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Shadow Hunters
Alex Garretty is forced to start over– new town, new school, and new name. This much she knows. It's what she doesn't know that could destroy her. Alex is yanked from her home in the middle of the night. Her entire family is moved across country and given new identities. Just when she thinks it can't get any worse, she meets Daniel– her mysterious, charming classmate. It isn't long before she learns that she isn't the only one keeping a big secret, but Daniel's secret could cost Alex her life.When a visitor from her past arrives in town, Alex must quickly learn who she can trust. As she discovers the truth about her destiny, Alex must find a way to accept it and even more importantly, a way to survive.
- GenresParanormalYoung Adult
258 pages, Paperback
Published May 7, 2017
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
October 4, 2020
So this story reads like a poorly written spinoff of Buffy the Vampire Slayer story. Girl who finds out she has "warrior" powers is destined to fight and kill demons. Works in a bookstore... has a zany guy friend....has a guardian who teaches her to fight and kill demons....can't tell friends or family she is a demon hunter....Sound like Buffy??? at least she didn't fall in love with a demon.
The story is disjointed and has little to no character development. She goes from a high schooler whose family is forced into the FBI witness protection program because of her dads job. To having migraines to being attacked by a demon and killing it. To being told she is destined to hunt and kill them and she is like ok! Tell me more!
The story reads more like a tv show than a story. The story doesn't flow. It bounces to event to event with friendly banter thrown in the mix.
The story is disjointed and has little to no character development. She goes from a high schooler whose family is forced into the FBI witness protection program because of her dads job. To having migraines to being attacked by a demon and killing it. To being told she is destined to hunt and kill them and she is like ok! Tell me more!
The story reads more like a tv show than a story. The story doesn't flow. It bounces to event to event with friendly banter thrown in the mix.
November 7, 2021
Not bad. Not great.
I hate spelling errors and other errors in a book. (Occasional missing word or wrong word used.)
I hate spelling errors and other errors in a book. (Occasional missing word or wrong word used.)
January 6, 2022
I wasn't sure what to expect from this book when I got it free from Kindle. Books about demon-slaying and any other-worldly fiction aren't my go-to reads.
Overall, I found the book easy-to-follow, but the pacing is odd. Pieces of the plot and magic rules that seem extremely important are rushed over (or skipped entirely), while other pieces that seem to have no long-term bearing on the story are explained in detail.
I have no plans to read the rest of the series, but I'm also fairly confident I'm not the author's target reader.
Overall, I found the book easy-to-follow, but the pacing is odd. Pieces of the plot and magic rules that seem extremely important are rushed over (or skipped entirely), while other pieces that seem to have no long-term bearing on the story are explained in detail.
I have no plans to read the rest of the series, but I'm also fairly confident I'm not the author's target reader.
October 20, 2022
Removed from her life in the middle of the night by the FBI, she didn’t know what to think. She just knew that her father had found out something that made others want to silence him. No one would know he was an FBI agent, either. She was no longer Alex but now Allyson and her sister, brother, and father had new names also. She had her life to hide and a new life to live.
This story starts with a well-known or used premise, and it missed its own built-in avenues to add a genre, suspense. I believe that the addition of a little suspense would have rounded out the story a little more. Instead, we were given a character that met challenges with ease, which was a little flat for this reader. Don’t get me wrong, I did enjoy the story, but there could be more to it.
I will give this story four stars out of five stars because I like the premise and the story that sprouted from it.
This story starts with a well-known or used premise, and it missed its own built-in avenues to add a genre, suspense. I believe that the addition of a little suspense would have rounded out the story a little more. Instead, we were given a character that met challenges with ease, which was a little flat for this reader. Don’t get me wrong, I did enjoy the story, but there could be more to it.
I will give this story four stars out of five stars because I like the premise and the story that sprouted from it.
April 11, 2019
Ecxellent beginning to a wonderful series. I love that this secret world coukd be around us right now. Leaves you wanting more.
September 17, 2022
Just your typical highschool experience with a guardian and finding out you're supposed to be a demon hunter all of a sudden. I'm sorry, but this storyline has been done to death. DNF at 40%.
February 24, 2025
An entertaining read. It reminds me a lot of Buffy the vampire slayer but has its own lore and good characters.
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