Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Human in a Vampire World

The Hunt (The Hunt, #1)The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Hunt is about Gene (though it takes a good while to find out that's what his name is), a human hiding in a vampire world--or city--I'm still wondering just how many vampires there are beyond the little city he lives in. Gene hides who he is, practicing concealing emotions, constantly shaving, and avoiding nap times. He has...armpit sex/make-out sessions (which is just weird and made me laugh)...with his love interest and just tries to blend in. Unfortunately, he's chosen to participate in The Hunt, a rare chance to hunt live humans. This immediately draws attention to him, and not in a good way. The big question is, how will Gene, as a human, survive being a member of a vampire hunt?

I honestly couldn't decide how I felt about this book. It was a quick, easy read, which I certainly appreciated. But I also had to ignore a lot of things that just didn't make sense to me. For one, the armpit sex. Two...these vampires have super senses, so could they really never smell Gene? no matter how hard he scrubbed before school, I still have my doubts about that one. I also wasn't a fan of some of his original moral choices, and found him to be annoyingly blind at times, despite how the book constantly went on about how smart he was. Luckily,t he book was fast-paced enough and the concept original enough that I didn't have to suffer through any annoying section for too long.

There were also some scenes that surprised me, and some actions that I wasn't expecting, which was nice. I'm definitely interested in reading the next book, but I won't have the urge to buy it--I'll easily be able to wait till it comes to my local library; hence, three stars. So if you're looking for a quick, generally entertaining read, and you're ok that it's not mind-blowing, then I'd recommend reading The Hunt.

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