THE HUNT By Andrew Fukuda ...& THE PREY By Andrew Fukuda

THE HUNT By Andrew Fukuda

Categories: Horror, Suspense

If you think it’s wise to be fearful of deadly creatures that eat human flesh, creatures that surpass us in speed and strength, the vampires in The Hunt are your type of monster. Gene and his father were the last humans alive in the society of vampires, hiding what they truly are by cleverly adopting the mannerisms and behaviors of the vampires. When Gene’s father rushes home one day with bite marks on his neck and races off into the sun to save Gene from what he would soon turn into and destroy himself in the sun’s rays, Gene is left completely alone. He still goes to high school to avoid suspicion, still shaves all his body hair away and keeps out of the sunlight to maintain their appearance. He does not swing his arms when he walks or laugh, he chomps down synthetic bloody meat and drools at the mention of “herpers” (humans), he blends into the vampires each and every day.
That alone would have made for a promising scary story. But things really fire up when Gene is chosen in the majorly anticipated vampire hunt of the last herpers. A lottery is set up to randomly select a handful of lucky vampires to vie for the prize of a human snack, but the special twist this year is that it’s not one captively-bred herper, it’s five of them. Being in a competition to hunt down and devour human flesh is not ideal for Gene, and would compromise his very life.
This book was so suspenseful and wonderful, I was so anxious to read the sequel and wrote it on my calendar the day I knew when it would come out (Guess what? It’s out now). Gene was an incredibly brave and clever guy, keeping his cool in situations where I would have undoubtedly lost my nerve and gotten eaten by ravenous vampires. Yet he still empathizes with the vampires because they are all he truly knows.There were twists and turns, surprises, close calls and action right up to the last page. It was eerie and chilling and original. There is some blood and mild gore but nothing that would be considered graphic. It was so good when the sequel came out I read it in a day, even though I was already in the middle of a great book I tossed it aside once I realized that The Prey began right where The Hunt left off. An awesome addition for any frightening fiction fan.


Bonus Mini Review!!!

 

The Prey By Andrew Fukuda

Categories: Horror, Suspense (sequel)

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE READ THE HUNT ALREADY!

Spoilers- you have been warned thusly...

Last warning...

Ok so The Prey!! What an amazing thrill ride. We pick up right where we left off on the river with Gene and Sissy and the kids. Being chased by blood thirsty vampires with every intent on consuming their flesh. I was so sucked into this dang book that I stayed up way past my bedtime one night to get further... and then finished the whole thing in under a day. There were surprises about Ashley June, the Scientist, the trail they set out on and the things they find on the way. It was nerve-wracking and impossible to put down, a great sequel. I am so excited for the third (final?) in this thrillogy (series?) to some out in September. If you begin this book, I advise lots of available free time in which to soak it up and a friend to run over to (preferably one who’s also read both) whom you may scream and ponder and obsess about with.The moment I was done I raced over to my co-worker/friend and yelled “Oh my god!!!” And we talked about it for a good ten minutes just gushing over all the events of the book, a specific part we both got choked up about, and threw out much speculation over what was to come next. It was extremely absorbing!