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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
Ty poslední věty. Díky těm větám si chci přečíst i další díl. Co na tom, že jsem při čtení nechápavě kroutila hlavou, protáčela oči i se znechuceně ušklíbala. Díky těm větám si ten druhý díl prostě přečtu!
Recenzi najdete na: http://bookshelf-stories.blogspot.cz/2014/04/rc-recenze-hon.html
Recenzi najdete na: http://bookshelf-stories.blogspot.cz/2014/04/rc-recenze-hon.html
Meu, até hoje (2021) essa é minha TRILOGIA de de vampiro preferida.
This book was high on my must-read list and I'm so happy it didn't let me down. Another great dysopian read! I can't imagine having to hide in plain sight worrying everyday that I'd be found out for what I really was. Almost sad the Gene and Ashley June had to spend most of their lives not knowing they were the same.
Waiting until next year for "The Prey" just seems unacceptable!! especially with such an ending! I just get the feeling Gene and Ashley June's lottery numbers were rigged on purpose, to get them away and hopefully to a safe place. And of course, by the time book 2 comes out I'll have forgotten everything and mixed in all the others stories I read but it'll be worth it I hope. Now to just sit and wait...
Waiting until next year for "The Prey" just seems unacceptable!! especially with such an ending! I just get the feeling Gene and Ashley June's lottery numbers were rigged on purpose, to get them away and hopefully to a safe place. And of course, by the time book 2 comes out I'll have forgotten everything and mixed in all the others stories I read but it'll be worth it I hope. Now to just sit and wait...
I really enjoyed this book. After a couple slower moving stories, I was ready for the action offered here. Unlike so many other vampire stories, here they are the norm, with humans all but extinct. Except for a few raised for "farming" purposes and a few trying to live as vampires, as does the main character.
All of his grooming needs reminded me of the movie "Gatica" ... as the character there had to make sure he didn't leave any DNA (skin cells, hair, etc). The book was a little grotesque at times, as I imagined humans eating bloody, raw meat (which affected me more than the whole ripping someone to shreds or disintegrating in the sunlight, although that was pretty gruesome too!)
I was thinking I was in good shape, coming into this completed series, so I could read the books back to back if I wanted to. This did end on a cliff-hanger and I am extremely interested in continuing on with the story. BUT ... my library, while it had book one in digital, doesn't have book 2 or 3. It doesn't even have them in hardcopy (which I considered, as I really did want to find out what happens). I can buy them on Amazon, they are $7-10 ... I just am super stingy when it comes to buying books when I have 500+ in my Kindle cloud and library wishlist. Ah, what to do!
All of his grooming needs reminded me of the movie "Gatica" ... as the character there had to make sure he didn't leave any DNA (skin cells, hair, etc). The book was a little grotesque at times, as I imagined humans eating bloody, raw meat (which affected me more than the whole ripping someone to shreds or disintegrating in the sunlight, although that was pretty gruesome too!)
I was thinking I was in good shape, coming into this completed series, so I could read the books back to back if I wanted to. This did end on a cliff-hanger and I am extremely interested in continuing on with the story. BUT ... my library, while it had book one in digital, doesn't have book 2 or 3. It doesn't even have them in hardcopy (which I considered, as I really did want to find out what happens). I can buy them on Amazon, they are $7-10 ... I just am super stingy when it comes to buying books when I have 500+ in my Kindle cloud and library wishlist. Ah, what to do!
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It was fun but then it was all about a smelly human and how he can't hide his smell. Nope. Why i thought this was a romance
This book was A M A Z I N G. It was so well written and clever and original. Oh my god. It was full of action and suspens and I just can't describe my feelings BECAUSE IT WAS SO GOOD AND I WANT THE NEXT ONE.
It’s The Hunger Games with vampires. Deliciously creepy bat-like vampires, whose superior strength and single-minded bloodlust have led to humans (hepers) becoming pretty much extinct. Think zombie/alien apocalypse but with intelligent, super-fast and super-strong vampires instead. Humans didn’t stand a chance.
Our protagonist, Gene, has perfected the art of survival by impersonating the people around him. Every day he washes the heper odour from his skin, shaves off every noticeable hair on his body and does his best to control the facial tics and expressions that could give him away at any moment. But when he is chosen as one of the lucky few to participate in the Heper Hunt, he is taken from his home and forced into the spotlight, knowing that it’s only a matter of time before he is discovered – and eaten alive.
The Hunt is an addictive, fast-paced read that had me holding onto the corners of the book for dear life at some points. Fukuda is a superb writer, particularly of horror, action and gore. There’s a lot of gory scenes in The Hunt and Fukuda doesn’t hold back with his descriptions. Unfortunately, the story was slightly let down by huge, gaping plot holes. Like, how on earth Gene managed to survive for days – and the years before those days – without discovery. Why go to all the effort of hiding among them? The Heper Hunt itself is also very bizarre and the reasoning given for the Hunt seems contrived. Once the story gets going though, these questions are quickly forgotten.
Fukuda’s vampires are brilliant, one of my favourite new takes on vampire lore, bringing vampires back from sexy to scary. There’s also some pretty big plot holes concerning their bodily functions that are never resolved, but like I said, with storytelling like this, it’s easy to let the plot holes slide.
The characters aren’t likable or trustworthy, which only makes them that much more compelling to read about. Fukuda plays on the readers’ expectations, delivering shocking twists that I definitely didn’t see coming. It was certainly a bizarre experience to find myself siding with the fleeing hepers, against Fukuda’s protagonist. And it was fascinating to see the world through the eyes of Gene, a human who has spent so many years pretending not to be human that he has begun to lose himself and his humanity, and views himself as a creature apart from his fellow humans.
All in all, The Hunt was a great read. And after that shocker ending, I’m definitely looking forward to reading the sequel!
Our protagonist, Gene, has perfected the art of survival by impersonating the people around him. Every day he washes the heper odour from his skin, shaves off every noticeable hair on his body and does his best to control the facial tics and expressions that could give him away at any moment. But when he is chosen as one of the lucky few to participate in the Heper Hunt, he is taken from his home and forced into the spotlight, knowing that it’s only a matter of time before he is discovered – and eaten alive.
The Hunt is an addictive, fast-paced read that had me holding onto the corners of the book for dear life at some points. Fukuda is a superb writer, particularly of horror, action and gore. There’s a lot of gory scenes in The Hunt and Fukuda doesn’t hold back with his descriptions. Unfortunately, the story was slightly let down by huge, gaping plot holes. Like, how on earth Gene managed to survive for days – and the years before those days – without discovery. Why go to all the effort of hiding among them? The Heper Hunt itself is also very bizarre and the reasoning given for the Hunt seems contrived. Once the story gets going though, these questions are quickly forgotten.
Fukuda’s vampires are brilliant, one of my favourite new takes on vampire lore, bringing vampires back from sexy to scary. There’s also some pretty big plot holes concerning their bodily functions that are never resolved, but like I said, with storytelling like this, it’s easy to let the plot holes slide.
The characters aren’t likable or trustworthy, which only makes them that much more compelling to read about. Fukuda plays on the readers’ expectations, delivering shocking twists that I definitely didn’t see coming. It was certainly a bizarre experience to find myself siding with the fleeing hepers, against Fukuda’s protagonist. And it was fascinating to see the world through the eyes of Gene, a human who has spent so many years pretending not to be human that he has begun to lose himself and his humanity, and views himself as a creature apart from his fellow humans.
All in all, The Hunt was a great read. And after that shocker ending, I’m definitely looking forward to reading the sequel!
3.5 Stars-I really wanted to be give this book four stars but 3.5 is more accurate.
My thoughts (because I'm too lazy to write a real review lol...)
-I really would like to know how the majority of the population became vampires. Its kinda implied that it may have been some evolutionary thing but it'd be kinda nice if the author actually informed the reader...
-Why are there no cars? They use horses for transport but there other types of technology used...
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-Vicious vampires!!
-NO LOVE TRIANGLE!! YESS!!
-That ending??? I MUST read [b:The Prey|14740456|The Prey (The Hunt, #2)|Andrew Fukuda|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1345047431s/14740456.jpg|20386810]!!
Recommended despite the lack of world-building :)
My thoughts (because I'm too lazy to write a real review lol...)
-I really would like to know how the majority of the population became vampires. Its kinda implied that it may have been some evolutionary thing but it'd be kinda nice if the author actually informed the reader...
-Why are there no cars? They use horses for transport but there other types of technology used...
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Spoiler
Why did that reporter guy say Ashley June wasn't what she seemed? she never does anything to support that claim?-Vicious vampires!!
-NO LOVE TRIANGLE!! YESS!!
-That ending??? I MUST read [b:The Prey|14740456|The Prey (The Hunt, #2)|Andrew Fukuda|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1345047431s/14740456.jpg|20386810]!!
Recommended despite the lack of world-building :)