great book and loved the mystery through out the book. I loved the characters and how they grew through all of their adventures. I enjoyed this book and this author and will check them out again add them to my reading pile.

𝗧𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦🍵
I started my journey with the author back when she wrote To Kill a Kingdom [another awesome book BTW] and then down the rabbit hole I went. Learning that she has written a slight variation to her usual works, got me all giddy and I am so happy I got ahold of this book before the release date [cause that means I had more days to scream my excitement and happily sob how wonderful this is]

The mythopeia of this book is truly an amazing ride to be in. Damn the gods to challenge Fate, is the kind of thing that is usually a tell tale sign of an action packed rollercoaster. The plot definitely delivered.

The characters were also full of badassery. A woman feeding of fears is probably one of the cathartic character traits I read by far. As far as romance goes, it was subtle but endearing at the same time.

Overall, a fantastic read and highly recommend 🌟💕

Final rating: 3.5

Atia is the last Nefas, a monster that feeds on the fear of humans. Silas is a Herald, stripped of his memories and tasked with claiming the souls of the dead. They pair up to bring the Gods down along with two friends they make along the way, Cillian and Tristan. I loved the found family aspect, and the four of them had such great interactions with each other! This was fast paced and well written, and the last 30% or so was exciting to read. That said, it's been a week or two between me reading this and writing the review, and I couldn't really recall a lot of details or even names of the side characters as much as I enjoyed this book in the moment. So for that I have to give it a lower rating than my initial 4 star read, only because for me it wasn't really memorable after the fact compared to some of the other books I've read this year. Definitely a solid read, and if it sounds interesting to you then you should ABSOLUTELY read it!

A dark fantasy romance with banshees, vampires, and nefas (nightmare eater)? Count me in. Not going to lie but the cover also won me over and so I was really excited to read this. The author does a brilliant job of creating this world full of gods and monsters inspired by Greek mythology and different folklore that everyone knows and loves and creates this wonderful story that is uniquely its own. The story is fast paced and I was able to finish reading quickly. The romance is surprisingly sweet, the dual POV works well with the storytelling. The characters are interesting and lovable. I highly recommend reading this.

Beware when a monster and God’s servant becomes an ally to complete a quest or to defeat High Gods!

Atia is a Nifas(nightmare eater) and the last of her kind, she is a monster whom Gods want to destroy and they get the chance when she accidentally kills a man to save her only friend.
Silas is a herald( servant or messenger of the Gods), he does not have memories of the past or what was his name, he just picked this name on his first task as a herald. This was his biggest curse that he didn't know about his past life.

Atia and Silas crossed the past when she killed a man which she was supposed to not, because it was against the law, set by the High Gods and Silas had to curse her.
They formed an unforeseen alliance to achieve their own goals and to free themselves from their curses!

I love the Oracle Thia so much, the storyline, the twist and turn in it. The bond between characters, chemistry. The realms or Kingdoms are divided by elements and ruled by the cousins of the Royal family who are blessed by the High Gods. I was smitten by Atis’s character, she was a badass just like Aelin from Throne of Glass!

Suspenseful , romantic, and monstrous. I could not put this book down !

Thanks to Feiwel and Friends for the ARC. All opinions are my own!

Our story centers around a Nefas , a monster that feeds on fear , who hides in the shadows to avoid the wrath of the gods. When she is cursed for saving her human friend by killing his attacker , she must join forces with a Herald ,a half banshee , and her human friend Tristan , in order to break her curse and destroy the gods that killed her kind.

I like the set up of this world with all of the different elemental kingdoms. I also like the coming together of humans and different monsters. Some examples include , oracles , vampires , banshees , half banshees half human mixes ( male in this story) , and Lykai.
This story is a found family story which is always an enjoyable experience. I love the idea that we can always build our own family.
This story has YA based romance , so nothing more than kissing or holding hands.

Overall I enjoyed this book and I love that it it has a good summed up ending. I loved these characters and I wish I could have more.

While this isn’t a direct Greek myth retelling, it is a Greek myth-inspired dark romantasy and I had a lot of fun reading it. I didn’t even know that it was inspired by Greek mythology going in but I was absolutely giddy when I found out because I’ve loved Greek mythology since I was a kid.

The Night Hunt carries an enemies to lovers vibe but it’s the sort of enemies to lovers that speaks of a natural enemies vibe: Atia is a monster and Silas is a Herald. Silas is one of those they would send after monsters like Atia if she breaks the rules. Silas is there the night she does and they forge an unlikely alliance: He’ll help her break her curse if she helps him recover his memories. They hope it’s going to be as easy as hip, hop, hooray, but since when is it ever?

I can’t really put into words why I loved this book so much except that it was a lot of fun and it felt like the best kind of dark romantasy hug. Does that make sense? I think to anyone who is a big fan of dark romantasy it might be. I don’t always rate my books based on a list of checkmarks and wax eloquent about everything from narrative prose to the quality of the sentence formations. I can only tell you I had a really bad day today and this made me feel better when I was reading it. I would read it again in a heartbeat.

I was provided a copy of this title by NetGalley and the author. All thoughts, opinions, views, and ideas expressed herein are mine and mine alone. Thank you.

File Under: 5 Star Review/Dark Fantasy/Romantasy/Myth Retelling/Standalone/YA Fantasy/YA Romantasy/YA Fiction

The Night Hunt by Alexandra Christo is a YA dark fantasy that follows Atia, a monster who feeds on fear, and the very last of her kind. Seeking revenge, she reluctantly teams up with an amnesiatic Herald in order to slay the corrupt gods that killed her family.

I was initially drawn in by the stunning cover, but the actual contents of the book left something to be desired.

For starters, the writing is extremely choppy, disjointed, and lacks any sense of using sentence length and punctuation to build up suspense and emotional impact.

Let's take a look at one section here:

The Herald peers over the body, taking a moment to assess.
Then he turns to me.
“Monster of mischief,” he says.
Like I’ve just made his day longer.
"I should leave."

Every single paragraph here is short and one sentence long, reading more like a rough first draft before a scene is later fleshed out. I'd understand if this was for a fast fighting scene or if a writer is trying to indicate various sounds, but no, the sentence lengths serve no purpose here. Instead I feel like gaps and details are missing—like actually describing the dead body the Herald is examining, which would have helped ground the readers into the scene and
paint a mental picture.

On top of that, the worldbuilding feels thoughtless and lazy. Places are haphazardly named generic things like "Earth Kingdom" and "Fire Kingdom" without building in an elemental magic system along the lines of Avatar the Last Air Bender. Since the monsters and mythology of this world are Greek and Celtic inspired, it would have made more cohesive sense for that to have influenced the names of locations as well.

Honestly, this book falls short from what I’d expect from a professionally published book and I feel like it would have benefited greatly from more technical and developmental editing.

This book had such an exciting premise that it drew me in right away - the beautiful cover was a help as well. While I did enjoy the story, I found this book pretty lacking. I really wished that this had been drawn out more to get the full effect of the story and its characters.

Atia and Silas were both characters that I liked and I wish that we had more time to develop their personalities and their relationship.

I also wished to get more from our side characters that just seemed add to create more than just the two going back and forth.

Overall, this was fine but rather predictable. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc.

Atia is the last of her kind - a monster that feeds on fear and nightmares. She hides among the mortals, and when she is cursed to extinction for protecting one, she makes a deal to save herself. Silas is a messenger for the gods and in charge of escorting souls into the After; as such, he has a duty to put a curse on Atia for breaking the rules. However, both of them have a common enemy: the Gods. Atia's family was killed by the Gods, and Silas is being punished for a crime he can't even remember. The two grudgingly unite to break each others' curses.

Unfortunately, I did not get a chance to finish this book before the publish date. However, this seems like the perfect book to read during spooky season, so I'm looking forward to finishing it.

thank you so much to the publisher, netgalley and colored pages blog tours for gifting me an early copy in exchange for an honest review!!

at last i have read a book by Alexandra Christo and I'm IN LOVE 😍😍😍
i looved the world she created, with all its gods and story and drama, it's what makes me adore books like this. the best part is definitely the found family aspect, how they were repeating that they were not alone anymore, that they could do everything together, it melted my heart 😭😭 the dual POV was perfect for this, knowing how both MCs were starting to feel towards each other was just amazing and really enjoyable. and finally i've read a book with a bloodthirsty MC who really does it and is not afraid of being murderous, plus the guy being so in love with her that he is like "yeah, murder everyone, i will help you out" 😂😂
there weren't many twists but i didn't care at all. the magic and monsters and action-packed scenes did everything for me. it's a really easy fantasy to get into and it madee me smile a lot and forget about my issues, so that's why it has a soft spot in my heart 💜

A big thanks to Netgalley and MacMillian for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I think it's safe to say that I'm not the biggest fan of Alexandra Christo, but I'm still going to read her works if they're interesting enough.

The Night Hunt by Alexandra Christo is a YA fantasy about Atia, who is a monster that feeds on fear. As the last of her kind, she hides in the shadows of the world to escape the wrath of the unpredictable Gods. Silas is a Herald, carrying messages and ferrying the dead as punishment for a past he can’t remember. Stripped of his true name, he yearns to recover his identity. Atia would never dream of allying with someone like him, but when she breaks a sacred law and the Gods send monsters to hunt her, Silas offers an irresistible deal: he’ll help avenge her family and take on the Gods who now hunt her, if she helps him break his curse and restore his humanity. All they need to do is kill three powerful creatures: a vampire, a banshee, and one of the very Gods who destroyed both their lives. Only together can they finally rewrite their destinies.

I had high hopes for this book, given it was a Christo book with MONSTERS! But this book fell a bit flat. The worldbuilding was hard to get into and the characters were annoying at times. Plus the writing style just didn't match the intentions of this book. Which was a huge let down.

atia is a monster who feeds on fear. silas is a herald who’s forgotten his true identity. when atia breaks a sacred law, silas should help take her down…but instead, he strikes a deal to help her take down the gods who killed her family and are keeping silas’s identity from him.

i really liked the worldbuilding in this. all the different creatures were interesting to read about, especially the heralds. i loved the characters as well! there were even some side characters who stole my heart🫶 this was my second book by alexandra christo and i really want to read the rest of her backlist!

3.5*
This book was so fun! The beginning was probably the best part for me, I was really interested in the world and characters. Over the course of this book however, I started to get bored. The ending was not what I was hoping for and it dampened my enjoyment of it. Overall this is a great YA with a great story.

I adored this very unique YA fantasy!

Atia (a fear monster, cursed for killing a human) and Silas (a Herald who claims the souls of the dead, stripped of his human memories) are an unlikely pair that team up to bring the Gods down, restore Atia's powers and Silas' memories while falling for each other, and uncover mysteries along the way.

Atia and Silas were such well developed characters and I loved how the author blended Greek mythology with her own creative spins on it to build a fascinating fantasy world.

I thought the plot was clever with some reveals thatvwere surprising and the pace was very good. I had a hard time putting it down but especially towards the last 30% of the book.

Our characters really shine here as well, full of complexities and a dash of snark very fitting for the YA scene.

And The romance was both believable and swoony. Really enjoyed this fresh and fast paced fantasy romance!

4 stars

The cover of this book is stunning and I love the different hues of purple in this cover! I really enjoyed the found family aspect to this book and the dark fantasy genre to this book was great! There is romance in this book but no spice because it is the YA genre. My other favorite aspect of the book was that it was very adventurous and the world building with the adventures made the overall book enjoyable!


Thank you Netgalley and Macmillan Children's Publisher for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

"There is darkness in me, I repeat."

"Look around Atia..."Where there is darkness, there are also stars."

Sometimes you just need a book about a monstrous girl who feed on the fears of other to survive.

AND, then you might need a little romance as she teams up with her enemy/hindrance to defeat corrupt gods and fulfill a bargain that will give each what they have been long looking for.

Throw in a band of misfits, creatures a plenty, a grand adventure and a curse breaking quest and you have yourself a solid standalone that will give plenty of fun to keep you entertained.

Its always a treat to read a book and feel like you haven't read something like it before. The Night Hunt contains elements of mythology as it goes back and forth between Atia and Silas' POVs. I enjoyed Atia as a main character. She's tough as nails but also just has this sweet center that is desperate for belonging and love which is refreshing and relatable.

The pacing is great and even though the overall themes are somewhat dark, there is more focus on the sweeter themes of friendship, lasting love, choosing your own family, and finding your destiny. This was a great standalone and I really wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to someone looking for a fast fun read.

Thank you to Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, Feiwel & Friends, and Netgalley for the ARCs. This is an honest review.

This is a dark YA fantasy that weaves together elements of the corruption of Gods and monsters that lurk in the shadows. This is a journey of self-discovery and redemption. At its heart, the story revolves around Atia, an enigmatic monster and the last of her kind, and Silas, a Herald of the Gods burdened with a mysterious past that is a secret even to him.

I enjoyed the world-building and the character development; the complex relationships and the enduring struggle between the divine and the monstrous were highlights. The characters, particularly Atia and Silas, are well crafted with depth and nuance, each grappling with their own inner demons and haunted pasts. The addition of a human scholar and a half-banshee add fun secondary characters and create a vibrant ensemble that forms a heartwarming found-family dynamic. Though they mostly fall into that state rather than allowing it to grow more naturally; as a result, it seems far more contrived than I anticipated.

While the premise of the story holds great promise, I found the pacing a bit rushed, with conflicts resolved too swiftly, occasionally impacting the depth of emotional engagement. Additionally, the quite contemporary dialogue, while relatable in some instances, may at times feel out of place, momentarily detracting from the overall immersion in a fantastical world.

Nevertheless, "The Night Hunt" boasts an intriguing exploration of the themes of identity and belonging, and plays with themes of good versus evil. The corruption of the Gods serves as a captivating backdrop. This is entertaining, as long as one doesn't mind younger-trending YA fantasy.

Let's start with a round of applause for this cover. How freaking gorgeous!!!! And then the main character? She is exactly what I needed her to be. The best kind of girl boss. The story was so entertaining as well. All around a wonderful book!

It’s a book about monsters, but it’s a nice cozy read. I love Atia’s found family. I love Atia and Silas’ match. Both anti-heroes. How they’re both hesitant to acknowledge their feelings for each other. The twist was done well. The world building is somewhat vague, but the dialogues and plot are good. Alexandra also describes their inner thoughts quite well.