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A review by jennaraetions
Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
okay listen. i spent 40-60+% of this book thinking i hated it, or at least that it wasn't very good. i wasn't happy with the love story. the spice wasn't good. the plot could have been so much better because of how amazing the world building was, the whole idea of the revolution and the witches in hiding and the magic system, etc, it was so good, and the focus being on gideon and rune instead of that pissed me off.
also, there were quite a few times where plot points would be unnecessarily re-explained, like the beginning of a sequel to a book, where they kind of re-touch on certain important things, except those important things had just been explained like 20 pages ago. there were also times where small details would be mentioned several times, drawing your attention to them, making it clear that there would probably be a twist involving that detail, ruining the mind blowing moment if it came out. in some cases i was right about that, but in others, it was a diversion, so that was cool.
60%-75% on, though, an amazing thing happened - it wasn't that the book wasn't what i wanted it to be, and i just didn't like it. the book turned into exactly what i wanted it to be. i did predict part of a twist, but not the main one. i was blown away. it turned out that my opinions that i thought were "against the grain" were exactly what i was supposed to be feeling the entire time, and this book ended SO AMAZINGLY that i am honestly shook. i need the next book IMMEDIATELY.
***SPOILER:***
i was 10000% team alex, i was super pissed that the author was trying to make a romance happen with gideon and rune when it made no sense and alex was right there, being wholesome and amazing. i was so worried that he would end up evil. having finished the book now, it's so much worse that he wasn't, and the absolute perfection in the saddest way of his death literally made me have to put the book down and grieve for a bit. i spent the ENTIRE book rooting for him, so it hit so hard.
also, there were quite a few times where plot points would be unnecessarily re-explained, like the beginning of a sequel to a book, where they kind of re-touch on certain important things, except those important things had just been explained like 20 pages ago. there were also times where small details would be mentioned several times, drawing your attention to them, making it clear that there would probably be a twist involving that detail, ruining the mind blowing moment if it came out. in some cases i was right about that, but in others, it was a diversion, so that was cool.
60%-75% on, though, an amazing thing happened - it wasn't that the book wasn't what i wanted it to be, and i just didn't like it. the book turned into exactly what i wanted it to be. i did predict part of a twist, but not the main one. i was blown away. it turned out that my opinions that i thought were "against the grain" were exactly what i was supposed to be feeling the entire time, and this book ended SO AMAZINGLY that i am honestly shook. i need the next book IMMEDIATELY.
***SPOILER:***
i was 10000% team alex, i was super pissed that the author was trying to make a romance happen with gideon and rune when it made no sense and alex was right there, being wholesome and amazing. i was so worried that he would end up evil. having finished the book now, it's so much worse that he wasn't, and the absolute perfection in the saddest way of his death literally made me have to put the book down and grieve for a bit. i spent the ENTIRE book rooting for him, so it hit so hard.