I will update the review with the link to on our blog closer to publication date.

I'd like to thank the publisher Macmillan Children's Publishing Group and Netgalley for providing me with a review copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Alexandra Christo & Macmillan Children Publishing Group/Feiwel & Friends for providing me this ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Night Hunt is a story about a monster (a Nefas) named Atia who is cursed by a Herald, a servant to the gods, and the journey to getting her immortality back. Some common themes are: found family and enemies to love interests.


I would like to start by making it clear that I feel this story fell more on the TEEN age range rather than YA. The writing is definitely less mature than what I am used to, making this read rather difficult for me to get through.

While the intrigue was there, I found the characters lacking depth and personality. The characters were enjoyable on a surface level but there was no sense of connection with any character at any point.


However, I did enjoy the quick read and the journey the story took me on. The world is relatively unique, as are the creatures and gods. The mythological aspects of the story were sound and the witty side characters provided comedic relief.

I think many young readers will find this enjoyable.


My review can be found on Goodreads.

"You must have faith in which you are today and not think so much of who you were or who you think you need to be."

The Night Hunt is a story about a monster named Atia who is cursed by a Herald, a messenger and transporter for the gods, and the journey to getting her immortality back. I enjoyed the lore and the mythology of this story and the combination of multiple mythological elements to create an expansive setting and story. I also really enjoyed the journey aspect of this story and the specific tasks of the quest and the pacing of such. My favorite aspect of this entire book was the sarcastic side characters, I feel as if these two made the story.

However, I did have some issues with this story. First of all, I did not feel like we got enough of an explanation of the "found family" trope. I think the beginning was rushed in the sense that I don't understand where the side characters got the motivation to go on this journey. I understand where Silas and Atia would want to work together but there was no good explanation for the other two. Also, I thought the monsters and the gods were interesting in their powers and abilities, however, there were a few times I was lost during the story because I didn't get enough context overall.

In conclusion, I found this book to be an enjoyable fast read. I loved the mythology and the elements of different culture's mythology included in the story. I loved the quest aspect and the journey was so fun to follow. Cillian and Tristan were my favorite characters by far, they are so sarcastic and I laughed out loud at some of their comments. Overall, a super fun and engaging young adult fantasy.