So all these rushed decisions by the author makes the book seem like a set of video game action scenes. And that is a shame because if this story was developed more - bigger book or maybe two books - and events more fleshed out and entire world set up properly this would be excellent read.
I can see this is part of the series and will look for the other books in the series but I hope that author will work more on the story itself.
If you are interested in the stories about assassins, spies and shadowy world "under" the one we live in give this one a try. But keep in mind my comments, this seems to be authors first foray and it shows. I hope author continues with writing, he has a lot of ideas and with every new book they can only get better.
Problem is in the way story is told - entire book reads like a video game script or walk through - we follow our main protagonist as he moves from one event to another and I cannot lose the feeling that I am seeing the choice for further dialog or action options in the menu - click here to pick ABC gun with such and such statistics. It is obvious Diegert comes from the troubled family and has some anger management issues but this level of adaptation to ever changing circumstances is just ridiculous. He meets a man, and when that man, for all means and purposes civilian without any links to world of violence, points out to a way how to dispose of a body Diegert takes this as something you would hear in every day life. Which is weird.
Also while Diegert's motivation is clear he is such an uebermensch that Jason Bourne should hide in fear under the bed. Nothing can shock him - when instructed to board the plane for some distant location does he think for a moment - no. He boards the plane from which he is supposed to jump out. Of course he never jumped out of the plane but hey instructions are in the back of the pack (this made my day).
So all these rushed decisions by the author makes the book seem like a set of video game action scenes. And that is a shame because if this story was developed more - bigger book or maybe two books - and events more fleshed out and entire world set up properly this would be excellent read.
I can see this is part of the series and will look for the other books in the series but I hope that author will work more on the story itself.
If you are interested in the stories about assassins, spies and shadowy world "under" the one we live in give this one a try. But keep in mind my comments, this seems to be authors first foray and it shows. I hope author continues with writing, he has a lot of ideas and with every new book they can only get better.
December 13, 2019
Fast paced in some places and then slows to a crawl. Far more bloody and violent then I care for.I wish that I could care for the main character, David Diegert, after all he did become an assassin to help his mother keep her house but I just couldn't find anything redeemable in him. This just wasn't my cup of tea but that doesn't mean others won't like it.
I received this from LibraryThing Early Reviewer for and honest review.
I received this from LibraryThing Early Reviewer for and honest review.
January 1, 2020
That was a wild ride, just when you get settled into a situation you get hit with a sharp turn. The hits just keep coming one after the other leaving the reader in shock. I am eagerly awaiting the sequel.
Free review copy.
Free review copy.
November 4, 2019
My new favorite book and author!
If you want a book that you won’t want to put down once you start reading it, this would be it! No, seriously. Block off your schedule it takes about 4 hours to read so make sure to have that much or a little more set aside where you have no other obligations because you will not want to put it down and if you have to put it down you are going to want to get back to it as soon as you possibly can! I’m not kidding, the storyline is intense and thrilling. I’m not usually into murder and mayhem kind of reads but it was really the story and the character building that drew me in and held me hostage. I literally couldn’t put this book down. I can tell you that I will read this book again and again and I’m very sad that I haven’t been able to find another book by Bill Brewer but I guarantee I will keep looking!
If you want a book that you won’t want to put down once you start reading it, this would be it! No, seriously. Block off your schedule it takes about 4 hours to read so make sure to have that much or a little more set aside where you have no other obligations because you will not want to put it down and if you have to put it down you are going to want to get back to it as soon as you possibly can! I’m not kidding, the storyline is intense and thrilling. I’m not usually into murder and mayhem kind of reads but it was really the story and the character building that drew me in and held me hostage. I literally couldn’t put this book down. I can tell you that I will read this book again and again and I’m very sad that I haven’t been able to find another book by Bill Brewer but I guarantee I will keep looking!
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December 4, 2019I received this book as part of LibraryThing Early Reviewer program.
I really tried to finish this book but just couldn't. I couldn't for a lot of reasons. Most of the time it felt like a summary of a novel and much of the dialog was clunky. Honestly, it felt like a first draft.
But the main problem I had was with the development of Diegert and his motivation to become an assassin. I understood it on an intellectual level, (his home life, bullying, resentment, etc...) but the author didn't really do anything to make the reader feel it.
I really tried to finish this book but just couldn't. I couldn't for a lot of reasons. Most of the time it felt like a summary of a novel and much of the dialog was clunky. Honestly, it felt like a first draft.
But the main problem I had was with the development of Diegert and his motivation to become an assassin. I understood it on an intellectual level, (his home life, bullying, resentment, etc...) but the author didn't really do anything to make the reader feel it.
December 20, 2019
I genuinely enjoyed reading Dawn of the Assassin. Although some parts moved a little slow for me, you can't help but get wrapped up in Diegert's life, and cheer him on, even with deadly stakes. From a life of struggles to excelling, Diegert's story is absolutely captivating. If you enjoy thrillers, you'll definitely want to pick up this one!
December 10, 2019
Not very good at all. Simplistic and unbelievable, even more so than many in this genre.
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