by Alexandra Christo
ASIN/ISBN: 9781250897442
Publication: October 10, 2023

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DESCRIPTiON

From Alexandra Christo, the author of To Kill a Kingdom, comes The Night Hunt, a dark fantasy romance about a monstrous girl who feeds on fear and the Gods-cursed boy who falls in love with her.

Atia is a monster who feeds on fear. As the last of her kind, she hides in the shadows of the world to escape the wrath of the unpredictable Gods. Silas is a Herald, carrying messages and ferrying the dead as punishment for a past he can’t remember. Stripped of his true name, he yearns to recover his identity.

Atia would never dream of allying with someone like him, but when she breaks a sacred law and the Gods send monsters to hunt her, Silas offers an irresistible deal: he’ll help avenge her family and take on the Gods who now hunt her, if she helps him break his curse and restore his humanity. All they need to do is kill three powerful creatures: a vampire, a banshee, and one of the very Gods who destroyed both their lives. Only together can they finally rewrite their destinies.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Alexandra Christo is a British author whose characters are always funnier and far more deadly than she is. She studied Creative Writing at university and graduated with the desire to never stop letting her imagination run wild. She currently lives in Hertfordshire with a rapidly growing garden and a never-ending stack of books. Her debut novel To Kill a Kingdom is an international bestseller and her Young Adult fantasy books have been translated into over a dozen languages worldwide.

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REVIEW

Alexandra Christo is an auto-buy author. When I found out she had a book coming out, my preorder finger was more than ready to go. Amazingly, I also lucked out when I got to be part of the tour from Colored Pages Book Tours. 

Atia is intent on surviving and keeping to herself, but she also longs for companionship even if she does not outwardly admit it. I have a soft spot for prickly main characters, and all I wanted to do was hug Atia each time she softened toward her ragtag team, making connections after being alone for so long. 

Despite being a dark fantasy, there’s a lightness to it because of the dynamics between the characters. Helping Atia are multiple people. Tristan is a scholar and completely earnest. Cillian still feels like a little boy. He’s sweet despite all the bad things he has overcome. Silas is uptight but yearns to learn who he was before he became a Herald. Together, they slowly become a family as they learn what it means to look out for one another. They’re a mismatched bunch, but my heart kept expanding as their adventure brought them closer together. Found family, one of my favorite tropes, is at its best here.

The sarcasm and humor is also an added bonus:

“Right, the killing,”Cillian says. “Did I mention I’m really glad I’m on your team?”

“Because our team has pastries?”Atia asks.

Cillian nods enthusiastically. “Pastries and murder, what’s not to love?”

Pick up The Night Hunt because Christo is a storyteller who knows how to make you care for her characters. She weaves a dark fantasy about monsters and humans searching for acceptance and belonging. Sometimes it moves a little too quickly, like the romance for instance, but the pace is more than made up for when everything is revealed. As someone who believes endings can often make or break a book, I have yet to be disappointed by Christo. Fans of found family will appreciate this novel. 

**Thank you to Colored Pages Book Tours for allowing me to be part of the tour. Remember to check out the schedule and visit more posts. Also, thank you to the publisher and author for providing me with access to the book. I voluntarily read and reviewed it. All opinions are my own.**