Genre: YA Fantasy Retelling
Publication: March 14th 2017 by HarperTeen
Acquisition: I purchased a hardcover
Synopsis:
Beauty knows the Beast’s forest in her bones—and in her blood. Though she grew up with the city’s highest aristocrats, far from her father’s old lodge, she knows that the forest holds secrets and that her father is the only hunter who’s ever come close to discovering them.
So when her father loses his fortune and moves Yeva and her sisters back to the outskirts of town, Yeva is secretly relieved. Out in the wilderness, there’s no pressure to make idle chatter with vapid baronessas…or to submit to marrying a wealthy gentleman. But Yeva’s father’s misfortune may have cost him his mind, and when he goes missing in the woods, Yeva sets her sights on one prey: the creature he’d been obsessively tracking just before his disappearance.
Deaf to her sisters’ protests, Yeva hunts this strange Beast back into his own territory—a cursed valley, a ruined castle, and a world of creatures that Yeva’s only heard about in fairy tales. A world that can bring her ruin or salvation. Who will survive: the Beauty, or the Beast?(from Goodreads)
5 / 5 Stars
So much love!
I love fantasy, I love fairy tale retellings and I love Spooner's writing. So! I had some pretty high expectations of Hunted. Happy to report - it did not disappoint!
What I liked:
The way the Beauty and the Beast story was enhanced. Every character had detailed and sometimes complicated backgrounds and everything played a part.
Also, the pure fantasy elements and the explanations on why the Beast was what he was and how it happened and how it could possibly be changed - it all fit together so well and really worked with the existing story (*cough* Disney *cough* *cough*) that most people know.
But! There was so much more to the story. I really can't go on enough about how wonderful all the details were. The backstory of the beast and Yeva's journey - it was fascinating. A fairy tale brought to life in an explosion of pure awesomeness.
What I didn't like:
Honestly, this was a solid 5 star read for me. I'd just be making up dislikes ;)
Ooh, this one sounds really good! Beauty and the Beast was one of my favorite fairy tales growing up so I always try to check out any retellings of it. And that's awesome about the backstory. Great review! :)
ReplyDeleteI picked this book up as soon as the hype started up, and with the then upcoming Beauty and the Beast film release. Still sitting on my shelf, a bit scared because I've seen a few negative reviews too. But. I will try it someday! Glad you loved it and could not fault it at all! That's certainly encouraging. :)
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"I'd just be making up dislikes" SO TRUE. I loved this book just as much as you did :)
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