Review: Heart of the Huntress
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 3, 2012
I really enjoyed Camille (the first book of this series) and was excited to read book 2 and continue on the journey of Camille's life. I figured Emily would be a fun and quirky addition to this story and we already know the chemistry Strider and Camille have. This story takes the whole gang out of London and puts them on a boat to Transylvania. I read that I thought, "Oh No." but we don't get too cliche with the story...However it was lacking the charm of the first book, or rather lacking in the sense of dread that something bad would happen. Granted Camille was put in very dangerous situations multiple times, as soon as she was free of one she'd be thrown in another, but there was always a sense that everything would be alright. I never had a sense that Camille was ever in danger, and Emily was not in this story near enough. The mystery of the brothers they meet was quite obvious and where they were supposed to be 'scary' or rather mysterious or ominous I was just apathetic to. The love interest to Emily was obvious too but we don't see what goes on there so again there is apathy. I really liked Lucien I think he would have been a great character to develop more, but he became just a passing character. I did like the story, it was quick and a fun read, but it just didn't hold the magic of Camille and the story didn't feel as genuine, even though it was entertaining.