Review of The Hallow Hunt by Margie Fuston

3.75/5 Stars

I was excited about this book even though the 1st book's ending was upsetting. I was still looking forward to these characters and seeing where the story went. I am glad this is just a duology because I felt the story was already dragging when the first book had its weird ending.

I still really loved these characters, and I had some new favorites from the 1st book. This book could have ended in the first 200 pages, but then a twist that was unnecessary came out of left field and continued the story.

When it came to the world-building, I needed a map. I did not realize how big this forest was that they were traveling in.

The way things were described in this book was confusing. (kind of a spoiler, so skip the rest of the paragraph) There is a whole subplot of the main character having to wear this thorn choker that, through time, would continue to get smaller and is supposed to eventually kill her. I thought this would constantly be harming her and add a lot of tension to the plot. It was tense for a scene, then it kind of just became a necklace that I would forget she was even wearing until eventually it was talked about again.

I liked the slow-burning relationship of the now enemies-to-lovers. Although lets be honest they were not enemies in this book just upset with each other.

I am happy with this ending. I just think this could have been wrapped up sooner, and some plot points were a bit unnecessary.