Darkness Brings The Dawn: Erik's Story by Jodi Leisure Minton Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Darkness Brings The Dawn: Erik's Story
Book Review: Has its flaws, but....
Summary: 2 Stars
This isn't the perfect book. I found many spelling errors (which could be the editor or typesetter's fault); several contrived situations, improperly used words and shifting accents frustrated me at times. HOWEVER, right up front, the author lets you know that she is basing this on the movie, with Erik, as played by Gerard Butler, as her main inspiration. And if you are a faithful fan of Gerard Butler, the story is filled with allusions that only his fans are likely to understand. She also admits that she is a novice author. Maybe she shouldn't have rushed to publish it in its current form, but taking all of these things into consideration, I thought the plot was interesting. I think that with time and more experience, Ms Minton could have made her story a very compelling one. I am one of those Phantom fans that feels Erik deserves someone better than the shallow (my opinion) Christine. That's not to say that I don't enjoy reading books where he does. But I seem to enjoy more the reading of those stories in which he ends up with another woman. This may be one of the reasons I was not completely turned off by this book.
Whether or not you will like this book depends on why you are reading it. If you are looking for a story that is faithful to the characters and situations in the Leroux original, you will most definitely be disappointed. If you are picky about the conventions of "excellent" writing, stay away from it. But if you are a Gerard Butler fan, the "inside" references do make sense and some of them are quite amusing. Trying to fit all of the "inside" jokes into the story was one of the causes for the contrived situations, and could have been avoided if there had been fewer of them. If you are open to the ideas presented by other authors, and want to wade thru the book's flaws, you will find this to be a pleasant story. "Darkness Brings the Dawn" wasn't the best book in the genre, but I don't think it was the worst one either. For those of you who are hesitant about spending money on this book, it might be best if you borrowed a copy from someone willing to lend it to you, or find it in a library.
Book Review: A Nice Change...
Summary: 5 Stars
I really enjoyed this book. The relationship between Erik & Monique was fun and sexy. I liked where the author took them, and how Erik really came out of his shell. It was a nice change from all the Erik & Christine stories. This was a great, heart-warming story and a wonderful read!Book Review: Pitiful!
Summary: 1 Stars
This is the worst 'Phantom' based book I've ever read. I'd give it a minus if I could. The grammar was horrible. Wrong forms of words were used repeatedly. For example, 'bulked' instead of 'balked'. Plus, the sex got repetitious after the first couple of incidents. According the the blurb in the back of the book telling about the author, she is well educated. With her education, this book should have been much, much beter as far as grammar and such. Whoever did the editing for this book did a very poor job.
The basic story was interesting but the errors ruined it. I don't recommend purchasing it. I wish I would have paid attention to some of the above reviews and left this book alone. It's pitiful.
Book Review: darkness and the dawn
Summary: 2 Stars
This is trite and shallow, with contrived plot and no dimension of the charactes involved. The writing is without feel or passion, and if this is romance, then that was lost somewhere between the author's vision and the paper. Erik has no spark, and if the author based him on Gerry Butler's portrayal, then I recommend she see the film again. Erik does not have black hair, that is a wig! I doubt very much that any man with broken ribs and a torn arm would be up to anything, much less hanky-panky! A little reality please, even if it is a romance! And a reminder to aspiring authors; an epiloque is at most three pages-NOT 60! Book Review: Worth the Time!
Summary: 5 Stars
As a fan of Gaston Leroux's work and the entertainment that has followed in the century since The Phantom of the Opera first emerged, I grow weary of the foul mouthed critics who spew forth disdain over the honest endeavors of others. I found Jodi Minton's work refreshing and enjoyable. The old addage is: if you can't say something constructive, "Don't speak". Thank you Ms. Minton for giving us your view of what happened after Erik fled the Paris Opera House. Weather the idiotic prattle of the nay-sayers and please...write on.