Publisher: Macmillan: St. Martin’s Griffin
Series: The Hunt Trilogy (bk. 1)
Genera: Paranormal/sci-fi dystopian
Subjects: Vampires, survival,
Length: 293 pgs.
HC/PB: Hardcover
Summary/ product description: “Don’t Sweat. Don’t Laugh. Don’t draw attention to yourself. And most of
all, whatever you do, do not fall in love with one of them.
Gene is different from everyone else around him. He can’t run with lightning speed, sunlight doesn’t hurt him and he doesn’t have an unquenchable lust for blood. Gene is a human, and he knows the rules. Keep the truth a secret. It’s the only way to stay alive in a world of night—a world where humans are considered a delicacy and hunted for their blood.
When he’s chosen for a once in a lifetime opportunity to hunt the last remaining humans, Gene’s carefully constructed life begins to crumble around him. He’s thrust into the path of a girl who makes him feel things he never thought possible—and into a ruthless pack of hunters whose suspicions about his true nature are growing. Now that Gene has finally found something worth fighting for, his need to survive is stronger than ever—but is it worth the cost of his humanity?”
Gene is different from everyone else around him. He can’t run with lightning speed, sunlight doesn’t hurt him and he doesn’t have an unquenchable lust for blood. Gene is a human, and he knows the rules. Keep the truth a secret. It’s the only way to stay alive in a world of night—a world where humans are considered a delicacy and hunted for their blood.
When he’s chosen for a once in a lifetime opportunity to hunt the last remaining humans, Gene’s carefully constructed life begins to crumble around him. He’s thrust into the path of a girl who makes him feel things he never thought possible—and into a ruthless pack of hunters whose suspicions about his true nature are growing. Now that Gene has finally found something worth fighting for, his need to survive is stronger than ever—but is it worth the cost of his humanity?”
My Rating: êêêê
My Review: This book was pretty awesome. My only
complaint it the long, long chapters that were more like parts. Other than
that, it was easy to read. It was interesting to see how different society
would be if vampire-like creatures were the normal people. The lack of showing
emotion, the weird tendency to stratch their wrists or sleep upside down. Their
fear of drowning. It’s amazing that Gene was able to blend in by copying them.
And the Hunt, it was like the Vampire Hunger Games. It was the real Hunger Games, because they were
really hungry for Hepers. And what are the odd of a heper in hiding getting
picked to participate in the Heper Hunt (let alone 2)? And there was his
romance with Ashley June, the girl with the red hair (Gene just calls her that,
it’s not really her name).
I have to say that this book has some of the best
world-building I’ve seen. The author really put a lot of thought into the
behaviors of vampires and zombies vs. human behavior and what effects they
would have of society. And these vampire eat flesh, not just blood. And they’re
not immortal, they age, but the sun does kill them. And they don’t have names,
just designations, which is weird. Maybe naming is a human thing?
I wonder what the author will cook up in the sequel,
The Prey, coming early next year.
Cover Art Review: Really cool cover, but I was
expecting it to be metallic. Still love the ripped look.
This book is also available in audiobook! Click to listen to the sample:
http://media.us.macmillan.com/
http://media.us.macmillan.com/
~Haley G
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