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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
Not as awesome as I was hoping, but I still liked it.
I was really excited to finally read this book. Every since I first heard about it I knew that it would be something that I would be interested in. But, it seemed to fall just a tad bit short.
The idea of only a few humans living in a world of vampires was intriguing. Normally in the YA genre it is the other way around. Also, being that this is a dystopian book, I was interested in seeing how the author meshed the two together. Again, I really liked the ideas, but some of it was a little unrealistic. Having to act like a vampire for 18 years (or however old Gene was, I forgot), would be impossible. I know, I know, this is fiction and everything about this book is really unrealistic, but if Gene really were a human he wouldn't be able to go the day without showing emotions in reaction to something. Also, I wanted to learn more about the world that they were living in. I also wanted to learn more government secrets (book 2?)! Those are just some minor things. I don't want it to seem like those two problems made me hate the book.
I felt like this book was focused a lot on the characters, all of which I liked for different reasons. Gene was a good main character, and I liked the male perspective. I didn't like Ashley June very much until the very end of the book (people that have read this will know why). The hepers were a great group to read about. I liked their stories and learning a little about their background. I really liked how Sissy, was the leader of all of the male hepers. Girl power! :) The other hunters did remind me of the different characters from the Quarter Quell in the Hunger Games, but I didn't mind the similarities between them. Another Hunger Games similarity was the whole "Hunt" itself, but I still liked searching for the differences between them.
Overall, I found it entertaining and I really liked reading it. The writing got better and better up to the end. And well, that ending! I can't wait to read The Prey!
I was really excited to finally read this book. Every since I first heard about it I knew that it would be something that I would be interested in. But, it seemed to fall just a tad bit short.
The idea of only a few humans living in a world of vampires was intriguing. Normally in the YA genre it is the other way around. Also, being that this is a dystopian book, I was interested in seeing how the author meshed the two together. Again, I really liked the ideas, but some of it was a little unrealistic. Having to act like a vampire for 18 years (or however old Gene was, I forgot), would be impossible. I know, I know, this is fiction and everything about this book is really unrealistic, but if Gene really were a human he wouldn't be able to go the day without showing emotions in reaction to something. Also, I wanted to learn more about the world that they were living in. I also wanted to learn more government secrets (book 2?)! Those are just some minor things. I don't want it to seem like those two problems made me hate the book.
I felt like this book was focused a lot on the characters, all of which I liked for different reasons. Gene was a good main character, and I liked the male perspective. I didn't like Ashley June very much until the very end of the book (people that have read this will know why). The hepers were a great group to read about. I liked their stories and learning a little about their background. I really liked how Sissy, was the leader of all of the male hepers. Girl power! :) The other hunters did remind me of the different characters from the Quarter Quell in the Hunger Games, but I didn't mind the similarities between them. Another Hunger Games similarity was the whole "Hunt" itself, but I still liked searching for the differences between them.
Overall, I found it entertaining and I really liked reading it. The writing got better and better up to the end. And well, that ending! I can't wait to read The Prey!
This book could be either amazing, or awful. On the one side, we have a main character who has no emotions. He doesn't care for a thing in the world and gives the reader, who has to live through his mind, about 0 details. On the other side, that's how it's *supposed* to be. Plausible, I guess.
I don't feel like writing a long-winded review because I'm tired and grouchy, but all in all, not too awful of a book. Good plot. I'll read the sequel.
I don't feel like writing a long-winded review because I'm tired and grouchy, but all in all, not too awful of a book. Good plot. I'll read the sequel.
In Andrew Fukuda's fast paced, exciting young adult novel, The Hunt, humans (also known as hepers) have been driven to edge of extinction by creatures that appear to be a hybrid of human,vampire and zombie.
Seventeen year old Gene has lived amongst the 'people' his entire life, carefully disguising his human scent, adopting their mannerisms, being like them, all to avoid a bloody, violent death. He lives alone, keeps to himself, remains unobtrusive at school... until his number is chosen. Gene is to join The Hunt, a government sanctioned extravaganza that happens only every decade, a chance to hunt and feed on a handful of hepers released into the desert. Sequestered to the Institute for Heper Research with his fellow competitors, Gene is desperate to maintain his subterfuge, or risk becoming the hunted.
I very quickly got caught up in this fast paced story upon being introduced to Gene, a heper hiding among creatures that would devour him in seconds should they learn what he is. I enjoyed reading a male perspective for a change in this genre and Gene proves to be a likeable protagonist. I liked that Gene was a little conflicted by his human status wishing, on occasion, he could be like everyone else and even that Gene's first extinct is self preservation, despite learning the truth about the captive hepers. It's such an interesting internal conflict and one that Fukuda doesn't shy away from.
The behaviours of the people are unusual but satisfyingly visual and different. The creatures scratch their wrist to express amusement, affection expressed by grinding armpits with elbows and they drool copiously. Yet they go to school, they hold down jobs, they live an ordinary life, albeit one where the eat raw meat, sleep hanging from the ceiling and disintegrate in sunlight.
I'm not sure how I felt about Gene's fragile relationship with Ashley June, she is fairly inscrutable and remains so through out the story. I am looking forward to getting to know the Heper's better in the next installment and predict that Sissy will replace Ashley June as the love interest.
I have no problem suspending belief in fantasy but there has to be an internal logic that makes sense in context. There are some flaws with the world-building in The Hunt, elements that don't quite make sense or contradict each other. It's a shame because these issues could have been easily resolved and done a lot to enhance the credibility of the author's world vision.
The Hunt offers something a little different to the current field of young adult dystopia fiction, though it also embraces familiar elements, with similarities to The Hunger Games. Despite it's problems, I loved the action and the constant tension which carried me through the story quickly. I look forward to reading the sequel, [b:The Prey|16851514|The Prey (The Hunt, #2)|Andrew Fukuda|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1355571015s/16851514.jpg|20386810]
The concept of the book was quite interesting, living is a world where vampires are the dominate species but it wasn't for me. I found as I was reading it I had lots of questions such as why is he on the swim team or didn't he have PE where he would get all smelly and stinky. There was a number of other questions that came to mind about his avoidance techniques that took away from the book.
this book was supposed to be about the hunt but it was more of gene trying to live as a fake vampire
i was disappointed that the hunt was at the very end and it took about a chapter
i was disappointed that the hunt was at the very end and it took about a chapter
Check out my review at The Hunt http://mrsthomas715.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-hunt.html
I really loved this story but there was far too many loop holes and unexplained happenings.
If I could eat dinner with any author it would be Andrew Fukuda and the character would be Gene. I read The Hunt two months ago and I have so many questions about the setting. I'm going to try not to spoil it for those who have yet to read this but
•How did the world become over run with vampires?
•Are they on Earth, another planet, or a parallel universe?
•What happened to Gene's Dad?
•If a human get's bitten, do they turn into a vampire or do they die?
•Why are these vampires so carnivorous?
•How do they not know you're human? Do they not have super hearing to detect your heartbeat? Or do they have heartbeats also?
I could go on and on. Don't get me wrong, I loved the book and plan to check out the sequel "The Prey". I just have so many questions, it's driving me nuts even months after finishing the book.
If I could eat dinner with any author it would be Andrew Fukuda and the character would be Gene. I read The Hunt two months ago and I have so many questions about the setting. I'm going to try not to spoil it for those who have yet to read this but
•How did the world become over run with vampires?
•Are they on Earth, another planet, or a parallel universe?
•What happened to Gene's Dad?
•If a human get's bitten, do they turn into a vampire or do they die?
•Why are these vampires so carnivorous?
•How do they not know you're human? Do they not have super hearing to detect your heartbeat? Or do they have heartbeats also?
I could go on and on. Don't get me wrong, I loved the book and plan to check out the sequel "The Prey". I just have so many questions, it's driving me nuts even months after finishing the book.
Omg this is such a good book! A different twist on the popular vampire concept, more dystopian really. I loved it. Action packed and suspenseful. I actually let out a subconscious cry when I finished. So good!
It started off really slow and there were some flaws in the story that caused a lot of confusion sometimes as to what was happening, and it was also a little repetitive, but overall I think it was a good story and I liked it. I'd really give it more like 3.5 stars, strictly because the ending was really intriguing. The last page gave a pretty good cliffhanger, so while I originally didn't think I'd read the next book, now I'm thinking I might. Overall, not my favorite, not amazing, but an okay book that I ended up liking once I got into it.
Update: 3 stars, not 3.5.
Update: 3 stars, not 3.5.
I was going to give this four stars for some issues I had with the details of the scenarios, but then the ending knocked my socks off!!!