alyssabookrecs's reviews
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2 stars means “it’s okay” and that’s exactly what this was. I was disappointed after reading the first one that the sequel didn’t quite know what it wanted to accomplish. I think I’ll still read the rest of the series, but yeah. Sad face.

This was the dumbest, most poorly written shit. Sorry. But also.

The feels in that last note but also meh. No plot, just vibes from this author.

What the hell is going on and why is consent such a hard thing for them to understand…

Why don’t they COMMUNICATE
Weird girl also felt like too much of a caricature rather than an actual human. Felt like a pointless use of character…

Thank you to Netgalley and Angry Robot for the eARC! The Hunter’s Gambit was a pretty fun and wild read overall. I finished the majority of it in one day because there were so many twists and turns and I needed to know what happened! 

That said, the reason I’m not rating this book higher is because I felt that the overall plot was underdeveloped. There was also a lot of convenience with the main character Kazan eavesdropping and two of the vampires taking such an interest in her so quickly. Plus, I feel like the beginning of the book to the bulk of it were two completely different stories rather than exposition setting us up for rising action. The ending also felt very convoluted and that the book should have finished up much sooner than it did. 

This did have some badass and frightening vampires. Some of them felt like caricatures, but I was also okay with that. It gave charm to a really dreary premise haha. I also appreciated Kazan and her two love interests being openly bisexual and exploring that with one another, though the romance did happen quite quickly. 

Overall, I’d definitely read another book by this author, and this book is a refreshing one in the world of vampire literature.

These were weird. I liked all of them except the podcast one.

Meh, it was all right! Interesting enough but a little trope-y. I might read the rest.

No further questions, your honor. 
And the Greek mythology twist? Hehe