"Seventeen-year-old Gene struggles to survive in a society where humans have been eaten to near extinction by the general population. When Gene is chosen to participate in the government-sponsored hunt for the remaining humans, he must learn the art of the hunt but also elude his fellow hunters whose suspicions about his true human nature are growing."
Review:
The Hunt is the first installment in the HUNT trilogy. Without ever mentioning the word "vampire" Fukuda introduces a vampiric society without ever uttering the word. They sleep upside down, can't go out in the daylight and feast on human flesh.
As a spin on the typical teenage love story Fukuda manages to incite mystery and intrigue with the book. Plot twists and surprises not at all predictable. Which adds to the over all appeal of the book.
I found the first person perspective limiting in relation of character development and rather stunting throughout. While the central plot was not particularly unique within the genre, Fukuda places a unique spin on the events which reads as fresh and exciting.
The end chapters, however, did not leave within me the overwhelming need to read the next installment the Prey.
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