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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
This book and I did not get along. Obviously, that doesn't mean you won't enjoy it, so I do encourage you to pick up a copy, read it for yourself, and form your own opinion on Ever the Hunted.
I had such high hopes for this book. The cover is absolutely stunning, as were the first five or six chapters. After you get a few chapters in, however, the plot reads like so many other fantasy novels I've read. Take almost every cliché known, put it in a blender, and what you get is Ever the Hunted.
(Spoilers follow)
It had the couple that has known each other for years, but suddenly falls in love; the long-lost family member that is suddenly found and then lost once more; the girl who has a hidden power that happens to be one of the strongest powers known in her world and that happens to manifest itself precisely when needed; the two warring kingdoms with hardly any background as to why they are fighting and really no background as to their different cultures, either. Add the fact that the main character, Britta, kept fainting and passing out every other chapter, and it's no surprise that I almost didn't finish reading Ever the Hunted. I'm glad I finished, as I hate to leave a story unfinished, but it's a few hours of valuable reading time I will never get back.
Just because I didn't enjoy Ever the Hunted, however, doesn't mean that you won't! I encourage you to pick up a copy for yourself and see if you enjoy the story.
I had such high hopes for this book. The cover is absolutely stunning, as were the first five or six chapters. After you get a few chapters in, however, the plot reads like so many other fantasy novels I've read. Take almost every cliché known, put it in a blender, and what you get is Ever the Hunted.
(Spoilers follow)
It had the couple that has known each other for years, but suddenly falls in love; the long-lost family member that is suddenly found and then lost once more; the girl who has a hidden power that happens to be one of the strongest powers known in her world and that happens to manifest itself precisely when needed; the two warring kingdoms with hardly any background as to why they are fighting and really no background as to their different cultures, either. Add the fact that the main character, Britta, kept fainting and passing out every other chapter, and it's no surprise that I almost didn't finish reading Ever the Hunted. I'm glad I finished, as I hate to leave a story unfinished, but it's a few hours of valuable reading time I will never get back.
Just because I didn't enjoy Ever the Hunted, however, doesn't mean that you won't! I encourage you to pick up a copy for yourself and see if you enjoy the story.
3.5 🌟
Typical YA with a young and naive main character. I wanted a little bit more of everything. More depth, more details, and - mostly - more Leif!
Typical YA with a young and naive main character. I wanted a little bit more of everything. More depth, more details, and - mostly - more Leif!
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
“Bravery is a choice that is yours to make. Don't let fear steal your will.”
Let me start by saying that this book wasn’t terrible. There was a good story line and it definitely ended with a twist that I wasn’t expecting. But I just didn’t feel like it was fully fleshed out. There are some details that I would have liked to know, and it didn’t flow with ease. This book took me a while to finish, because I didn’t feel the urge to find out what happens next.
It was good, but just not great.
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Let me start by saying that this book wasn’t terrible. There was a good story line and it definitely ended with a twist that I wasn’t expecting. But I just didn’t feel like it was fully fleshed out. There are some details that I would have liked to know, and it didn’t flow with ease. This book took me a while to finish, because I didn’t feel the urge to find out what happens next.
It was good, but just not great.
#erinsummerill #everthehunted #review #bookreview
Predictable and moved a little slow in some places for me.
I enjoyed this a lot! I loved Britta's character and I thought the plot was really interesting. I will definitely be reading the second book!
Full Review: https://katelynpdickinson.wordpress.com/2017/01/29/book-review-ever-the-hunted-by-erin-summerill-no-spoilers/
Full Review: https://katelynpdickinson.wordpress.com/2017/01/29/book-review-ever-the-hunted-by-erin-summerill-no-spoilers/
I loved this book!
We start this adventure with Britta, a 17 year old girl who lives alone in her family cottage after her father dies. The woods are her happy place and her hand is not far from her fathers old dagger. She grew up tracking criminals with her father, the Kings bounty hunter, and has picked up skills as a tracker that rival the kings new bounty hunter, and her old friend, Cohen. The two grew up together after Cohen became her fathers apprentice but have been away from each other for over a year after he left without so much as a goodbye.
After Britta is caught poaching by the kings guard she has a choice to make. She will be aquited of her crime and avoid a hanging if she tracks down the person who murdered her father, the kings bounty hunter.
After being given this choice she is handed evidence of her father killer. All evidence points to the kings current bounty hunter. Cohen. The boy she once loved, the boy who broke her heart, her only friend. And he is on the run.
She goes on a long dark mission to hunt him down with 3 of the kings guards but finds herself questioning who she really is and what powers she holds deep inside. After finding Cohen she finds that all may not be as it seems. Did she just trade her life for his? or is something more at play?
This has become on of my favourite books and the series continues with 'Ever the Brave' and 'Once A King'. I would highly recommend it.
We start this adventure with Britta, a 17 year old girl who lives alone in her family cottage after her father dies. The woods are her happy place and her hand is not far from her fathers old dagger. She grew up tracking criminals with her father, the Kings bounty hunter, and has picked up skills as a tracker that rival the kings new bounty hunter, and her old friend, Cohen. The two grew up together after Cohen became her fathers apprentice but have been away from each other for over a year after he left without so much as a goodbye.
After Britta is caught poaching by the kings guard she has a choice to make. She will be aquited of her crime and avoid a hanging if she tracks down the person who murdered her father, the kings bounty hunter.
After being given this choice she is handed evidence of her father killer. All evidence points to the kings current bounty hunter. Cohen. The boy she once loved, the boy who broke her heart, her only friend. And he is on the run.
She goes on a long dark mission to hunt him down with 3 of the kings guards but finds herself questioning who she really is and what powers she holds deep inside. After finding Cohen she finds that all may not be as it seems. Did she just trade her life for his? or is something more at play?
This has become on of my favourite books and the series continues with 'Ever the Brave' and 'Once A King'. I would highly recommend it.
3.25/5
Was having a rough time keeping interest in this one but towards the end I found myself getting hooked a bit more. Going to try and check out the sequel asap.
Was having a rough time keeping interest in this one but towards the end I found myself getting hooked a bit more. Going to try and check out the sequel asap.
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"If I were ever the hunted, you would find me."
Ever the Hunted felt like a mixture of several different stories I've seen and read, and while this sometimes led to a unique and intriguing blend, most often I felt like I'd been here, done that. The main character is reminiscent of Katniss from the Hunger Games, while her love interest reminded me of Gale. Bordering countries who are enemies because of disagreements over magic actually occured in the book I read before and after this one (Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst and Frostblood by Elly Blake). New trend? The magic system was different, I'll give it that, but almost random in the types of abilities that come together.
The issue of falling into fantasy tropes is not my main problem with Ever the Hunted, though. If I'm invested in the characters, the novel can be as tropey as you please. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case with our main characters, Britta and Cohen. Britta, as we know from the beginning of the novel, recently lost her father. But she spends much more brainspace on Cohen and his somehow always pleasant scent (after spending three weeks in the forest without bathing? I don't think so) than her recently deceased father. I found this a little odd and I think some opportunities were missed for introspective moments on the way we may perceive someone who has died differently than the idea we had of them when they were living. Sort of a Harry Potter learns about Dumbledore's past type of insight.
Another thing I found unlikely was that Britta never suspects that she might have magical powers. Trust me, that's not a spoiler. I knew from the first chapter, but it takes Britta 3/4 of the book to even raise the question to herself, and only after a few pretty striking displays of power. Britta is set up as a wonderful tracker, archer, and handy with a knife, but these skills don't actually help her a lot, which I was disappointed about. She has all the tools of being a kick-ass heroine, but Cohen is the one who does most of the saving. *cue Cinderella by the Cheetah Girls pls*
After struggling with a lack of connection from these characters for most of the book, I did feel it towards the end. It was an emotional part that actually made me feel strong rage, which I admit is pretty rare for me. The other element that kicks this book up from a 2 star to a 3 star rating is the fantastic ending. It ties up the necessary storylines from this book, while setting up some really intriguing possibilities for the next one. I still wasn't buying Cohen and Britta's romance by the end, but I felt connected enough to the characters and interested enough in the plot twists, that I'd be happy to pick up the next one in this series.