Harper Summer 2016 Tour: The Hunt by Megan Shepherd Review & Giveaway

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 16, 2016 | 11 Comments


Harper Summer 2016 Tour: The Hunt by Megan Shepherd Review & GiveawayThe Hunt by Megan Shepherd
Series: The Cage #2
Published by Balzer + Bray (5.24.2016)
Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult
Format: ARC, 368 pages
Source: For Tour
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4 Stars

They’ve left the cage—but they’re not free yet.

After their failed escape attempt, Cora, Lucky, and Mali have been demoted to the lowest level of human captives and placed in a safari-themed environment called the Hunt, along with wild animals and other human outcasts. They must serve new Kindred masters—Cora as a lounge singer, Lucky as an animal wrangler, and Mali as a safari guide—and follow new rules or face dangerous consequences. Meanwhile, Nok and Rolf have been moved into an enormous dollhouse, observed around the clock by Kindred scientists interested in Nok’s pregnancy. And Leon, the only one who successfully escaped, has teamed up with villainous Mosca black-market traders.

The former inhabitants of the Cage are threatened on all fronts—and maybe worst of all, one of the Hunt’s Kindred safari guests begins to play a twisted game of cat and mouse with Cora. Separated and constantly under watch, she and the others must struggle to stay alive, never mind find a way back to each other. When Cassian secretly offers to train Cora to develop her psychic abilities—to prove the worthiness of humanity in a series of tests called the Gauntlet—she’ll have to decide fast if she dares to trust the Kindred who betrayed her, or if she can forge her own way to freedom.

My thoughts

I love this world because it’s so unique. Megan Shepherd has created a story unlike any I’ve ever read before!

Cora and her friends might have escaped the Cage, but all they did was trade it for another cage. This one was just as creepy as the last! Despite the fact that the Kindred claimed to not kill humans, they were still terrifying. They’re still captors! They controlled everything the humans did. The humans were no better than slaves to the Kindred. The menageries were creepy, too! The Hunt, especially.

I found the Hunt to be quite awful, despite the Kindred’s insistence that it was harmless. The animals may be healed of physical pain, but they’re still going to have emotional abuse! It made me so sad when the animals were hurt. View Spoiler »

Roshian was really disturbing!! He freaked me out from the beginning, and it was obvious he was someone to watch out for. View Spoiler »

“We can change the world, you and I.”

I loved seeing all the old characters come together again. It was nice to see them all work together as a team! I especially loved seeing Cassian again. As I mentioned in my review of The Cage, I found him incredibly intriguing. He was my favorite character! I would have loved to see a lot more of him, though. View Spoiler »

Like The Cage, the only complaint I have with this one is I didn’t connect as well as I’d hoped. View Spoiler »

THAT ENDING THOUGH. Holy cliffhanger! I’m dying to know what happens in the next book, I hate that I have to wait so long!

Overall Assessment

Plot: 4/5 
Premise: 5/5 
Writing style: 4/5 
Originality: 5/5 
Characters: 3.5/5 
World-building: 4/5 
Pace: 4.5/5 
Feels: 2/5 
Cover: 4/5 
Overall rating: 4/5

About the author

megan shepherd

 

Megan Shepherd was “born” into the book world, growing up in her parents’ independent bookstore in Western North Carolina. She is the author of THE MADMAN’S DAUGHTER trilogy (Balzer+Bray/2013), and THE CAGE trilogy (Balzer+Bray/2015). When Megan is not writing, she can usually be found horseback riding, day dreaming at coffee shops, or hiking in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains. She is represented by Josh Adams at Adams Literary.

 

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Giveaways

Prize #1 – A Harper Teen Summer 2016 Catalog prizepack of 45 books*.
*Titles not included: The Crown by Kiera Cass, Escape from Asylum by Madeline Roux, Sing by Vivi Greene, The Countdown by Kimberly Derting, & United As One by Pittacus Lore
In addition to the one massive prize winner, we will also have 4 winners who will be able to select 3 titles they want from the Summer 2016 Catalog.
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Prize #2 – 5 Finished Copies from the Harper Teen Winter 2016 Catalog
5 books are: Front Lines by Michael Grant, Revenge & the Wild by Michelle Modesto, The Lifeboat Clique by Kathy Parks, Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin, & The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
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How to enter:
Collect the daily word from each blog stop during the Harper Summer 2016 Tour (a total of 50). Once you’ve collected them all, email the complete saying to: HarperTeenTour@gmail.com

Today’s word: WITH

Prize Rules:
1.) Winner must have a valid US mailing address to receive the prize
2.) Winner must be over 13
3.) Only one (1) entry per person for Prize #2 – duplicates will be deleted.
4.) Only a completed phrase will be accepted as an entry – do not email each word/phrase daily. Wait until you have the complete saying and then email in.
5.) All email submissions must be received by 11:59 PM EST 3/31/2016.
6.) Winners will be selected 4/1/2016 and will have 48 hours to claim their prize before another is selected.
7.) Participating blogs and bloggers are not responsible for unsent, damaged, and/or stolen prizes offered by the publisher.

Prize #3 – Leap Year Giveaway – 4 of the most anticipated ARCs from Summer 2016
Books are: My Lady Jane, Ivory & Bone, The Crown’s Game and This Savage Song
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Jessi (Geo)

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11 responses to “Harper Summer 2016 Tour: The Hunt by Megan Shepherd Review & Giveaway

  1. Jen

    I just picked up the first book in this series! Thank you for the warning in regards to the cliffhanger in this book, I actually love cliffhangers but it sometimes works a little bit better if you’re prepared lol.

  2. Kaitlyn A.

    I seriously cannot wait until I read this book! I really enjoyed the first book in this series and I am a huge fan of Shepherds!

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