What I liked: 1. The Hunt was better then the first book. 2. I definitely like the set-up for the third book. It will be an epic final book with everything coming to a head. 3. The characters were likable in The Hunt compared to The Cage were everyone was kinda going crazy and honestly just weren't very likable. The only person I was interested in or liked in the last book was Cassian even when he lied to Cora. Also, Cora was just okay in the last book, she didn't stand out to me as being anything special. But, in the newest book, The Hunt, all the characters really worked together and were more engaging to read about. 4. One of my problems with the last book was the lack of world building (I know they were in a cage/habitat, but still) so to my enjoyment the Kindred space station was explored more in this book. What I didn't like: 1. Still slow at time. I remember the last book being slow to build up to the action and it was the same in this book. The beginning and end were fast-paced but the middle was sluggish in movement. 2. I know other people mentioned this too but it was hard to engage/connect with the book at times. Probably due to the slowness of the book. 3. Cliff hanger. I'm not normally bothered by cliff hangers but the book was just starting to pick up and then it ended. So, I was disappointed by the ending. Overall, I would still suggest reading The Hunt and The Cage if you haven't already. On a scale of 1-10 of anticipation for the third book, I'm a 6 on the scale. * Thank you to Edelweiss and Balzer & Bray for the chance to read this book.
The Hunt (Cage)
By Megan Shepherd
The Maze Runner meets Scott Westerfeld in the second novel in this gripping and romantic YA series about teens abducted from Earth by an otherworldly race—from Megan Shepherd, the acclaimed author of the Madman’s Daughter series.
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.