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A review by myzanm
An Unauthorized Field Guide to the Hunt by Kari Gregg
2.0
Aaaa..... Wellllll....... No...
Shane's brothers are murderous a}%s. Actually his whole family are. So he has some idea to make himself too valuable by f#*^+}~ a big alien cat in a kind of intergalactic reality game show??? Yeah, bet the family will be so proud after this intergalactic Paradise Hotel. The one thing missing is booze, the got exhaustion instead...
Shane is a bit muddy about the details, but by winning by not winning the competition he will be able to have it all. A nice career, his family's adoration, staying alive... That sort of thing. So he has to entice the big cats, but not to much. He has to let them catch him an have their way with him, but not...
Well you get it. I spent about 3/4 of the book wishing he'd made up his mind. Then he obviously did,
In the course of the story Shane was dummiefied. He started out as a resourceful capable person suspicious of the world. In the end he was a bumbling naive mess far removed from his previously self.
I really liked the idea of the mate hunt and I've read other stories on the theme that were good. This was not executed as well as it could have been. I was actually a bit bored, thought about shelving, but it was short and might pick up...
Shane's brothers are murderous a}%s. Actually his whole family are. So he has some idea to make himself too valuable by f#*^+}~ a big alien cat in a kind of intergalactic reality game show??? Yeah, bet the family will be so proud after this intergalactic Paradise Hotel. The one thing missing is booze, the got exhaustion instead...
Shane is a bit muddy about the details, but by winning by not winning the competition he will be able to have it all. A nice career, his family's adoration, staying alive... That sort of thing. So he has to entice the big cats, but not to much. He has to let them catch him an have their way with him, but not...
Well you get it. I spent about 3/4 of the book wishing he'd made up his mind. Then he obviously did,
Spoiler
but didn't want anyone to know until his competitive streak came out to play when someone else might win what he didn't want to win...In the course of the story Shane was dummiefied. He started out as a resourceful capable person suspicious of the world. In the end he was a bumbling naive mess far removed from his previously self.
I really liked the idea of the mate hunt and I've read other stories on the theme that were good. This was not executed as well as it could have been. I was actually a bit bored, thought about shelving, but it was short and might pick up...