The Hunt
by Andrew Fukuda
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Critic Rating
57%
Critic Reviews: 39
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85%
Reader Ratings: 312
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Synopsis
"A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go. The Hunt is both terrifying and sublime, with every page evoking that fragile, yet unyielding thing we call humanity." —Andrea Cremer, New York Times bestselling author of the Nightshade Trilogy In a world where humans have been eaten to near extinction, seventeen-year-old Gene has only managed to survive by painstakingly concealing his true species. If the bloodthirsty creatures surrounding him knew... more
About Andrew Fukuda
Published: May 8, 2012 by Macmillan Publishing
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy. Fiction. 304 pages
- All Critics: 39
- Positive: 30
- Negative: 9
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The Book Smugglers | 9 May 2012
I find myself entertained and my own crazy vampire-action bloodlust sated.
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Down the Rabbit Hole | 26 May 2012
Though the writing was very clever, after a while it sort of felt like over kill.
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The Australian Bookshelf | 27 May 2012
...I enjoyed the characters, the suspense, the world-building and it has set up a solid introduction to the series.
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Short & Sweet Reviews
The characters in this book are so one-dimensional, including the main character Gene... I didn’t feel anything for the characters.
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Muggle-Born | 8 May 2012
THE HUNT by Andrew Fukuda is an impressive first installment of a new series that I will definitely keep up with.
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Hippies, Beauty, and Books Oh My!
The writing was fantastic and truly top-notch.
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The Bookish Brunette | 9 Jul 2012
Remarkably witty and humorous, The Hunt is compulsively readable.
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Small Review | 8 May 2012
...it was nice to read a book about dangerous vampires when the vampires are, you know, actually dangerous for a change.
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The Book Zone (For Boys) | 1 May 2012
...Andrew Fukuda has managed to breathe life into the slightly worn out vampire mythos, with his tight plotting and skill at building suspense for his reader.
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Blkosiner's Book Blog | 7 May 2012
This is fully violent, totally consuming, and there are plenty of twists and lots of action that kept me glued from start to surprising finish.
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Electrifying Reviews | 8 May 2012
The characters in The Hunt were very weak, which is a big reason I wasn’t able get into it.
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Tina's Book Reviews | 3 May 2012
Fukuda's writing was a thrilling, nonstop ride that I couldn't set down.
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Just a Lil' Lost... | 24 May 2012
...The Hunt is at times funny, other times gory but always an edge-of-your-seat ride that will keep you racing to find out what happens.
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Christy's Love of Books | 16 Jun 2012
I thought this was a pretty good book, with action and plenty of intense moments.
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Good Choice Reading | 2 May 2012
This was a very unique story... I haven’t read anything like it...
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Mermaid Vision Books | 7 May 2012
The Hunt is an automatic choice for readers who want their horror served with slices of realism, dystopia and socio-cultural commentary.
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That's What She Read | 2 Jun 2012
The Hunt is a creative role reversal on the ubiquitous teen vampire dramas.
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Breathless Book Reviews | 18 Jun 2012
I have to say that this book has some of the best world-building I’ve seen.
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Poetry to Prose | 2 Apr 2012
Andrew Fukuda has some good and original ideas and I have a feeling that this series will only get better with each sequel.
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Miss Literati
The suspenseful, fast-paced story is sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats.
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A Dream of Books | 17 May 2012
'The Hunt' is a truly terrifying and electrifying read from debut author Andrew Fukuda.
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Babbling About Books, and More | 24 May 2012
...I’m not invested in reading the sequel because of Andrew’s weak world building skills and inconsistent plot as a whole.
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Book Brats | 9 May 2012
...THE HUNT was well written, unique, and action-packed.
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Refracted Light | 9 Apr 2012
...The Hunt is an interesting premise that fails to live up to its full potential.
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The Book Faery | 7 May 2012
It's sinister, twisted and it kept me on high octane the entire book.
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Xpresso Reads | 7 May 2012
Realism is always a huge aspect for me and sadly this one had me staggering more than once.
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Tales of the Ravenous Reader | 1 Jul 2012
Andrew Fukuda has created a world that is unique and twisted that you will be haunted by it long after you finish the last page.
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My Shelf Confessions | 28 Jun 2012
The Hunt provides an entirely new type of vampire to our fiction!
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Literary Exploration | 23 Apr 2012
I love a good horror story and this one greatly surpassed my expectations for it!
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All the Books I Can Read | 19 Jun 2012
And while I found parts of it very interesting and enjoyable and some parts quite well constructed, there were a few holes that overall, detracted from my score of this one.
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Teen Librarian | 30 Apr 2012
Chapter one will hook you and you will not want to put this book down until you have read every page.
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Steph's Stacks | 8 Jun 2012
Fukuda has created a bloody, unique and terrifying world where the humans have lost the war and their future is on the line.
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Endlessly Bookish | 29 May 2012
You get an idea of the society and how it’s structured but a lot of things stay unclear and I think the story would benefit from some more details.
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Kirkus Reviews | 15 Apr 2012
While the worldbuilding is thin and frequently nonsensical, this grotesque and bloody construction of a vampire world will appeal to readers who've been craving gore over romance with their vampires.
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Great Imaginations | 29 Apr 2012
The story was also filled with delightful doses of humor and I found myself laughing out loud more than once.
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Bart's Bookshelf | 8 May 2012
Andrew Fukuda manages to bring things to a satisfying conclusion by the end of the book, but also leaves enough plot strands unresolved to have you begging for the next book to find out what happens next…
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Abnormally Paranormal Reviews | 7 May 2012
Dark and riveting, with plenty of heart-pounding action.
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Joyous Reads | 8 May 2012
Engaging, suspenseful and flat-out will make your heart beat out of your chest.
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