This took me ages to read for such a relatively short book, and part of it was because of how twisty and strange the story is. The world is fascinating and dark, and after I finished it I had some deeply weird body horror-esque nightmares. I'm still not quite sure what to make of the story as a whole, but I loved the characters.

Thanks to Saga Press for the free copy of this book.

 - I’m not sure I actually know what to make of THE DAWNHOUNDS. It was wildly creative and inventive, filled with compelling characters, action packed, and often confusing as heck.
- I think the author leaned a little too hard into the “drop readers in without explaining the world and they’ll figure it out” school of sci-fi. Eventually I think I got a handle on it, but a lot of it still felt under-explained, especially the mythology of the gods.
- However, I really loved the writing and found it so compelling. I do think I’ll pick up the next in the series when it arrives, because although this book had some issues, I think Stronach is an author to watch.