Guardians of Dawn: Zhara (3/5)

With it’s gorgeously drawn cover and interesting synopsis, I was incredibly excited to get started on Guardians of Dawn: Zhara by S. Jae-Jones. Especially being inspired by other popular media like Sailor Moon, I had high expectations for this book, which unfortunately my hopes might have been a little too high. This book is primarily a fantasy book with a bit of romance thrown in. It´s important to note that this book is a part of a series, but it is not yet completed. The plot follows our main character Zhara, who takes care of her blind sister and works to please the likes of her angry step-mother. However, Zhara is a magician. Magicians have been condemned from The Morning Realms for years due to prior incidents, and those who are found to harness magic are killed. However, a plague arises and turns magicians into monsters, and Zhara joins a secret society called the Guardians of Dawn to help find a cure for the plague. Along the way, her story becomes intertwined with Prince Han, and the two become closer as the story develops. The plot of this book is incredibly interesting, and I finished it relatively fast. However, some of the complaints I have about this book is it´s humor and writing. A lot of it is repeating the same general joke over and over, and because of this I found a majority of the characters to be quite annoying. This book does in fact have a bit of romance as well, but it´s nothing too great. The writing style is kind of mixed, including gorgeous and colorful descriptions, but with dialouge feeling stiff and not really sound like a real conversation, . Despite this, I think the plot was actually quite interesting. It has incredible potential but is weighed down by its two-dimensional characters and dialogue. Overall, this book is a 3 out of 5. This was a fun read, with an interesting plot and good inspiration. If you´re into fantasy, I´d say to give this book a try, otherwise, it´s not entirely worth reading.