The dialogue between these characters was painfully corny and filled with cliche, tropey lines. The two non-POV main characters were incredibly shallow and only served as the comic relief and the walking encyclopedia of world-building. This short timeline also makes both the found family and the romance feel forced. The quest the characters go on quickly loses its appeal because the characters never face significant obstacles and are able to move through the different tasks unreasonably quickly. However, the plot felt incredibly generic and wasn't properly fleshed out. There are parts of this book that I enjoyed and overall it was an engaging, quick read. The two main characters-Atia and Silas-are brooding, unapologetic badasses and I enjoyed their perspectives. The Night Hunt introduces a dark YA fantasy world filled with monsters and corrupt gods. Unfortunately, the initial intrigue was not enough to sustain the story and I quickly grew bored. I was initially really hooked by the potential of world-building and characters. The cover of The Night Hunt is so beautiful that I was tempted to buy a finished copy even though I didn’t particularly enjoy this one. Thanks so much to NetGalley and Feiwel & Friends for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review! I loved this so much and I'll be screaming about it for a long time! This probably could've been another 20 pages longer to really round out those relationships, but this is a small thing. My one, tiny complaint is that I just felt like sometimes the smaller, relationship-building moments between the main group were a bit rushed. I truly can't say enough how much the world building made this an especially fun read. I especially loved the twists to the story that added onto the overall fantasy world. I could honestly read a sequel to this just because I was so invested. I couldn't get enough of the tales of the gods and how the monsters and humans fit into this world. Everything I learned about this world made more excited to dive further into it. The lore of this world was immersive, yet never felt overwhelming or info-dumpy. The characters were obviously all great to me, but what I think is the best thing about this story is the worldbuilding. Of course, any good quest needs solid side characters as well and Cillian and Tristan definitely were just that :') I loved their group dynamic! He's a stuffy Herald of Death who never seems to relax, so their dynamic together was so sweet to read. Since I liked Atia so much, I wanted her to have a love interest I felt like made sense and that matched her lovability, and I'm glad that Silas did that. She's a monster, but a monster with honor and I loved reading her thoughts on things. Her relationship with all the characters is really fun to read because she's so very unapologetically herself and it makes it impossible not to love her. She's what's called a Nefas, and this fact is a central plot of this story that really is the driving force of the narrative. She was monstrous, a bit grumpy, and very hungry for fear. There were numerous things I was unsure about going into this, and I didn't even fully know what the central plot would be, but I was excited to give it a go and I'm so happy I enjoyed it as much as I did! This story was so much fun to read from page one. As I was reading, I really just kept thinking to myself how confidently Alexandra Christo seems to write. I mean, this is just pure, good YA fantasy.
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