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A review by readingmissfroggy
Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerill
2.0
I keep going back and forth between a 2.5 and a 2.75 star rating...
Let's start with what I loved:
First of all, unless you are blind, you must have seen this gorgeous cover. And the inside is really pretty too, every chapter starts with this arch around the chapter number and little details... Very very pretty!
Another thing that I liked is the world. It seems like such an interesting place! They are almost at war, one worships magic users while the other hunts and kills them... Very cool! There are also a ton of other minor differences such as language, clothing and general looks like hair colour and such.
The last thing that I enjoyed was the mystery. Britta's dad has been killed and she is hunting down Cohen, the boy that she loves, while not really understanding what happened.
Now what I didn't like:
Our characters randomly find pieces of information that they put together immediately (and sometimes unrealistically or without thinking) that changes the whole perspective but you still don't have enough to even have a hint of what happened and why. The reader never really gets a chance to solve the mystery. I find that somewhat important with a mystery because it makes me feel more connected to the story. It feels as if I'm part of the team, part of the group of people who are trying to solve this case. Another reason why this never really happened is because:
Britta is such an IDIOT! Seriously... She is a complete idiot! I see her making decisions and argumentative stuff that makes my toes curl in awkwardness and frustration. She is such an idiot and I really don't like such main characters. The only reason why she survives is because:
Of Cohen. And let me tell you right now: I dislike Cohen even more. His MO is to protect Britta. And when I say protect, I mean protect from every little mean thing and danger in the world. The girl has been trained by her father alongside him, her father the bounty hunter, but still Cohen seems to think she is made out of glass and surrounded by elephants any time something happens. It's ridiculous! And talking about ridiculous:
The romance... OH MY GOSH THE ROMANCE! Obviously... I can't support this romance between a female character that is such an idiot and a male that is crazy protective that, if it had been me, I would have knocked him unconscious and run away (and possibly let myself be admitted at a psych ward because we need to figure out why I ever liked him back). But the characters aren't the only reason why I disliked the romance. There are some more... First of all they always seem to make out or confess their feelings at times and places that are just not appropriate! When you need to be silent and quick that is no place to hug someone from behind, scare them into screaming, and then cuddle some more. NO, THAT IS NOT THE PLACE OR THE TIME! And when it turns out that Cohen is even more of an arse that I already thought it turns out he did some other stuff and is still forgiven because gosh he is not wearing a shirt and my gosh he is ripped and oh my he is really sorry. No, that is not a healthy romance.
Lastly, I felt like the first couple of chapters could have used some extra lines. At one point our main character mentions that the shadows of her horse are disappearing in the night and the next line mentions the sun burning on her shoulders??? HOW??? There were multiple things like that and yes, I get that time has passed between line 1 and line 2 but it still pulls me out of my reading.
So there you have it... I'm really not sure if I want to continue with the series. There was potential and maybe the character will be better in the sequel. But my experience is that this more often than not doesn't happen (aka: I have never seen it happen). We will see...
Let's start with what I loved:
First of all, unless you are blind, you must have seen this gorgeous cover. And the inside is really pretty too, every chapter starts with this arch around the chapter number and little details... Very very pretty!
Another thing that I liked is the world. It seems like such an interesting place! They are almost at war, one worships magic users while the other hunts and kills them... Very cool! There are also a ton of other minor differences such as language, clothing and general looks like hair colour and such.
The last thing that I enjoyed was the mystery. Britta's dad has been killed and she is hunting down Cohen, the boy that she loves, while not really understanding what happened.
Now what I didn't like:
Our characters randomly find pieces of information that they put together immediately (and sometimes unrealistically or without thinking) that changes the whole perspective but you still don't have enough to even have a hint of what happened and why. The reader never really gets a chance to solve the mystery. I find that somewhat important with a mystery because it makes me feel more connected to the story. It feels as if I'm part of the team, part of the group of people who are trying to solve this case. Another reason why this never really happened is because:
Britta is such an IDIOT! Seriously... She is a complete idiot! I see her making decisions and argumentative stuff that makes my toes curl in awkwardness and frustration. She is such an idiot and I really don't like such main characters. The only reason why she survives is because:
Of Cohen. And let me tell you right now: I dislike Cohen even more. His MO is to protect Britta. And when I say protect, I mean protect from every little mean thing and danger in the world. The girl has been trained by her father alongside him, her father the bounty hunter, but still Cohen seems to think she is made out of glass and surrounded by elephants any time something happens. It's ridiculous! And talking about ridiculous:
The romance... OH MY GOSH THE ROMANCE! Obviously... I can't support this romance between a female character that is such an idiot and a male that is crazy protective that, if it had been me, I would have knocked him unconscious and run away (and possibly let myself be admitted at a psych ward because we need to figure out why I ever liked him back). But the characters aren't the only reason why I disliked the romance. There are some more... First of all they always seem to make out or confess their feelings at times and places that are just not appropriate! When you need to be silent and quick that is no place to hug someone from behind, scare them into screaming, and then cuddle some more. NO, THAT IS NOT THE PLACE OR THE TIME! And when it turns out that Cohen is even more of an arse that I already thought it turns out he did some other stuff and is still forgiven because gosh he is not wearing a shirt and my gosh he is ripped and oh my he is really sorry. No, that is not a healthy romance.
Lastly, I felt like the first couple of chapters could have used some extra lines. At one point our main character mentions that the shadows of her horse are disappearing in the night and the next line mentions the sun burning on her shoulders??? HOW??? There were multiple things like that and yes, I get that time has passed between line 1 and line 2 but it still pulls me out of my reading.
So there you have it... I'm really not sure if I want to continue with the series. There was potential and maybe the character will be better in the sequel. But my experience is that this more often than not doesn't happen (aka: I have never seen it happen). We will see...