The Hunter's Moon - Spoiler Free Review
The Hunter's Moon was a part of my summer reading list. And boy, did it disappoint. But not in the way you think. But, hey, enjoy some pretty pictures before I dive into the review.
Also, my cat decided to show up.
He likes to tangle in my lights, which is cute, but also distracting.
But anyways.
I gave this book a 3 star review, and the 3 stars had nothing to do with characters, but simply the Irish mythology.
Because the characters and the actual story sucked.
But what's it about?
Two cousins venture off on a backpacking trip through Ireland hunting myths and legends, where one of the cousins, Fin (her name is long, so I'm not typing it) gets sort of whisked away by the King of Faeries. Gwen, who denies the King, chases her cousin all around Ireland searching for her to rescue her. And that's pretty much it.
What I thought about it
Um. Yeh. Like I said before, the mythology was awesome! I learned a lot about Irish mythology and history. That aspect was absolutely breathtaking and incredible, but it's a story, and the mythology isn't the only thing you read for.
The characters suck. They're all one dimensional and boring. You know nothing about them. When the leader of the faerie armies is introduced, I instantly swooned for him, but his character only showed up here and there, and it bothered me. He could've been more than that. They all could of been more than that. I felt like when I followed Gwen around, I was following around a cardboard box. A literal cardboard box. Or a blank wall. Boring. Boring. Boring.
The romance was...what! Truly, it was stupid. It's like the book was stuck between wanting to be YA, and Middle Grade. It couldn't choose, and it was frustrating as a reader. And the love was way too quick for me. Oh, so you just met this guy and you love him? Okay. Now, in real life, that actually does happen. But kissing the next day? Not really. No.
In Conclusion.
I don't recommend this. Unless you can overlook the story that isn't there and solely focus on the Irish mythology. Overall, this was a huge disappointment for me. I wanted actual character development and got none of that. But I'm sticking with my 3 stars because of the mythology. The mythology was great, everything else sucked and filled me with total despair, man.
And what's worse? The book I read after this, The Siren, wasn't any better. Hopefully The Star-Touched Queen can break me out of these terrible books.
LLAP, book nerds. ✌
Lot's of 💙 and 🍵,
Liz 💙
I'm lazy. So no gifs. HAHAHAHAHAHA. Byyyyyye.
Also, my cat decided to show up.
He likes to tangle in my lights, which is cute, but also distracting.
But anyways.
I gave this book a 3 star review, and the 3 stars had nothing to do with characters, but simply the Irish mythology.
Because the characters and the actual story sucked.
But what's it about?
Two cousins venture off on a backpacking trip through Ireland hunting myths and legends, where one of the cousins, Fin (her name is long, so I'm not typing it) gets sort of whisked away by the King of Faeries. Gwen, who denies the King, chases her cousin all around Ireland searching for her to rescue her. And that's pretty much it.
What I thought about it
Um. Yeh. Like I said before, the mythology was awesome! I learned a lot about Irish mythology and history. That aspect was absolutely breathtaking and incredible, but it's a story, and the mythology isn't the only thing you read for.
The characters suck. They're all one dimensional and boring. You know nothing about them. When the leader of the faerie armies is introduced, I instantly swooned for him, but his character only showed up here and there, and it bothered me. He could've been more than that. They all could of been more than that. I felt like when I followed Gwen around, I was following around a cardboard box. A literal cardboard box. Or a blank wall. Boring. Boring. Boring.
The romance was...what! Truly, it was stupid. It's like the book was stuck between wanting to be YA, and Middle Grade. It couldn't choose, and it was frustrating as a reader. And the love was way too quick for me. Oh, so you just met this guy and you love him? Okay. Now, in real life, that actually does happen. But kissing the next day? Not really. No.
In Conclusion.
I don't recommend this. Unless you can overlook the story that isn't there and solely focus on the Irish mythology. Overall, this was a huge disappointment for me. I wanted actual character development and got none of that. But I'm sticking with my 3 stars because of the mythology. The mythology was great, everything else sucked and filled me with total despair, man.
And what's worse? The book I read after this, The Siren, wasn't any better. Hopefully The Star-Touched Queen can break me out of these terrible books.
LLAP, book nerds. ✌
Lot's of 💙 and 🍵,
Liz 💙
I'm lazy. So no gifs. HAHAHAHAHAHA. Byyyyyye.
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