Breach of Peace
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Reviews
Miguel Ros
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Really good debut for the Disheveled Goblin！ Interested to see how it continues。
Kailey
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This is Greene’s first book-I’ve followed his YouTube channel for a while and decided to give it a read。 This novella has pretty graphic gore， violence， and body horror， so be aware of that before diving in。 For a debut， I thought it was pretty solid。 The writing was decent， though a bit clunky in places， as I would expect from a first-time author。 There were a couple sections which felt a bit info-dumpy， but not too bad。 The plot revolves around a group of inspectors investigating the murder of This is Greene’s first book-I’ve followed his YouTube channel for a while and decided to give it a read。 This novella has pretty graphic gore， violence， and body horror， so be aware of that before diving in。 For a debut， I thought it was pretty solid。 The writing was decent， though a bit clunky in places， as I would expect from a first-time author。 There were a couple sections which felt a bit info-dumpy， but not too bad。 The plot revolves around a group of inspectors investigating the murder of a noble family， and it is clear that this is the first book in a series because you will have more questions than answers by the end。 Greene creates a world that gives off Victorian and Orwellian vibes， which was not what I was expecting at all， but is pretty intriguing。 I will be reading the next book when it comes out， and see if the theories I have been formulating about this world come to fruition。 Overall， this is a decent debut and I am curious to see where Greene takes the story from here！ 。。。more
Joel Sidwell
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A noble first outingI love Daniel and his channel， so I had to give his first foray into authorship a try。 It's not a bad story， but not quite to my taste。 A noble first outingI love Daniel and his channel， so I had to give his first foray into authorship a try。 It's not a bad story， but not quite to my taste。 。。。more
Elena
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You know that feeling when you are NOT expecting a book to hit but it hits and chucks you from your normal life and suddenly you are in the sad territory？ Yes， this did that for me
Nicole Chicoria
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If you love fantasy and mystery this one is for you！ A great introduction to Daniel Greene's fantasy world， and I am looking forward to what he puts out next！ I really enjoyed the fast pace， and the relationships between the characters。 Had me captured through the entire novella！ If you love fantasy and mystery this one is for you！ A great introduction to Daniel Greene's fantasy world， and I am looking forward to what he puts out next！ I really enjoyed the fast pace， and the relationships between the characters。 Had me captured through the entire novella！ 。。。more
Nutsa Khamkhadze
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What a story， man！The writing style felt a bit ragged in the beginning; the sentences didn't flow well， mainly due to the usage of passive voice。 But after a couple of chapters I was gripped by the story so it didn't bother me as much。The story really was something。 Not to give away spoilers but I didn't expect the route it took。Objectively speaking I should've given this 4 stars， but it's 5 because I can and I'm biased and it's a really solid debut novella。 And I'm sure the character developmen What a story， man！The writing style felt a bit ragged in the beginning; the sentences didn't flow well， mainly due to the usage of passive voice。 But after a couple of chapters I was gripped by the story so it didn't bother me as much。The story really was something。 Not to give away spoilers but I didn't expect the route it took。Objectively speaking I should've given this 4 stars， but it's 5 because I can and I'm biased and it's a really solid debut novella。 And I'm sure the character development would be better if it was a full length novel。P。S。 I can't believe Daniel waited until the last 25% of the book to use word "undulated" :D I thought he would throw that word in the first chance he got just to annoy Merphy。 。。。more
Philip Kjær
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This book is an alright first outing。 Rating: 2。5 Stars - It was the middle of the road but with some bumps。I agree with other reviewers on the site that this book felt more like a teaser for another upcoming book rather than a story on its own。 The book starts out strong with a good introduction to the harsh and dark world we are about to enter。 Following the introduction of the world， the plot， and the main cast， we move through the story at an incredible pace， where we never really get to sit This book is an alright first outing。 Rating: 2。5 Stars - It was the middle of the road but with some bumps。I agree with other reviewers on the site that this book felt more like a teaser for another upcoming book rather than a story on its own。 The book starts out strong with a good introduction to the harsh and dark world we are about to enter。 Following the introduction of the world， the plot， and the main cast， we move through the story at an incredible pace， where we never really get to sit down and explore more of the world， or the relationship between the characters and the world。（view spoiler）[I feel like the story Daniel is trying to tell has been so heavily condensed， that we are missing key elements to really fall in love with it。 The whole story takes place in what seems like 14–18-hour time window （unless we count the epilogue）， and we jump between 9 locations where the first 40-50 pages are dedicated to location 1。The world feels generic fantasy， an evil empire where good people work without knowing what is really going on。 The characters seem to have some depth， expect perhaps Samuel who just doesn’t get any real time to shine， and they could have been more interesting if we spend just a bit more time with them。 Khlid was a character that was on the verge of being great if she just had a bit more time to grown on us。 Chapman’s reveal and his personality could have been done a lot better if we had seen it more。 The main characterization we of him is get a is through Khlid， rather than through his own actions， when she is thinking about him。 （hide spoiler）]Overall I liked the set-up， Khlid is a good character but could be much better。 The page count seemed too low for the story that was envisioned。 。。。more
Parents
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Pacing is rushed。 The characters are not really well realized because of the short story format。 I understand that the next book will have about 2 times the page count and retread some ground to correct this issue。 I am looking forward to it。
Nick Gaudet
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I've been following Daniel for a while， and I was insanely excited to read his debut novella。 I value his opinion greatly， and I find he's a very well-spoken individual。 So did his first work of fiction meet my expectations， from a guy with such a background as he does？Considering this is his FIRST work， yeah， sort of。Breach of Peace serves as the introduction to the universe he sets to expand in not only two more stories （that were going to be two novellas but turned into a single book split in I've been following Daniel for a while， and I was insanely excited to read his debut novella。 I value his opinion greatly， and I find he's a very well-spoken individual。 So did his first work of fiction meet my expectations， from a guy with such a background as he does？Considering this is his FIRST work， yeah， sort of。Breach of Peace serves as the introduction to the universe he sets to expand in not only two more stories （that were going to be two novellas but turned into a single book split into two parts）， introducing a cast of characters composed of Khlid， Sam and Chapman。 I will say， right off the bat， that the character work and dialog is very， very solid here。 I especially liked Khlid， considering we're mostly following her point of view， but Daniel did a wonderful job portraying the character's thoughts and emotions。 Already， I felt pretty attached to her despite the very small page count （I'm only saying this because I'm really not used to novellas at all）。 Chapman， though the more interesting of the three， felt a little。。。 under-confident。 I feel like Daniel could've spent a few more pages really fleshing the character more， though from what we already have， he is promised to be a wonderful character。 Sam， on the other hand， felt a bit generic。 That's not to say I didn't enjoy him， but he's definitely the more forgettable of the bunch。The world building is also very good in this book。 I felt like Daniel's prose， though a bit inexperienced， worked wonderfully to paint the picture inside of Greene's head。 I felt immersed as I was brought from set piece to set piece from chapter to chapter， which definitely coloured me impressed。 Again， what Daniel manages to achieve using a little over a hundred pages is something that I've seen authors attempt， and fail， to do in full-size novels。The story， though short， is paced very evenly。 Never did I feel like the scenes dragged， nor were they rushed。 The moments that were neglected a bit more was within the character development， I feel， but a lot of that can be excused， which is all I'll say without going into spoilers。 There hook in the story， though not completely original， definitely caught me off guard， and set the foundation for what's to come wonderfully。One thing I will say is that Daniel spent a lot of the book describing gore。 I'm not easily disturbed， and this book didn't disturb me in the slightest， but BOY did Daniel try。 I would say arguably 5% of this whole book is strictly describing how children had their legs torn， how people were mutilated， and you can tell that this is an extreme attempt at shock。 Whether for world-building， the pure shock value， or both， I'm not sure， but it felt a bit tiresome to read。 It was especially tiresome since the book literally opens with a gore scene， which then I thought "Ouh， edgy。 I like it。" And then it went on， and on， and there were a few more scenes where gore was very extensively described。 Think of it like the way Robert Jordan describes dresses， only with children's missing limbs。 That might be an extreme， but I just couldn't help make at least ONE Wheel of Time reference with Daniel Green's work。 I think there are very few things to complain about。 For a debut novel/novella， it's quite good！ And I have to admit， I definitely let a lot of things slide because this is Daniel's first work。 Being understanding of that， and even him admitting that this is him essentially testing the waters with this world he wants to build， I think this is a really good read。 Would I recommend it to anyone else， especially if they aren't familiar with Daniel Greene？ To be totally honest， probably not。 While this book doesn't have much problems， it also doesn't do anything particularly extraordinarily。 It's a fun story， and works nicely as a setup to this world。 If， when it comes down to it， the full novels make Breach of Peace a must read to fully understand the world of The Lawful Times （the name of the series）， then I'll change my mind and absolutely recommend this book。 As it stands， however， and even with things that Daniel has said about the sequel， it seems like Breach of Peace is a wonderful treat to fans of Daniel while they wait for him to fully explore this mysterious and dark world that's been brewing in his brain。5。8/10 。。。more
Alexis M
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4。5/5
Cesar Infante
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Really good book and start to a series！ A lot of grim dark elements to this story that I really enjoyed。 Not perfect but I’ll definitely pick up the next one。
Lord Imperious
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The plot would be better served in a novel that had more page time to build up and explore。 I liked the plot but it honestly felt rushed。 The prose was sometimes fine but often was quite bad or felt stilted or something。 I liked the characters a lot but the mystery sucked， How the fuck was I supposed to figure out the mystery？ There were important elements that were completely unknown to the reader。 Maybe this was intentional but it made the ending feel like it just came out of nowhere。 This wou The plot would be better served in a novel that had more page time to build up and explore。 I liked the plot but it honestly felt rushed。 The prose was sometimes fine but often was quite bad or felt stilted or something。 I liked the characters a lot but the mystery sucked， How the fuck was I supposed to figure out the mystery？ There were important elements that were completely unknown to the reader。 Maybe this was intentional but it made the ending feel like it just came out of nowhere。 This would have been 2 or 1 stars if not for one thing。。。 The fucking setting was great。 It was unique and surprisingly well fleshed out considering the page length。 It feels to me like much better books and stories are yet to written in this world。 This setting has a bright， bright future， （well the story was pretty dark so maybe the setting has a dark future。） 。。。more
Anthony
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It’s a short but charming read。 Feels a bit like a school project。 Not long enough to have any real lasting impact。 Feels more like a pitch to publishers。
alexander
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2。5prima setup voor 't volgende deel 2。5prima setup voor 't volgende deel 。。。more
Roxsy Panse
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Addictive and full of suspenseI can't wait to read more about this world and whats going in。 Some parts were hard to follow， but that may due to my tension span with audio books。 Addictive and full of suspenseI can't wait to read more about this world and whats going in。 Some parts were hard to follow， but that may due to my tension span with audio books。 。。。more
Alicia • shethereader
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2。5 starsSelf-published books are more intimidating to leave an honest opinion about because it's such a direct critique of an author's work， especially when they are just starting out with a debut novella。 I could never imagine how intimidating it is to step out with something you've been working on for some time， and I am incredibly impressed with this very polished story that Daniel B。 Greene released。 The writing was clear and organized。 The dialogue was natural。 The plot moved in a very org 2。5 starsSelf-published books are more intimidating to leave an honest opinion about because it's such a direct critique of an author's work， especially when they are just starting out with a debut novella。 I could never imagine how intimidating it is to step out with something you've been working on for some time， and I am incredibly impressed with this very polished story that Daniel B。 Greene released。 The writing was clear and organized。 The dialogue was natural。 The plot moved in a very organized manner and set up a world that will pay dividends to many readers in the future。 I just may not be one of them。Unfortunately， my main issue is that I felt almost nothing for the story and characters。 The urban setting and mystery plot felt like a CW supernatural crime show to me and I was honestly pretty bored through most of it。 The characters were all ok， but I formed no attachments to them either。 I can't think of anything Greene could have improved on with these particular things; I just don't think I am going to be in the majority that remains interested enough to continue reading his work。I would definitely recommend other readers give this book a chance， especially if you enjoy more urban fantasy stories。 TL;DR5。0 —One of the best I've ever read。 Will be burned into my brain。 Couldn't care less about weaknesses （if any）。 Would recommend to everyone and their mother。4。5 —Loved this read。 Will remember it fondly。 Few weaknesses。 Would recommend to anyone。4。0 —Enjoyed this read。 Will remember it fondly。 Minor weaknesses。 Would recommend to fans of the genre。3。5 —Somewhat enjoyed this read。 Might be memorable。 Notable weaknesses。 Would recommend to fans of the genre。3。0 —Somewhat enjoyed this read。 Not very memorable。 Notable weaknesses。 Would recommend to people who like similar books。▌2。5 —Neutral or Underwhelming read。 Not very memorable。 Significant weaknesses。 Would recommend to people who like similar books。2。0 —Underwhelming or unenjoyable read。 Not very memorable or memorable for the wrong reasons。 Significant weaknesses。 Might recommend to people who like similar books。1。5 —Unenjoyable read。 Not very memorable or memorable for bad reasons。 Major weaknesses。 Probably wouldn't recommend。1。0 —Awful read。 Memorable for bad reasons。 No significantly redeeming qualities。 Would never recommend。0。5 —I wish I never wasted minutes of my life on this trash。 I would go out of my way to convince others not to read it。 。。。more
Xavier Ramos
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One of my best reads。 Can't wait for the next book。 One of my best reads。 Can't wait for the next book。 。。。more
Literature & Lofi - Benjamin Blackmore
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I heard that this was a book written by a disheveled goblin。 Having contributed towards the SFF community online for quite a while， I thought it was finally time to check out Daniel Greene's debut novella。 It's a solid start for a first timer。To me this book just oozes Daniel's personality。 It marries fantasy elements with a combination of buddy cop， thriller and mystery， with a sprinkle of horror for good measure。With that alone， Daniel is already firmly creating a brand that is his and solely I heard that this was a book written by a disheveled goblin。 Having contributed towards the SFF community online for quite a while， I thought it was finally time to check out Daniel Greene's debut novella。 It's a solid start for a first timer。To me this book just oozes Daniel's personality。 It marries fantasy elements with a combination of buddy cop， thriller and mystery， with a sprinkle of horror for good measure。With that alone， Daniel is already firmly creating a brand that is his and solely his。 And that's a good thing。It certainly isn't going to be a story for the feint hearted they're are gruesome moments and flurry of insinuated violence that might repel some people。 But for those with a stronger stomach there's something a little gritty and gripping here。 It addresses some real-life issues too which only makes the world feel more fleshed out The mystery was what kept me turning page after page。 I wanted to learn more from this brief dip into this sinister world Daniel had crafted。 You can tell that he has his priorities。 His characters came first and foremost。 While their arcs are constrained to a mere 130 or so pages， you get a great insight into their quirks and intricacies。 Khlid， Chapman and Sammuel have an interesting dynamic。 It was fun to watch things unravel for them。You can tell Greene is still trying to find his feet with pose and structure。 Some of the dialogue and action is a little clunky， but in truth he sets out to achieve the goals he set for himself。 He's built the foundations of a somewhat grimdark-ish world， introduced a hint of lore and magic， all while delivering a fun little escapade with a nihilistic ending。It's a great start to what I imagine is a promising writing career for Daniel。 I'm looking forward to a chunkier installment where hopefully Greene won't feel pressured by the limitations of page time and number count。 The final Verdict: 6。5 out of 10。 。。。more
Chris
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Having just finished the book moments ago， I'm debating between a 3 and 4 star rating。 The story is entertaining， enthralling， and short--all positive qualities。 The mystery， for a non-mystery reader， is setup and executed well with a great， if depressing， twist。 However， this is my second time giving this novella a shot。 The first time I put it down， I felt no need to pick it back up。 The story didn't grip me right away， and the prose definitely leaves something to be desired。 Nevertheless， I a Having just finished the book moments ago， I'm debating between a 3 and 4 star rating。 The story is entertaining， enthralling， and short--all positive qualities。 The mystery， for a non-mystery reader， is setup and executed well with a great， if depressing， twist。 However， this is my second time giving this novella a shot。 The first time I put it down， I felt no need to pick it back up。 The story didn't grip me right away， and the prose definitely leaves something to be desired。 Nevertheless， I am a huge fan of the Desheveled Goblin and felt I owed it to him to finish the book。 So I picked it up again， and I really enjoyed it。 The prose still needs a lot of work--Greene repeats small words （typically pronouns） over， and over， and over again with little space between them。 But I continously enjoyed the story more the further along I got。 The debate really comes down to， if I was in a different mood or environment， would I have enjoyed this story the first time picking it up？ I honestly don't know。 So the tie breaker comes down to the 1984 vibes that would be too spoiler to explain。 Overall， I'd say this is easily a 3。5 if not a 4 star novella， a very good first novel（la）， and I am looking forward to the next installment！ 。。。more
Michael Mynott
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I love Daniele Greene’s YouTube channel so I might be biased， but I loved it。 Weaving elements of fantasy， mystery and government schemes made for a refreshing novella。 Very proud of his debut and excited for more to come。
Jason
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Better than I was expecting for a short novella
Melpomene
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I don’t like criticizing what people write for fun or practice because it’s just mean and they didn’t ask my opinion anyway but Daniel published this and he’s making money out of it and I believe he really wants to hear the criticism so。。。 But， in my opinion， this should have been just homework for a writing class or maybe a free story for people to read and give advice。 But whatever。。。people can sell whatever they want and others can buy whatever they want。 Let’s review the book now。 First of a I don’t like criticizing what people write for fun or practice because it’s just mean and they didn’t ask my opinion anyway but Daniel published this and he’s making money out of it and I believe he really wants to hear the criticism so。。。 But， in my opinion， this should have been just homework for a writing class or maybe a free story for people to read and give advice。 But whatever。。。people can sell whatever they want and others can buy whatever they want。 Let’s review the book now。 First of all， some people say this wasn’t amazing because it was a novella but you can write a good story in a novella form too。 This book just had really fundamental problems。 If you think about it， this wasn't even a book， this was the prologue of another book。 （view spoiler）[ remember those random characters who were killed by white walkers in the beginning of Game of Thrones？ That's what prologues are for。 Introducing the big villan of the universe by killing random characters that you don't care about。 Daniel writes the same thing but because it's a novella this time I need to care about that random character。 He can't just kill them and expect me to be impressed。 But I didn't care about them so eventually it just turns into a prologue。 A prologue that we paid for！ （hide spoiler）]Prose: I think Daniel needs to take a writing class。 And I don’t mean a class about “plot/character development/world-building”。 Because I think those issues are something that he can improve on his own。 I mean he needs to take a class for the act of writing itself。 His vocabulary is obviously very limited。 I’m probably gonna offend some hardcore Brandon Sanderson fans now so if you’re gonna get triggered please don’t continue reading this。 I think Sanderson has started a really bad tradition in High Fantasy which is “if your ideas are good and original then you don’t need to create poetic and elegant prose， you can just write in a simple， repetitive style”。 Unfortunately， Daniel is kind of starting to follow Sanderson’s tradition here。 Now some of you might say it’s just a preference。 Some people like simple language。 But I disagree。 I’m gonna compare this to painting （because that’s what I know:D）。 There are some basic drawing skills （Anatomy， Value， Color Theory， Composition） which you need to know before creating a painting。 Yes I can paint something without knowing anything about those basic skills and you （as an ordinary audience） might even like my painting but does that mean my painting is good in a professional sense？ No， my teacher would only criticize my work！ Now you have two choices when it comes to creating art。 You either say “I don’t care about skills， I just want to sell” which is something that people do。 （yes I mean Fifty Shades of Gray）。 Or you could say I want to be a good writer and I honestly believe that Daniel wants to be in the second group but I don’t think we should encourage Sanderson’s writing style。 （I’m not saying this book’s story was as good as Sanderson’s works。 I’m just saying that the prose is as simple and repetitive as Sanderson’s prose。） At the end of the day， you’re an author and your prose should be better than my prose in my diary！Story: The story was not interesting at all。 I didn’t care about anything here and part of it is because the writing style was bad。 People were saying that there is a really disgusting and graphic scene at the beginning of this book but there isn’t！ I don't know what they’re talking about！ Daniel didn’t describe this scene in a horrifying way。 Just saying that someone was butchered is not a graphic scene。 You have to be able to actually paint that scene for the reader， I have to see everything otherwise it would be just like a newspaper article about a murder case！ Apparently， some people accused Daniel of sympathizing with these so-called bad characters。 But I don’t even see that。 because these characters are not fleshed out enough， they were just some caricatures on paper， we don’t know them。 How can you say such a thing， when there is literally no character here？ （actually you shouldn’t say that anyway， he can write whatever character he wants， doesn’t mean he’s actually supporting their actions！） There is an artificial tension in the story between the characters themselves and between the characters and the so-called Villain。 The two men in the story sound like two 8 year-olds who are fighting with each other over childish things （Honestly， I still don’t know why they were acting that way！）。 There are some fights in the story and twists （if you want to call them twists） which I think were supposed to make me fear for their lives but I just didn’t care because the scenes were not described properly。 There are also some scenes that I think were supposed to be emotional but again I didn’t feel anything。 I’m not gonna talk about world-building because I think novellas are not about that。 I think the amount of world-building that we got here was enough。 Daniel just needed to focus on the plot and characters but as I said he didn’t do a good job。 。。。more
Ruben Pineapple
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Vorneweg ist es unglaublich cool zu sehen， wie Daniel Greene， dem ich seit einigen Jahren folge， den Schritt hin zum Autor macht und nun seine ersten Novellas veröffentlicht。 Ich habe beim Lesen des Buches auch gemerkt， was für einen Unterschied es macht， wenn man die Art zu Reden， die Aussprache， die Wortwahl und ein wenig den Charakter des Autors schon kennt und dieser Stil im Geschriebenen wiederzufinden ist。 Ich habe das Buch von vorne bis hinten genossen und war ab der ersten Seite hineinge Vorneweg ist es unglaublich cool zu sehen， wie Daniel Greene， dem ich seit einigen Jahren folge， den Schritt hin zum Autor macht und nun seine ersten Novellas veröffentlicht。 Ich habe beim Lesen des Buches auch gemerkt， was für einen Unterschied es macht， wenn man die Art zu Reden， die Aussprache， die Wortwahl und ein wenig den Charakter des Autors schon kennt und dieser Stil im Geschriebenen wiederzufinden ist。 Ich habe das Buch von vorne bis hinten genossen und war ab der ersten Seite hineingezogen in die interessante und fast paced Story。 Die Charaktere fühlen sich echt und ausgereift an mit einer Tiefe， was sie gleich sympathisch macht und deren Beziehung untereinander ist sehr unterhaltsam und angenehm。 In nur 130 Seiten bekommt man eine packende Story geboten， die hier und da auch kleine und schmackhafte Einblicke in die große neue Fantasy Welt gibt， auf die man sich in Zukunft freuen darf。 So hat mir allein schon diese Novella mehr Spaß gemacht als jedes Buch von Joe Abercrombie。Ich freue mich auf mehr。 。。。more
Dan Willman
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Pleasantly Surprised Way to go， Daniel。 Dark， suspenseful， and left me wanting more。 I can’t wait for the next novel or novella！
Natalie
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2。5 stars
Antonin
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4。 00I really enjoyed this novella。 To my mind， the pacing is good and really catching。 Once I began， I couldn't stop。 I only put it back on my shelf when I had finished。 In just a little than a hundred pages， we're able to recognize the characters and understand them a little。The ending is done without any error （again， to my mind） and promises a great development in future books。 4。 00I really enjoyed this novella。 To my mind， the pacing is good and really catching。 Once I began， I couldn't stop。 I only put it back on my shelf when I had finished。 In just a little than a hundred pages， we're able to recognize the characters and understand them a little。The ending is done without any error （again， to my mind） and promises a great development in future books。 。。。more
Sammy
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3。5* - a good debut and an enjoyable read。 Good pacing for a novella， and although the start was gruesome enough to make my stomach turn， it was a gripping read。 My criticism would be that there was not enough of the book to develop the characters enough， nor the world itself （particularly political and religious structures）， to ensure maximum impact and enjoyment。 I know it's only a novella but slightly more content to build on these would ensure the reader was fully invested in the characters 3。5* - a good debut and an enjoyable read。 Good pacing for a novella， and although the start was gruesome enough to make my stomach turn， it was a gripping read。 My criticism would be that there was not enough of the book to develop the characters enough， nor the world itself （particularly political and religious structures）， to ensure maximum impact and enjoyment。 I know it's only a novella but slightly more content to build on these would ensure the reader was fully invested in the characters and aware of the implications certain actions / thoughts had。 Nonetheless this book was apparently exactly what I needed to pull me out of my 5-month reading slump， so thank you Daniel Greene！Full review to come。 。。。more
Maddaddam
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I enjoyed reading this book - wish I could give half stars and make it a 3。5。 Lets get the negatives out of the way first！ Some personal preferences - at times I felt like it was too violent for me in a way that did not add to the tension or drama of the plot。 I feel like some people are more desensitized to gruesome stuff， but not me！ A dead body especially a kid is sad no matter how you describe it。 The tone is already set when you tell me something like that。 Some moments were a bit convenien I enjoyed reading this book - wish I could give half stars and make it a 3。5。 Lets get the negatives out of the way first！ Some personal preferences - at times I felt like it was too violent for me in a way that did not add to the tension or drama of the plot。 I feel like some people are more desensitized to gruesome stuff， but not me！ A dead body especially a kid is sad no matter how you describe it。 The tone is already set when you tell me something like that。 Some moments were a bit convenient to me where it isn't clear what these other characters motivation for helping out。 It seems like everyone lives in a highly policed state， but is also willing to be rebels without that much of a push。 My last comment is that it felt a bit like this was a commercial for the next book。。。 and I hope this comes off as a nice thing but a part of me was like well just write the whole damn thing as a novel not multiple novellas。 I really enjoyed the middle of the story - not knowing who to trust， getting to know the world， learn the politics/religion。 So my last complaint leads into my first compliment of saying I wish the story was longer/complete。 Instead of novellas I wish it was a novel because I already want to know more about the founding of the nation， what's going on with the unhumans， and the inner workings of this world。 Looking forward to the next one where I hope to learn a bit more about。。。well everything。 Cheers on a first book well done。 。。。more
Jodie "Bookish" Cook
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Book ReviewTitle: Breach of Peace （The Lawful Times Book 0。1） by Daniel B。 GreeneGenre: Dark Fantasy， HorrorRating: 5 StarsI have been following Daniel YouTube channel for years now and I have followed his publishing journey very closely so when Breach of Peace was actually released I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it。 I didn’t know anything about it going into it other than what Daniel has mentioned in his video but I can definitely say I was hooked from the very beginning。 We are introduced Book ReviewTitle: Breach of Peace （The Lawful Times Book 0。1） by Daniel B。 GreeneGenre: Dark Fantasy， HorrorRating: 5 StarsI have been following Daniel YouTube channel for years now and I have followed his publishing journey very closely so when Breach of Peace was actually released I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it。 I didn’t know anything about it going into it other than what Daniel has mentioned in his video but I can definitely say I was hooked from the very beginning。 We are introduced to Inspector Khlid as she is called to the murder of the Pruit family。 From the second she arrives we know that this entire family has been butchered in horrific fashion。 We also introduced to Khlid’s husband， Samuel and Inspector Chapman who are all working on this case。 Together the three begin piecing together what they believe happened to the family based on the evidence and all believe that this wasn’t a revenge killing against the family but it was meant to send a message。 A terrorist rebellion has already been mentioned and several attacks and killings have happened throughout the Empire and they believe that these murderers are another attack but they can’t say anything until it is confirmed。 They only have the cellar left to search and they all go down together， although at this point I was feeling that there was something off about Chapman but I couldn’t put my finger on it。 In the basement they are being stalked by a creature of some sort which Khlid manages to take down but none of these seasoned detectives have any clue what this creature is。 So far， Daniel has managed to blend dark fantasy with some classic body horror which I am loving。 Very quickly everything seems to pick up as Chapman makes observations about the case and the victims that aren’t sitting right with Khlid and she decides to keep a closer eye on him especially when he claims to be meeting with an informant of the rebel group which no one has been able to do。 By the time they meet up she realises that he is playing he and demands the truth where he tells her there is no informant only him， which means he is working with the rebels。 Khlid tries to arrest him but she is out of uniform so he has the upper hand， he gives her a concussion and tries to explain about the mysterious thing happening in Warehouse Two and asks her to bring all the help she can as he is going to need it。By the time she returns to the station and explains everything to Sam and her Captain they have a decision to make。 Khlid tells them that she believes what Chapman said about needing help so the Captain puts together a task force to raid the warehouse before the Ministries can get involved。 Initially it seems like everything is going according to plan until the raid begins where Khlid and Sam find Chapman has been tortured and injected with the same black liquid that the creature from the Pruit manor was filled with。 A nurse explains when Khlid begins beating her that the liquid whatever it is changes them and most turn into monsters but Chapman seems to be handling it better than most but Khlid tries to put him out of his misery。 From there everything descends into chaos when they realise one of the Anointed is there。 The Anointed as a special race of demigods changed by the Almighty himself and are above the law as they only answer to the Almighty。 The officers realises they are way out of their depth and this is shown when they begin dying， while Khlid manages to escape and make it back to the station she knows she doesn’t have long as the Anointed is hunting her down and arrives sooner than Khlid expected killing the remaining officers and taking her to be a new test subject。 Overall， Breach of Peace was an amazing novella and a brilliant start to a new dark fantasy series that I will definitely be continuing to read in the future and I can’t wait for more。 This book honestly has it all， it dark， gritty， full of political intrigue， a unique political system with deities and demigods。 This hit all the right buttons for me and at only 130 pages I would highly recommend picking it up right now。 I have to figure out when the next book is going to be coming out because I can’t wait to see what happens next， whether or not Khlid will return in later books or whether we will be following a new set of characters and I hope to learn more about the Anointed as we are only briefly introduced to them here but we do get to witness what they are capable of。 。。。more
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Reference
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Breach of Peace&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0