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Hunted

Meagan Spooner

Start date: December 1, 2017

Finish date: December 31, 2017

Discussion: Stand Alone

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Sep 22, 2017 Naomi rated it liked it

This wasn't too bad for a beauty and the beast retelling. Honestly, out of all the fairy tales this is one of my least favorites. But the book was solid. One of my biggest issues was that at times it was trying too hard to be poetic and fairy-tale like and it took away from the reality of the book. I would have liked it more if it were a bit more gritty, and bit more real. Also, I feel like I was still left with a lot of unanswered questions. ...more

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Mar 13, 2017 Melissa rated it it was amazing

I should probably recuse myself from reviewing this one because I love Beauty and the Beast retellings. I really loved this one, not for the romance (actually there was very little of it until the end) but because it is usually the heroine that is the strong one of the tale. This one holds to that tradition and makes Yeva (aka Beauty) a unusually strong woman who loves to hunt and go out into the wood exploring and finding that fairy tales are real.

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May 29, 2017 Susan rated it it was amazing

LOVED IT!!! What can I say I am a sucker for a good retelling and this one did not disappoint. I loved the way the story went. There was clearly a Beast, and Beauty was the main character Yeva and Beast was cursed.(view spoiler) ...more

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Jan 02, 2019 Nicki rated it really liked it

This is an interesting take on Beauty and the Beast with Russian fairy tales sprinkled in as well. I decided to read it because it is up for the teen choice award (YARP) in South Dakota this year. It was a surprise to find that the "love" part of the story does not start until about 3/4 of the way through the book. The writer chose to focus more on "the hunt". What is it that a person desires? Are people simply following what is expected of them or carving out a new path? What is it that you tru ...more

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