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adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Hunting November was not as amazing and atmospheric as its predecessor, Killing November, but it was still a great book that makes me wish that there were more books in the series.
After the events of the first book, November and Ash are leaving the Academy to find November’s dad. Family politics still play an important role and through visiting different interesting places, November and her friends slowly gather the puzzle pieces to finally save November’s father and step in front of the man pulling all the strings. I still liked the plot so much, it’s so exciting and engaging. It was especially interesting to see how November has to find different hints to figure out where her father is; the mystery was great. I liked it that he returned to her hometown and that her best friend was mentioned again.
Furthermore, the world building is extended, and the families and their politics play a greater role which was so nice. The ending was also great and so exciting, even though some aspects of it were more predictable: I loved to see how our characters infiltrated Jag’s villa even though he’s the cliché villain. Also, the masque ball was quite cliché but in contrast, the twist that November’s dad was the Ferryman was so great. I also expected Ines to die but was sad nevertheless .
I still love all characters and especially Aarya – I was so happy when she appeared. November’s portrayal is great as well and her emotions are depicted so well and are just understandable. In comparison, Ash started to annoy me just a bit. The romance of those two is not in the focus and barely there which I liked. It’s generally so amazing to see how the characters interact each other because the dialogues are written so well.
The Killing November series was all that I wish for in a non-supernatural YA series: an intriguing setting, a female protagonist who knows what she wants and is not only focussed on guys, and mysteries that connect everything happening in the books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Confinement, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Death of parent
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