Big thank you NetGalley and to the publisher for the chance to review this book pre-release. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, I really loved that there was a steady, fairly fast pace the entire way through, and I really liked the romance, though I would have liked it a little more developed. A more formal review will be available on my IG/TikTok and Goodreads.

Like Christo’s other work, I adored this book! She knows how to create lovable characters that you want to root for. I wasn’t too engaged in the beginning, but towards the second half of the book there was a lot more action and intriguing twists. I was really surprised by the big reveal.

Is the title of the night hunt conjures up certain images for you, just throw them aside because that is not what this book is about. The Night mission might have been a little bit more appropriate. Anyway, it combines a couple of different pieces of mythology into one story. And I will say that I still have trouble wrapping my head around a 17-year-old protagonist that is with seemingly immortal. Potentially much older love interests. But that is the way with story such as this, particularly when you're dealing with beings that are not actually human and or following the rules of regular aging. That's besides the point but I just wanted to bring that up.

It's completely serviceable story, It moves along at a good pace and there is enough of a twist in there (twice) to keep things interesting. You don't learn much about the actual monsters, so you may need to rely on certain already known folklore to fill in the gaps.

2.5. stars

I enjoyed Alexandra Christo's To Kill a Kingdom, so this was an anticipated read for me. Her books have a recurring feature of monstrous heroines, and this was no different.

Atia is a monster who feeds on fear. Silas is a messenger of the Gods. Together, they embark on a quest to kill three beings: a vampire, a banshee, and a God.

I was quickly engrossed in this fast-paced adventure. I enjoyed the nods to Greek mythology and the found family aspect of the band of characters. There was also a big twist I didn't see coming! The only part I found lacking was the romance, which felt forced and didn't have much of a buildup.

Atia, is the last Nefas, but in one night she loses control and must join forces with an unlikely partner. Her partner is a Herald, Silas, a messenger of the gods. He now wants to make a deal with Atia. Together they must battle other monsters, Gods', and face their pasts' if they are to have a future. I loved their chemistry and the other characters in the story as well.

Thank you to Macmillan Publishing and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

When I saw that the author of To Kill a Kingdom had a new book out, I knew that I had to add it to my TBR list right away! The Night Hunt by Alexandra Christo is a YA fantasy from a dual first-person POV. The story revolves around Atia, a monster who feeds on people's fear, and Silas, a Herald who has been cursed to carry messages and escort the dead. One day, out of options, they decide to team up. Atia wants to avenge her family, and Silas wants to break his curse. Can the pair put aside their differences and work together to fulfill their missions?

Here is a magical excerpt from the Prologue:

"But Atia liked having her name known.
With names came purpose and power. People gave them like gifts: so you could be recognized and remembered.
Atia liked gifts too.
Fear was one she collected often. Her reputation drifted through the world in whispers, so she was never just a howl in the night, or the slam of a door, or the slow swallow of a dry throat.
She was Atia. The Last of the Nefas.
And the Gods did not like it."

Overall, The Night Hunt is a YA fantasy that will appeal to fans of A Ruinous Fate or Thor: Love and Thunder. One highlight of this book was the really great mythology and world-building. There were a lot of creatures here that I rarely see in YA fantasy. I also thought that Atia's powers were very cool. Another highlight of this book was the romance between the lead characters. If I had to complain about 1 thing, I would say that some parts felt very YA or juvenile, in particular, the moments of humor. If you're intrigued by the excerpt above, or if you're a fan of YA fantasy in general, I highly recommend that you check out this book in October!

This was just such a good fantasy. I ADORED the FMC, Atia. She was monstrous, a bit grumpy, and very hungry for fear. She's what's called a Nefas, and this fact is a central plot of this story that really is the driving force of the narrative. Her relationship with all the characters is really fun to read because she's so very unapologetically herself and it makes it impossible not to love her. She's a monster, but a monster with honor and I loved reading her thoughts on things. The MMC, Silas, was also really great. Since I liked Atia so much, I wanted her to have a love interest I felt like made sense and that matched her lovability, and I'm glad that Silas did that. He's a stuffy Herald of Death who never seems to relax, so their dynamic together was so sweet to read. Of course, any good quest needs solid side characters as well and Cillian and Tristan definitely were just that :') The characters were obviously all great to me, but what I think is the best thing about this story is the worldbuilding. It was so vivid and exciting. The lore of this world was immersive, yet never felt overwhelming or info-dumpy. Everything I learned about this world made more excited to dive further into it. I couldn't get enough of the tales of the gods and how the monsters and humans fit into this world. I could honestly read a sequel to this just because I was so invested. I especially loved the twists to the story that added onto the overall fantasy world. I truly can't say enough how much the world building made this an especially fun read.

In this story we follow Atia, who is a monster cursed by Herald, and her journey to get her immortality back. The lore and the mythology were very interesting and were rich elements that added to the worlbuilding in this story. And some of the characters were very fun to read about.
My only issues with the book was that I couldn't connect with some of the characters or understand their motivations.
Overall, an interesting and engaging young adult fantasy.

This was an adventure to read & I loved every second of it. Atia is an amazing FMC, strong-willed, witty, and willing to kill for those she loves. The story was well-paced & the world was well-built. The ending was everything I want from a book about gods & monsters.

Drawn in by the gorgeous cover, and the equally gorgeous writing. Ultimately found this book to be a little predictable, however, but it's still one of the better books I've read recently. Thank you to the publisher & NetGalley for the opportunity to read this!

I really enjoyed this book and the enemies to lover trope and the cover was stunning! I would definitely recommend! 4/5

I enjoyed this book; it was a fun fantasy read. The characters were likable and drew me in, especially Silas. The works building was a little lacking, I needed more background on the kingdoms and lands in the beginning so I could follow some of the initial plot. I also wanted more mythology laid out in the beginning for the same reasons. I wanted to be invested quicker than I was and I think my lack of investment came from the fact that certain concepts weren’t laid out in the first 100 pages or so. I don’t think this book will stand out to me in the long run but I enjoyed it while I was reading it. Will recommend to my students.

I thought this was okay. I wasn't a huge fan of the plot--I saw someone say that it felt recycled and I could honestly very much see that: the story was well-written but the plot itself was pretty predictable. I also wasn't overly fond of the characters. They reminded me a lot of when I was in high school and there were those few kids who self-proclaimed to be emo and were very dark and stormy, but were also a little bit cursed. I thought that the romance was very standard for YA fantasy, but I also wasn't a huge fan of either Silas or Tristan.
I've read stories from this author before that I really enjoyed, so I knew this would be written well (her narrative voice and ability to write are one point even though the story itself is just okay).
Overall, this was okay. Having read a lot of YA fantasy (and the likes), this didn't stand out as either very good or very bad. I think that if you've read and enjoyed this author before then you'll like this a middling amount, but I wouldn't read this as my introduction to Alexandra Christo, if that makes sense.

The Night Hunt was just okay for me. It felt a little recycled, like I had read it before. Dot. Get me wrong the story and the characters and the writing was great, it just didn’t stick out for me and I didn’t feel very compelled to keep reading it. It is an entertaining book and I think so many people will love it , but for me it blended in with other YA books I have read, and that’s ok.

This was a very fun and interesting book to read. I didn't want to put it down. I wish that we had more backstory for the side characters. I would have liked them to be a little more fleshed out. They just seemed thrown in. But they were very good characters regardless.

The imagery was written very beautifully. Overall this was an easy and fun read.

Thank you so much netgalley for the Arc!

I really wanted to like this book, because I enjoyed Princess of Souls, and heard that the authors other book (the mermaid one) was very good, but this really didn't work for me.

I don't like overly dark/gloomy characters who are very "I am the night I am death uwu" types, it reminds me too much of how cringey I was in middle school during my emo tumblr phase.

The romance wasn't interesting at all and just felt so forced, I really dislikes Silas' personality, and I kept imagining Tristan as like a child who is super nerdy, so I hated the crush he had on Atia so so much

I only finished it because I enjoyed one of Christo's other stories and felt like I owed that much to an author I have sentimental connection to (it is because of Christo's story Princess of Souls that I started reviewing)

Thank you to Netgalley for the eARC!

This was full of growth, self discovery, and found family.

I had a hard time getting into, and I did find some of the plot predictable.

WOW Alexandra Christo has done it again! But this time, I feel like this book has aged more compared to her other books, with Greek myth as the inspiration of this book, it's a fresh read for me as someone who got used to Disney fairytales as her references. I love the way all the characters complemented with one another and the importance of having people you can count on–the found-family trope, shares a valuable lesson in this book. And not to mention, our all time favourite, enemies-to-lovers trope as well. Nevertheless, I enjoyed this book and I hope everyone who will pick up this one would too! Thank you for this ARC.

I really enjoyed the inspiration this story took from Greek Mythology. I thought the world building was extremely detailed but still easy to follow. I also loved getting to see the hierarchy of the gods and the different monsters as the story progressed!

As for the characters, they were all super well written, and I really loved the found family aspect to their small group. I found myself rooting from them from the very beginning! Atia was a great main character, very easy to relate to and I loved her from page one. Her evolution through out the story was raw and emotional. From feeling like she didn’t need friends or loved ones to, not feeling like she deserved them and then to knowing that she did deserve them and could love them in return really resonated with me. I also really loved the comedic relief of Tristan and Cillian!

Overall the story was engaging and well paced! I know this is a standalone but I hope we get to see more of these characters and this world in the future. I would love to see what Atia and Silas get up to!

➸ 4.3 ⭐️

Alexandra Christo's books are always so much fun and this is no different.
The Night Hunt is a quick paced fantasy adventure with romance, banter, found family, gods and monsters and magic, that is darker and grittier than her previous books and I. Loved. That.

I always appreciate dual POVs especially in shorter books as I really think they help flesh out both (or multiple) MCs and help the romance side of the story so I absolutely adore the fact that we got Atia's and Silas' POVs. They are both the type of characters I love - morally grey with a great sense of humor - and their romance was so adorable. I was shipping them from the moment they both showed up on the page.

The side characters were also great, not as fleshed out as our MCs which is to be expected given the length of the book, but you can't help but love them all the same especially Cillian and Tristan.

I loved the world-building and the way the story was interwoven with mythology.
You can read TNH in one sitting, once you start you just wanna see how their quest will end and if you've read other books by Christo you'll probably know what to expect more or less but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable.

I love that AC keeps writing about bloodthirsty monster girls who love being monsters and their love interests who compliment them so well, she's become an auto-buy author for me.

eternal gratitude to the publisher and netgalley for the arc