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Hunted by P.C. Cast (2009) – BR00258 (R2024) – 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪

The PolyBlog
July 29 2024

Plot or Premise

The House of Night series continues with book 5, with Kalona and Neferet spreading their power over the House.

What I Liked

The red fledglings have a bigger presence with Shauna Rae in the lead as their de facto High Priestess, and we start to see Neferet’s relationship with Kalona. And just for fun, Aphrodite has imprinted with Shauna Rae. I also like that Zoey retreats from the sexual maturity she developed in book 4, instead of just “okay, let’s have sex with anyone now cuz I did it with Blake”. Real consequences, real reactions to the betrayal. The addition of the Raven Mockers is a major uptick in the baddies department, all leading to a real battle at the end.

What I Didn’t Like

The book is a bit slow in places, and the whole Erik / Stark / Heath quadrangle is vomit-inducing — pick one, don’t pick one, don’t care. I’m also getting tired of the “we can’t go back to the HoN” one minute followed by “the only place we can go is the HoN” flip/flop.

The Bottom Line

Good battle, but not much else

Fortune by Ellen Won Steil (2023) – BR00237 (R2023) – 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪

The PolyBlog
October 28 2023

Plot or Premise Three women carry a dark secret from their homecoming dance, and an eccentric billionaire’s death may force the secret into the light. What I Liked/Didn’t Like The premise of the story is that an unidentified baby was found buried in a park 18 years before, and a billionaire’s widow offers a $1M lottery if people will donate their DNA to solve the case. The three girls are affected by the premise, and you know something happened with a baby that ties them somehow to the case; you’re not sure what, but they’re “involved”. I struggled to finish … Continue reading →

Untamed by P.C. Cast (2009) – BR00236 (2023) – 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪

The PolyBlog
October 25 2023

Plot or Premise Zoey has become isolated from her friends, thanks to Neferet’s machinations, just as a big baddie named Kalona is trying to return to Earth. What I Liked Aphrodite’s role and friendship with Stevie Rae and Zoey is starting to gel at this point, and it is far better than that of the nerd herd. I don’t just mean that they’ve deserted her in the book, as they feel hurt she didn’t share certain info with them, but just that their “contribution” is highly repetitive and doesn’t add much most of the time. And the introduction of the … Continue reading →

Chosen by P.C. Cast (2009) – BR00235 (R2023) – 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪

The PolyBlog
October 22 2023

Plot or Premise It’s time for a double celebration — Winter Solstice and Zoey’s birthday. If only she wasn’t dealing with three men after her body, friends who are beginning to doubt her, Neferet and Loren scheming, and a best friend who remains undead. What I Liked I liked the scenes near the start where her friends and parentals have no clue how to help her celebrate her birthday, with only her ex-bf Heath and grandma really “getting” her preferences. What I Didn’t Like The story isn’t as solid this time, with most of it leading up to a plan … Continue reading →

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (2023) – BR00234 (R2023) – 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪

The PolyBlog
October 22 2023

Plot or Premise A young recruit enters a war college for dragon riders, compelled to enrol by her mother, a high-ranking military officer. What I Liked I had seen this book in a bookstore in Maine when I was travelling over the summer, and it seemed like a fairly normal YA fantasy novel. It had some “legs”, and sounded good for the description, so I snapped a pic of the cover and downloaded it to my TBR pile when I got home. I assumed Jacob would likely read it first; we have similar tastes in those types of books, and … Continue reading →