A very sharp drop compared to After the Fall that failed to innovate or improve on the flaws in the writers' style (his prose, description and fight choreoraphy work all fall flat here). Despite their billing, Team SSSN are treated very poorly and used primarily for weak comic relief.I found the book very disappointing and would not recommend it.

FIRST PART OF THE REVIEW SPOILER-FREELet me start by saying... wow. I thought After the Fall was a bit mediocre, certainly not bad and an enjoyable read, but dragged down by its numerous flaws. Because of that, I kept my expectations in check going into this book. Turns out, I really shouldn't have. Before the Dawn is amazing! It's a massive improvement over After the Fall, and was an absolute joy to read start to finish! It's still not perfect, but I 100% recommend it to any and all RWBY fans.

Fun addition to the rwbyverse! Think Sun's "redemption" was a bit unearned and not explored in as much depth as I would have wanted but Myers balances it out with great action AND better CVFY goodness.

3.5 starsI enjoyed this one a lot more than the first!!! I think the new environments and the characters made the story a lot more interesting, and I don't think the intrigue faded once while reading it. That I couldn't say for the first, I struggled to pick up After the Fall every time I wanted to read, but with this one, I struggled to put it down.That said, the writing style is still quite simple. Certain dialogue was stilted and actions were awkward at times, but I'm not here for great liter...

Another good story about the goings on in Vacuo, as Teams CFVY and SSSN adjust to life at Shade Academy and continue their search for the mysterious group known as "The Crown". Shade and the town around it become the central local for the story, so we finally get the look at life there that was missing in the previous book. This includes finally meeting Headmaster Theodore and his much brighter second, Professor Rumpole. Unfortunately, where the previous book got to focus on each member of Team

I'm gonna miss them all so much! Also.... is this where Volume 9 is gonna pick up with Nora, Ren and Winter???I don't really know what else to say other than I fucking love having RWBY content in books. I love seeing more of teams CFVY and SSSN and I love that they are giving us more to them and to the story throughout books! Members of both teams are very loved by the fandom so getting to know them and their team mates makes me extremely happy. Plus filling gaps of the story this way feel very

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While Before the Fall has some interesting ideas and story elements, the big number of characters, who all get their own POVs and flashbacks really clutter the book. It is really hard to get into team CFVY’s storyline when we also have to follow team SSSN (note: having three characters whose name start with the same letter work on the same team is a fucking bad idea, especially when there aren’t any visuals to pair with them). This doesn’t account for non-POV characters. who were way too many to...

First off, stan Fox Alistair. Second, OH MY GOSH THAT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!!! I have so much love and appreciation for Sun (not that I didn't before, but my gosh has it grown), Neptune is a bay who must be protected at all costs, Yatsu is the most precious sweetest cinnamon roll that has ever existed, Velvet is such a sweetheart and I love her. If you love RWBY, do yourself a favor and read this now. Also stan Fox Alistair. This review is sponsored by the Stan Fox Alistair Association

If you like RWBY, you will enjoy the rideFor those who felt CFVY and SSSN were under used in the series, this book very much expands their stories, though Yatsutachi talking takes some getting used to. It was a fun ride and I do look forward to Theodore and Rumple's introduction to the series proper.

I liked this a lot more than the first book! The main highlight is that we got WAY more character development, and I've fallen even more in love with Team CFVY and their great family dynamic. While I thought that some parts of the plot were rushed, I had fun with the climax battle chapters and the fight choreography was really well written once again. It's nice that Myers is able to translate those scenes that make the RWBY show so amazing into the book, and this also goes for the intricacies of...

(Warning for very minor spoilers)A Storm In The MakingDespite its shorter length and lighthearted nature, Before The Dawn was one of my most anticipated books of the year. As a long term fan of the series who also fell in love with everything After The Fall, I can safely say that this book brought all the joy I’ve expected from it to my life and more. Myers has an excellent understanding of the characters which he also executes masterfully through his writing style- The narrative may appear a bi...

I thought it was fantastic. It didn't paint Sun in a very flattering light, but then, it wasn't exactly wrong about the way he regularly ditched his team. I'm just surprised they never brought up how he stowed away to Beacon early and without his team; that's a prime example, I think. Not that I dislike him; I just appreciate it when characters are flawed. I enjoyed the character interactions, the little details we got about backstories and such, and the plot in general. I think the Crown are a

A step down after the first one. 'After the Fall' was hardly perfect, but the remote location and limited characters kept it relatively coherent and enjoyable. The sequel 'Before the Dawn' was just a mess all around, really.All of my criticisms of the first book still stand. If anything, they have worsened as Team CVFY still do not feel like the main characters in their own story, and there was no mystery to the plot. Myers' writing still displays the same flaws in its odd sentence structure. I

I really liked this book. I liked hearing about what team CFVY and team SSSN were doing. My main problem was just that I really didn’t like Sun’s point of view. But I do feel like I got to know some of the other characters a bit better as well.

Rating:5 StarsI love that in the show we are following Team RWBY and in the books, we are canonically following our favorite side character teams and what's going on in other areas of Remnant. Team CFVY is amazing. I already loved Velvet and Coco from the show but in the first book, we got to know their team a little better. I love the relationship between Yastsu and Velvet and Fox has quickly become one of my favorite characters. In this book, we also feature Team SSSN. Sun is hilarious as alwa...

Book Theme Song: Move Along by All American RejectsContinuing the story of the first book, we now join Team SSSN as well as Team CFVY. The two teams couldn't be more different, and the contrast between them is the heart of the story. Team SSSN is at this point barely a team, as Sun's wanderings have left them leaderless more often than not. Sun has to come to terms with this and reconnect with his team. Meanwhile, people around town are going missing, including Shade students. It's up to these...

RWBY is an AMAZING series, and to know that it has some novels, allowing for more in-depth world-building, as well as explaining some things that happen off-screen, especially including some already-established events. Before The Dawn, which continues to follow Team CFVY (Coffee) over in the Kingdom of Vacuo, as well as some other minor characters, and gives us a little detail about what's going on away from our main heroes! I LOVE this series, because of the MANY different concepts! Aura, for e...

As with After the Fall, I was disappointed with E.C. Myers's writing and probably wouldn't recommend this book for any purpose other than RWBY fans wanting more canonical information about Vacuo and such, but I am in that category and so am glad I read it. I really didn't like the disabled-villain-who's-a-villain-because-of-his-disability trope the author pulled, though, and there were some bits of the worldbuilding that seemed inconsistent. (Did Vacuo stop having a monarchy after the Great War

The first half of this book is a bit of a struggle to get through. It takes a while to get back in the shoes of CFVY despite spending time with them in the previous novel. The introduction of SSSN is well deserved for those boys, but I'd rather they picked one team or the other to really focus on. There's some good introspection of Sun and Neptune, who fans of the World of Remnant and RWBY have spent the most time with, but very little of Scarlet and nothing from Sage. Two characters that would