The Great Hunt
Ratings4
Average rating3.3
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Ratings4
Average rating3.3
Wendy Higgins, the author of the New York Times bestselling Sweet Evil series, reimagines a classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale with The Great Hunt, a dramatic, romance-filled fantasy with rugged hunters, romantic tension, and a princess willing to risk all to save her kingdom. When a monstrous beast attacks in Eurona, desperate measures must be taken. The king sends a proclamation to the best and bravest hunters: whoever kills the creature will win the hand of his daughter Princess Aerity as a reward. The princess recognizes her duty but cannot bear the idea of marrying a stranger—she was meant to marry for love—until a brooding local hunter, Paxton Seabolt, catches her attention. And while there’s no denying the fiery chemistry between them, Princess Aerity feels that Paxton’s mysteriousness is foreboding, maybe even dangerous. Paxton is not the marrying type. Nor does he care much for spoiled royals and their arcane laws. He is determined to keep his focus on the task at hand—ridding the kingdom of the beast—but the princess continues to surprise him, and the secrets he’s buried begin to surface against his wishes.
Series
1 primary bookEurona Duology is a 1-book series first released in 2016 with contributions by Wendy Higgins.
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3.5 Stars
I really enjoyed this book it was a refreshing YA romance with a tiny, and I mean tiny, amount of fantasy. I really wish we had gotten more world building and explanation of the lashed and where they came from. But this is a Wendy Higgins novel so I expect romance to be at the forefront.
The relationship between Aerity and Paxton actually didn't bother me as much as I thought it was going to. I think Wendy did a good job of having it slowly grow into something while still starting out with that fire.
There was a huge chunk of this book that was boring to me. The hunters were doing the same thing day in and day out and there was not enough going on to keep me fully invested in the story and the characters.
Overall, this was a good “light” read. It was light in the sense that it was not the typical high fantasy, intricate magic system I have been reading lately. This book is definitely not for everyone especially when it is marketed as a fantasy and definitely leans more towards romance centric rather than the fantasy aspect.
I look forward to seeing how Wendy Higgins ties everything up in the next book since this is one of those rare YA duologies.
