Gone Hunting

I loved this book! It was interesting to learn how Gemini has two wolves and fun to see that Liam was ALWAYS Liam with no filter whatsoever. I also adored getting to see Aric's dad and how close a family they were.

It shows that Aric and Celia were always meant to be which I've always believed. I didn't expect the little twist in the last chapter before the epilogue but in retrospect it makes sense for the series! I also loved the foreshadowing of future matches between Aric's friends and Celia's sisters!

Can't wait for more in the weird girls series!

I received this ARC from the author in exchange for an honest and voluntary review. I was in no way compensated for this review.

The Weird Girls was one of my favorite Urban Fantasy series! They are clearly not enough of those in the world! Having been on a YA binge lately, I was happy to be back in the world I visited long ago. Gone Hunting was surprising in that it’s a prequel novella told from a young Aric’s point of view. We always thought that Celia and Aric met by chance one day in Sealed with a Curse, we were very wrong about that!

In this novella, Aric is fifteen and feeling the prime of his youth! He’s far advanced in his werewolf ways than most wolves. And life is just good at the moment, he was never expecting to find love that day he and his friends went hunting. He stumbles upon a naked Celia in the woods one day and feels an instant connection to her. Something about her draws him to her and he’s not willing to let her get away from him either.

Celia though has a problem. One moment she’s in New Jersey tracking down one of the men who murdered her parents when there was a flash and suddenly she finds herself in the woods and soon learns she’s not in New Jersey anymore. Oh no, she’s managed to arrive in Colorado and has no idea how it happened. She’s anxious to return to her sisters and her ill foster mother, but there are more pressing matters at hand. Like the dark evil that’s slowly circling the area, ready to attack her at any moment.

This read was a LOT of fun! I think it was more fun to read having already read the Weird Girls series because it kind of lets you reminisce again with everyone. I loved seeing Aric’s wolf pack again, Gemini, Koda, and Liam…especially Liam! I forgot how much I loved that guy! And wow! As a teenager he was a riot!! It’s amazing his friends didn’t kill him! Lol.

The whole time as things were happening, I was wondering what was going to happen to Celia and Aric. I mean you can kind of guess because based on how the series started with the first book, you know things aren’t going to end happily here. And as I said, it’s almost a good idea to read this novella afterwards because after all the heartache you endure you know how the series ends!

This is definitely a must read for fans of the Weird Girls series! Plus seeing Aric as a teenager was a plus! While this is an adult series, I’m not entirely sure if you could call this installment YA since the characters are all teenagers. In a sense you could, but it does end with a familiar scene from Sealed with a Curse, so it’s a little complicated in giving it an age label. Best just to say it’s adult since it’s a prequel story to an adult series! Though nothing overly graphic happens here and I can say that teens could easily read this as they read the more mature YA books that are out there!


Overall Rating 5/5 stars


Gone Hunting releases October 24, 2018

This book should definitely come with a warning sign at least a mile high - DON'T READ IN PUBLIC! I realized that too late though, I couldn't stop reading... I was sitting at a doctor's for some hours while waiting for a friend who had surgery and I giggled and snorted and chuckled my way through the book only to start crying because ...something...was so sweet and I became sentimental and then...I cried because I was upset and when everything seemed right, when just a teeny tiny wariness was left because that was wayyyy too easy wasn't it...I was devastated. Absolutely and completely. I haven't recovered yet.
Seriously??? Things were alright, everything seemed fine and I still tried to work out how that was possible after everything else that happened and the things that had been revealed and - boom. That sentence.
At least, those around me in that waiting room will remember me. Probably forever... *oops*

Celia and Aric were amazing together! I loved Celia's toughness and that those two never played games. They didn't start singing love ballads at first sight but you simply know that they are meant for each other. Aric's parents are wonderful as well, I really loved the way they cared for her and for their son and his friends. You can always feel that they are alphas, that they are those who lead the pack but love and their son's happiness means everything to them and they are willing to sacrifice everything for him. They are open and welcoming and definitely someone you want to have in your corner because you just know that no matter what happens, they will keep you safe.

Aric's friends are very unique as well. Liam made me laugh so hard sometimes with his inappropriate questions and his innocent and even less appropriate remarks and Gemini and his twin wolf had me worried for a while (longer) and of course, Koda - those guys are really great!

I also loved the story even though it left me rather frustrated at the end. I'm still trying to figure out because of the things that happened at the end or simply "because". No matter what, I'm really looking forward to reading the other books in this series! (I'm still trying to figure out the order in which to read them though)

The Weird Girls series is one of my all time favorites in the genre. From the very first book I was hooked with it's quirky humor, action packed scenes, swoon worthy romance and male characters, and the uniqueness that truly sets it apart from other urban fantasy series out there.

It is one of a kind and one that all fans of the genre really need to try.

When I saw that not only were we going to get a book from 15 year old Aric before he became Alpha of the pack but also a chance encounter meeting with a teenage Celia, I was so all over it.

Aric and Celia are by far two of my most favorite characters. Their story is one that hasn't been easy. They have fought tooth and nail to get where they are and are two of the most loyal and caring characters I think I have ever encountered in a series. They truly are just amazing. To get a little bit more of then, regardless of when it is, was a no brainer.

And this story, it both made me happy and broke my heart how it all had to happen. I just...so many feels.

I love that Cecy gave us this story, it reminded me all over again why I love her writing and why I adore this series.