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Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli

99 reviews

misswillacolyns's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Ugh! I can see why people only want to start series that are complete. I’m devastated. Kristen, why do you have to mess with my emotions like this? I suppose it makes for a great story. I can’t wait to see how this enemies-to-lovers story unfolds. Until then, I’ll just be crying in a corner, practicing spells to stitch my heart back together. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Blood

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Murder

teganbeesebooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I figured out the twist early on, but still enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

mj_86's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

crazybooklady89's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

LOVED LOVED LOVED it!!! I’m so ready for the sequel! I also really appreciate that it didn’t end on a massive cliffhanger. It was a natural ending that certainly left a ton of room for book 2. I can’t wait to see where the author takes Rune,  Gideon, and Cress’s stories!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, and Classism

fatcats55's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 star read!
🌶🌶🌶 3/5 spice - open door

I absolutely adored Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli. The world is so interesting, and I LOVE the characters 😍

This book had me feeling every emotion - happy, sad, excited, frustrated, shocked - seriously, the whole spectrum. The tension and plot twists made me unable to put this book down.

I am hooked and need book 2 immediately, please! The book ends on a cliffhanger, and I desperately need to know what happens 🥹

Highlights:
✨️ Witch & Witch Hunter
✨️ Slow burn romance
✨️ Enemies to Lovers
✨️ Badass female main character
✨️ Fantasy setting
✨️ 🩸 magic
✨️ plot twists
✨️ Dual POV
✨️ First book in a new series

Rune pretends to be a vapid socialite, but in reality, she is secretly The Crimson Month, a vigilante witch that saves other witches from witch hunters. And she desperately needs information - so she decides to court the best source of information: Gideon, a Blood Guard captain. 

Gideon is a ruthless witch hunter looking to catch The Crimson Moth and end witches for good. He gets a tip that Rune may be involved, so he joins her social circle to court her and find out once and for all if she is The Crimson Moth. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, and War

Minor: Drug abuse and Murder

lauren_lovestoread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

er_inreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Crimson Moth is set up to be one of 2024’s most anticipated and popular reads. And after reading it for myself, I can understand why. 

I was incredibly fortunate to receive The Crimson Moth as a reviewer, and I’m thankful for the opportunity to read and review. My review is based on my own honest opinions. I have rated this book a 4 star, due to the fact that when I started this book and I nearly put it down again and did not continue reading. I was both sucked in from the start, and turned off due to the love triangle trope (this is not my favourite). However, I continued to read it, mostly out of obligation, but I am so, so glad I did. 

From about 50% in I was completely hooked. I couldn’t put it down. Gideon’s story broke my heart, I wanted to reach through the pages and give him a hug. I’m a big fan of Gideon, I have a thing for the “villains” in the story. Enemies to lovers to enemies again. Top tier trope. 

We follow Rune, our FMC who spends her days living as a vapid socialite, but her nights as a vigilante witch rescuer. Rune, her long time best friend Alex, and her friend Verity conspire to rescue witches from the clutches of the Blood Guard, breaking them from jail and saving them from the purging, and tracking them down to ship to another continent before they’re found. Rune, despite being hidden in plain sight for over 2 years, is hunted by the blood guards best witch hunter. But what happens when witch and witch hunter fall in love? Heartbreak. Betrayal. A serious moral confusion of what is right and wrong. The ending of this book had me in tears. I did NOT see the plot twist coming. I thought i had it figured out, I was so very wrong. 

I am so excited for this book to release and for others to experience The Crimson Moth.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Murder, and War

Minor: Sexual content

soniajoy98's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

mdal26's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bprdy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

It’s a fun fantasy read with an enemies to lovers/forbidden love trope. There’s also some surface level references to class struggles and prejudices. Unfortunately the story was predictable and by 1/3 of the way through I guessed the main plot point which took away a lot of the suspense. The world building was intriguing but lacking in detail. I’m curious to see if the sequel will bring more of it to light. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape and Murder