The Approach of Dawn

Primer for the Apocalypse, Book 2

By: Braided Sky

Narrated by: Eliza Summers

To protect those she loves from an unwanted fate, Emie Mercer has returned to the past. Her actions have already created ripples and changed the trajectory of her future. She has gained early access to the system and magic, and is now working with Alliance personnel in an effort to leverage her knowledge of the future to help others.

With the aid of her boss and new mentors, Emie will continue to grow and learn, expanding the gap between herself and the rest of the natives of Earth. But by making herself exceptional, she risks the very safety she hoped to create.

©2024 Braided Sky (P)2024 Tantor Media

I Wasn’t Sold… Until the End of Book 2

Books 1 and 2 shared the same overall feel for me.
Book 1 was good—though not amazing. It leaned more toward slice-of-life, taking place a couple of years before Earth’s integration with magic. The main character, who jumps back in time, should have been overpowered… but honestly, she wasn’t. Book 2 didn’t improve much either—at least not until the second half, when things finally started to pick up.

That said, the ending of Book 2 did hook me, and I was curious enough to grab Book 3 on Kindle.

That’s when everything changed.

Book 3 completely flipped the script into an isekai-style dungeon crawler spanning over forty years. It felt like a totally different beast—in the best way possible. Suddenly, the slow pacing of the first two books made sense. They weren’t filler—they were setup. And the payoff? Worth it.

As much as I wanted to knock off a few stars for how slow Book 1 and 2 were, I can’t deny it anymore: I love this series now. I’m all in, and I can’t wait to dive into Book 4!

No real male characters

All the male characters are essentially cardboard cutouts. You see them but there is no depth to them. I see almost the reverse with most of the Russian LITRPG stories - there are female characters, but again there is no depth.

Overall the story is good, but there is only depth to the MC. Everyone else is there to help the MC move along.

It is really a 3.5 stars, but due to the interesting story I gave it 4.

MC is complete tool

Imagine finding out your world is just a science project for the worst kind of people then blaming the victims for treating the greater universe that did this to them like the pos they are. Oh they should just be grateful for what little help and preparation they gave before dropping in alien nobles to rule over the ruins left of their experiment. Sure people suck, but you're asking the reader to believe these jerk offs are benevolent? gfy