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arielthebookgargoyle 's review for:
The Way We Were Hunters
by Brien Feathers
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
For the sake of clarity, I received an advanced reader copy from the author via BookSirens. Even so, my review is my own and left voluntarily.
The Way We Were Hunters is done from the perspective of two different characters. Inspector Ardarion Markov, and Lena Zaitseva.
Ardarion chasing Lena throughout her military career because she is romantically tied with Mikhail Arkhimov. He is connected to the Fallen, a militant group who has superpowers and works with dragons who crashed on Earth some 20-30 years prior. This gives a cat and mouse chase, political intrigue feel to a story placed in a World War 2 type dystopian setting with dragons. It really made me think of the movie "Reign of Fire." The vibe was the perfect mix, in my opinion.
Lena is the main narrator, as the reader I never really knew more than she did. She has a spunky, care free type of attitude that often gets her in trouble. She doesn't mind taking the blame for others if she sees some benefit for herself. This puts her in a few situations she otherwise wouldn't be involved in. I liked Lena, and often found myself chuckling at her antics.
The writing style is fast paced. As often is with Brien Feather's stories. Quickly moving through events with a lot happening. A few surprises at the end, that hooked me into the series. It didn't take me long to read, as immersed into the story as I was. I really wanted to know what Lena was going to get herself mixed up with next. I am looking forward to the next in the series and where it goes with the dragons.
The Way We Were Hunters is done from the perspective of two different characters. Inspector Ardarion Markov, and Lena Zaitseva.
Ardarion chasing Lena throughout her military career because she is romantically tied with Mikhail Arkhimov. He is connected to the Fallen, a militant group who has superpowers and works with dragons who crashed on Earth some 20-30 years prior. This gives a cat and mouse chase, political intrigue feel to a story placed in a World War 2 type dystopian setting with dragons. It really made me think of the movie "Reign of Fire." The vibe was the perfect mix, in my opinion.
Lena is the main narrator, as the reader I never really knew more than she did. She has a spunky, care free type of attitude that often gets her in trouble. She doesn't mind taking the blame for others if she sees some benefit for herself. This puts her in a few situations she otherwise wouldn't be involved in. I liked Lena, and often found myself chuckling at her antics.
The writing style is fast paced. As often is with Brien Feather's stories. Quickly moving through events with a lot happening. A few surprises at the end, that hooked me into the series. It didn't take me long to read, as immersed into the story as I was. I really wanted to know what Lena was going to get herself mixed up with next. I am looking forward to the next in the series and where it goes with the dragons.