Hunted (Warrior Chronicles #2)

Previous rating: 4.5 stars. New rating: 8 stars. So. It seems some of my MacHalo colleagues didn't enjoy this one as much as book 1. Sigh. Is it my fault they have desperately bad taste? Besides, they like reading Neanderthal romances (no, I am NOT making this up) and tentacled alien smut *shudders*, clearly their judgement can't be trusted. So. Some readers complain about the lack of Shanti + Cayan action here. Newsflash: we are not in this for the lovey-dovey stuff people. We are in this to fight to the death. We are in this for the mental warfare. And the ass-kicking. And the bloodshed. And all the epic shit. No time for lurrrrrrve. Time to prepare for battle. War is coming. So. It's true, Hunted is not as light-hearted as the first book. It's not as funny. It's much more serious. We get to the heart of the story. Things are not as straightforward as they seemed to be in Chosen. Shanti is not the nearly invincible, unbreakable warrior everyone thought her to be. She is broken and messed up. She is lost. She doesn't know who she is anymore, or what she is supposed to do. And that makes her character feel real. And it adds a lot more depth and complexity to the story. And intensity, too. And you now what? It's pretty freaking awesome. So. It seems most female readers want to add Cayan to their book boyfriend catalog. Nuh-hu, not me. I'll trade your Cayan for a Sanders and a Rohnan (yes, I know, he's distastefully blonde *gasps* but I'll take him anyway *nearly faints*). Poor Cayan is painfully nice, Sanders and Rohnan definitely beat him in the pain-in-the-ass department. Much more fun to be had there, oh yes. Make haste, make haste, gentlemen, off to the harem you go! So. Anything else? Apart from the fact that this book is amazingly brilliant and brilliantly amazing you mean? No, not really. Is that a problem? Don't you think that's enough? Sigh. Have I already told you how annoying you are? Sigh. Do you mean to tell me you are still not convinced? Sigh. Do you still doubt the sheer awesomeness of it all? *goes on a sighing strike* Fine. You know what? I have better things to do with my life. So just go and read my original review down there ↓↓↓ and maybe you'll get it. Just maybe. And if you don't? Well maybe (just maybe) it means I was right from the beginning. Maybe (just maybe) you're hopeless. Ha [May 2015] Actual rating : 4.5 stars. You know what? This book is so cool, so entertaining, so action-packed, so yay-I can't put-this-down-omg-why–is-it-finished-already-please-give-me-the-next-instalment-now that I don't even feel like writing a review for it. And I won't even tell you about the story because: ① It's 8.30 am and I've only had one cup of coffee so far. ② You probably haven't read book 1 so there really is no point (great excuse, I know. What can I say, I'm a clever girl) ← for those who don't know, this is called sarcasm ③ It wouldn't do the book justice ← don't you love it when people say that? Sounds much better than: "do you seriously think I'm going to recap the story for you people? Don't you think I have better things to do with my life?!" (view spoiler)[That's pretty much what I'm thinking right now but I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings so I won't say it. Can you believe how considerate I am? No? Me neither. (hide spoiler)] ④ I'm lazy as hell. ⑤ I'm lazy as hell. ⑥ I'm lazy as hell. BUT. Me being the lovely, charitable, thoughtful girl that I am (view spoiler)[ ← I'm fairly certain this is sarcasm again (hide spoiler)], I'm going to tell you a few things about this story. No need to thank me. ✔ Hunted is MUCH BETTER WRITTEN than Chosen. No more messy plot. No more confusing writing. Very cool. ✔ Hunted is so fast-paced you just can't put it down. Yes, I am aware I've already said something very similar to this at the beginning of this review. And your point is? ✔ Hunted is amazing. ✔ Hunted is great. ✔ Hunted is awesome. ✔ Hunted is brilliant. ✔ Hunted is sensational. ✔ Hunted is just plain fantastic. ★★ I think it is fair to say I kind of enjoyed this book ★★ ➽ #1 reason why I'm fangirling over this book: Shanti ✔ Because Shanti is amazing. ✔ Because Shanti is great. ✔ Because Shanti is awesome. ✔ Because Shanti is brilliant. ✔ Because Shanti is sensational. ✔ Because Shanti is just plain fantastic. ✔ Because Shanti is. ★★ I think it is fair to say I'm kind of in love with Shanti ★★ ➻ Shanti is a warrior. ➻ Shanti kicks serious ass. ➻ Shanti destroys brains. ➻ Shanti is a lethal weapon of mass destruction. ➻ Shanti has a sense of humour. ➻ Shanti is stubborn as hell. ➻ Shanti doesn't take crap from anyone. ➻ Shanti annoys the hell out of everyone. ➻ Shanti is epic. ➻ Shanti is straightforward. ➻ Shanti is broken. ➻ Shanti is complex. ➻ Shanti has a crazy, bastard horse. ➻ Shanti just joined Kate Daniels in my very exclusive Most Awesome Badass Heroines Ever Club. Yes she did. Am I boring you yet? Yeah, I thought as much. Just wanted to make sure I got the message across. Just let me know if I need to rehash it a little bit. I'd be glad to do it. Anytime. It would be no problem at all. I aim to please. Really. Don't hesitate to ask. It would be my pleasure. I mean it. There is no publication date for book 3. I think I'm going to die. · Book 0.5: Forged in Blood ★★★★ · Book 1: Chosen ★★★★★ · Book 3: Shadow Lands ★★★★ · Book 4: Invasion ★★★★★ · Book 5: Siege ★★★★★ · Book 6: Overtaken ★★★