Hunted

Meagan Spooner

Book - 2017

Follows the experiences of an aristocrat's daughter, Yeva, who tracks a mysterious woodland creature her father has become obsessed with and that stands at the center of his failing sanity.

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Published
New York, NY : Harper Teen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers [2017]
Language
English
Main Author
Meagan Spooner (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
374 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN
9780062422286
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Review by Booklist Review

The story of Beauty and the Beast is intriguingly reimagined in this offering from the author of the Skylark trilogy. Yeva, known as Beauty to her beloved family, enjoys the pleasures of her aristocratic life, but is not satisfied by it. Her father loses his fortune in a failed business venture, forcing Yeva and her sisters to move to his remote lodge in the forest. When her father goes missing in the woods, Beauty, an accomplished hunter, goes after him. She soon finds herself the prisoner of a cursed beast who needs Beauty's skills for his own purposes. Interestingly, there is no real villain; Yeva's sisters love her, and her fiance is not a cad. The story does not rest so much on Beauty finding the man beneath the beastly exterior as it does recognizing the shared longing that imprisons them both, and how she is eventually able to save him. Alternately delicate and brutal, this is an evocative retelling that grounds itself within the universal magic of storytelling.--Dean, Kara Copyright 2017 Booklist

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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

In this standalone tale from Spooner, coauthor of the Starbound trilogy, a merchant named Tvertko loses his fortune and moves his daughters-Lena, Asenka, and Yeva-to a remote cabin. Once a legendary hunter, Tvertko has difficulty finding prey and comes to believe that a fearsome Beast is scaring off the other animals. Tvertko ventures into the woods to slay the creature but fails to return. Yeva strikes out after him and is captured by the Beast, who imprisons her in a castle. As Yeva fights for survival and escape, she learns that the fairy tales of her youth are more grounded in reality than she ever imagined. After a slow start, Spooner's take on Beauty and the Beast finds its groove when Yeva (also known as Beauty) finally encounters the Beast. Yeva's narration is interspersed with snippets from the Beast's perspective, adding depth, and while the plot is largely predictable, this emotionally complex story satisfies. Spooner writes eloquently about magic, her world building is excellent, and the book's characters are nuanced and well drawn. Ages 13-up. Agent: Josh Adams, Adams Literary. (Mar.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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