Reviews

Europa o świcie by Dave Hutchinson, Mirosław P. Jabłoński

nigellicus's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

5.0

Having finished Europe In Winter I dived in to Europe At Dawn without pause. Rudi has stopped being exasperated, now he's angry. Angry Rudi doesn't get even want revenge. Angry Rudi is trying to Sort It Out. But first, a Scottish diplomatic aide has her life derailed by a folk group and a martyr's head, and a young refugee on a crowded Mediterrannean island fishes something out of the sea that will change his life. Long boats set sail down the canals of England, Heathrow airport gets stranded in another dimension, almost sparking a war and causing numerous logistical headaches, and two guards on a deserted railway line see wolves in the trees, even though a disease wiped out all the wolves years ago. The final volume of the series delivers on expectations. Quotidian lives slipping into strangeness and falling apart. Unconnected events and stories sit enigmatially side by side until the end draws them all together to make a sort of sense of them all. And Rudi just tries to do his best to make sure it doesn't all go horribly wrong. Wronger. An excellent ending to an excellent series. 

lucardus's review against another edition

3.0

Eigentlich 3.5 Punkte, aber irgendwie plätschert die Handlung gegen Ende nur noch aus. Möglicherweise gewinnt der Roman, wenn man nochmal alle 4 Bände zusammen liest, aber hier bin ich etwas enttäuscht darüber, dass nicht mehr wirklich viel kommt. Trotzdem eine Lektüre, die ich empfehlen kann, auch wenn manche Dinge momentan vielleicht fast schon zu nah an der Realität sind.

rocketiza's review against another edition

2.0

Nowhere near as tight of narrative as the previous books, and seem to needlessly make everything from the plot to the the trade craft more elaborate than needed.

chromatick's review against another edition

3.0

I don't really have too much to say about this one.

I'm glad I finished the series, but after the first two books the latter two novels didn't really seem to go anywhere.

There's certainly nothing about this series overall that will be memorable to me.

matosapa's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

neilsb's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

nwhyte's review against another edition

4.0

https://nwhyte.livejournal.com/3183836.html

Hugely enjoyable and ties up the threads of the previous three books in the Fractured Europe series. Doesn't really stand on its own to the extent that its predecessors did, but I found it very a satisfying conclusion.

ianjsimpson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

armamix's review against another edition

5.0

He thinks it’s done. It’s not done.

lowthor's review against another edition

5.0

A really satisfying conclusion. I'm going to miss Rudi.