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not bad just not good... what a beautiful cover though. this had so much potential :/
Good grief this book was NOT a good read. I couldn’t stand the love interest, the protagonist was bland, the story had about every cliche you can find in a YA novel, and the plot twists were insufferably predictable. I enjoyed the book at first, since the world building pulled me in. I would say that was the only highlight of the book, though. The middle and end of the book was a slog to get through for me, because I completely lost interest and didn’t feel any ties to the characters, except for maybe Enat (whose death I saw from a mile away. Way to fridge the only character I found interesting). Also, the resolution of the plot felt WAY too easy. I liked Leif, but he got so little mention, I feel his potential was wasted. All in all, this book was dull, and I’ve read similar plots in other YA novels, but they were better written. This book was a let down, and I will probably sell or donate my copy.
I received this free from the publishers via NetGalley
A war is about to start between two neighbouring countries – one that accepts magic and one that doesn’t. Britta Flannery has just come out of mourning for her murdered father who was a legendary bounty hunter for the King. He taught her everything she knows, he taught her to work with a dagger and a bow, and to survive in the forest. However, when he died she has no right to her father’s land because she is deemed illegitimate because her parent’s marriage were not accepted in her country. When she is caught poaching off the King’s land, she is offered a deal: her freedom for her father’s killer. A life for a life. However, the alleged killer is her former best friend and things are about to get really complicated and dangerous for Britta.
Ever the Hunted was not necessarily a bad book, but it was a predictable and unoriginal book. It was full of cliché and stereotypes with everything you expect to find in a typical high fantasy novel – warring kingdoms, a chosen one, a brooding handsome love interest, and magic. Britta was a ‘strong female character’ that apparently was an expert hunter but never really showed evidence of her skills, most of the time she actually missed tracks or just *guessed* where they would be. She wasn’t strong because she was intelligent or witty or compassionate or ambitious, she was simply a ‘strong female character’ because she could shoot an arrow and has magic running through her veins. The chosen one who has magic but doesn’t realise she’s got magic until over halfway through the book, even though she’s had an ability since she was a child.
Cohen, her love interest, lacked any real personality or character development. BUT he was super duper muscular and smelt great even though they’d been traveling rough for days with no bathing!! *eye-roll*.
There was a lot of potential in the story. Britta having to betray her friend in exchange for his life for hers was one that could have been done really well, but it ultimately fell flat. There was also some sexism, and there was a lack of female characters, which is weird considering powers only pass from female to female, so an opportunity was missed there.
Ultimately, there is nothing necessarily ‘bad’ about Ever the Hunted, but for big YA readers, especially those of fantasy, Ever the Hunted is just going to feel generic.
Although, I can't deny that the cover is heavenly.
A war is about to start between two neighbouring countries – one that accepts magic and one that doesn’t. Britta Flannery has just come out of mourning for her murdered father who was a legendary bounty hunter for the King. He taught her everything she knows, he taught her to work with a dagger and a bow, and to survive in the forest. However, when he died she has no right to her father’s land because she is deemed illegitimate because her parent’s marriage were not accepted in her country. When she is caught poaching off the King’s land, she is offered a deal: her freedom for her father’s killer. A life for a life. However, the alleged killer is her former best friend and things are about to get really complicated and dangerous for Britta.
Ever the Hunted was not necessarily a bad book, but it was a predictable and unoriginal book. It was full of cliché and stereotypes with everything you expect to find in a typical high fantasy novel – warring kingdoms, a chosen one, a brooding handsome love interest, and magic. Britta was a ‘strong female character’ that apparently was an expert hunter but never really showed evidence of her skills, most of the time she actually missed tracks or just *guessed* where they would be. She wasn’t strong because she was intelligent or witty or compassionate or ambitious, she was simply a ‘strong female character’ because she could shoot an arrow and has magic running through her veins. The chosen one who has magic but doesn’t realise she’s got magic until over halfway through the book, even though she’s had an ability since she was a child.
Cohen, her love interest, lacked any real personality or character development. BUT he was super duper muscular and smelt great even though they’d been traveling rough for days with no bathing!! *eye-roll*.
There was a lot of potential in the story. Britta having to betray her friend in exchange for his life for hers was one that could have been done really well, but it ultimately fell flat. There was also some sexism, and there was a lack of female characters, which is weird considering powers only pass from female to female, so an opportunity was missed there.
Ultimately, there is nothing necessarily ‘bad’ about Ever the Hunted, but for big YA readers, especially those of fantasy, Ever the Hunted is just going to feel generic.
Although, I can't deny that the cover is heavenly.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The romance got me, I’ll admit that. The story was cute, tho I think I’m starting to fall into one of those episodes of “I’ve seen everything already” because while it was solid, I found myself guessing a lot of the elements.
Cheeeio de altos e baixos. Narrativa boa, romance com um backgroung bom, protagonista legal, mundo bem construído, gancho ótimo para a continuação - par romântico superprotetor e burro, narrativa estagna em certos momentos, morte desnecessária de personagem que poderia ter contribuído muito com a história, final apressado e sem graça.
Assim fica difícil avaliar né. Falo mais nos vlogs de leitura no canal ;)
Assim fica difícil avaliar né. Falo mais nos vlogs de leitura no canal ;)
This book was a little different than I thought it was going to be about, I thought it was going to take a while in the story for them to find Cohen, but they ended up finding him very quickly. So that little detail changed my whole reading process and turned the story better for me. I thought this book might get boring but by the end it got more interesting. In the end it seemed better than I thought but not the greatest thing but interesting just the same I can't wait to see where the second book will take us in this cool world. One thing that really bothered me was how much Britta had to keep mentioning how hot Cohen is like after a while I was like the guy is really attractive I get it stop talking about it.
The characters were flat and felt like cardboard cutouts. Also, the plot was uninteresting and predictable. The whole thing was a mashing of tropes that I didn’t like.
Some plot twists, but also I guessed some of them. Very YA writing and didn’t like how her love interest has to do with her energy…
*I received this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
Do you see how beautiful the cover is?! ....I should probably try NOT requesting books because of how pretty their covers are.
Ever the Hunted is not a bad book. Mostly, my rating is based off of my own personal preference for this one. If you like books with no slow moments, romance-based with angst, and don't mind cliches, then you should totally read it.
I know, I'm doing this review backwards than usual, but since I only read 25% of the book, I did not really get into it enough to find something I liked -- besides the map in the front.
So, what made me stop reading? Honestly, I was bored. I've been reading a ton of great books with amazing background and strong characters that when I was thrown into this I felt like I had gone from swimming in the ocean to sitting in a kiddy pool. Perhaps things would have gotten deeper, but when a female's thoughts are literally only on the male interest and her dead father and not so much on the tracking she is doing or trying to survive with her guards or even next steps in her life, I just *shrugs* I couldn't get into it.
Surprisingly, it was also too fast-paced for me. "What?!" Yeah, I do like some background information about what people look like or the scenery or even tell me how she tracks instead of 'she looked around and saw a foot-print' ....can't anyone find a footprint? It felt fast enough that I felt like I was skimming--which I wasn't for once, and I felt I was missing things.
Such as? Well, how about how Leif knew her personality and told her how amazing she is? That... how?! Been traveling together mere days with little talking because of the 'prisoner- guard' dymanic and yet he knows Britta is loyal? How? This might have more to do with explaining things and not showing...
All in all, I don't think it is a bad book, I think I'm just too advanced for it. Perhaps a young teen or something with little Fantasy reading experience might enjoy this.
Do you see how beautiful the cover is?! ....I should probably try NOT requesting books because of how pretty their covers are.
Ever the Hunted is not a bad book. Mostly, my rating is based off of my own personal preference for this one. If you like books with no slow moments, romance-based with angst, and don't mind cliches, then you should totally read it.
I know, I'm doing this review backwards than usual, but since I only read 25% of the book, I did not really get into it enough to find something I liked -- besides the map in the front.
So, what made me stop reading? Honestly, I was bored. I've been reading a ton of great books with amazing background and strong characters that when I was thrown into this I felt like I had gone from swimming in the ocean to sitting in a kiddy pool. Perhaps things would have gotten deeper, but when a female's thoughts are literally only on the male interest and her dead father and not so much on the tracking she is doing or trying to survive with her guards or even next steps in her life, I just *shrugs* I couldn't get into it.
Surprisingly, it was also too fast-paced for me. "What?!" Yeah, I do like some background information about what people look like or the scenery or even tell me how she tracks instead of 'she looked around and saw a foot-print' ....can't anyone find a footprint? It felt fast enough that I felt like I was skimming--which I wasn't for once, and I felt I was missing things.
Such as? Well, how about how Leif knew her personality and told her how amazing she is? That... how?! Been traveling together mere days with little talking because of the 'prisoner- guard' dymanic and yet he knows Britta is loyal? How? This might have more to do with explaining things and not showing...
All in all, I don't think it is a bad book, I think I'm just too advanced for it. Perhaps a young teen or something with little Fantasy reading experience might enjoy this.