A review by reanne
Dawn's Early Light by Pip Ballantine, Tee Morris

3.0

Just as an incidental, I really don't like how the covers for these books show the woman full-on but only ever show, if anything, a small portion of the man's face. If he's meant to be the romantic interest in these novels, it would be nice to actually have a face, since it's not like they're trying to hide her at all.

Also, I find it interesting that a good chunk of this book takes place in Flagstaff, AZ. Coincidentally, I was just in Flagstaff (for the first time) the week before I listened to this audiobook. However, this makes me question whether the author has ever been there. She describes Flagstaff as being in the desert, dry and very hot and sunny. Flagstaff is actually in the middle of a huge forest. It is in fact dry, but apparently they don't get very hot, though they can get very, very cold in winter. This is due to a very high elevation. It rained while we were there, and I didn't see any umbrellas. In fact, many of the people out and about were in normal summer gear: shorts and sandals. This tells me that they're probably used to such weather. There were a great many trees, as well. So, I think if the author wanted a hot, deserty place to set this story, she should have chosen Phoenix. Or, if she wanted to use Flagstaff, she might have done a bit more research on it and not just assumed it was like every other part of the southwest.

Overall, this was an entertaining story, with a few odd errors such as the previous books had. I particularly enjoy Wellington, and the relationship between him and Eliza is cute and fun.