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The Headhunters Race (2014)

by Kimberly Afe(Favorite Author)

3.58 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0991186818 (ISBN13: 9780991186815)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

January Sky Publishing

series

Headhunters

review 1: Okay I'm gonna be really harsh here but....This was completely and utterly a Hunger Games try hard, I could not get past it, could not enjoy it because the similarities were too much for me.So let's talk about these similarities:First the plot - prisoners trying to win a challenge to earn their freedom and a higher place in society ? A big Hunger games check right there. Okay, so I will admit that the setting was a bit different, and the circumstances, as in she chose to go in the race instead of being forced. However the prisoners all setting up alligemces, the main characters reluctance to to trust the male lead. Her thinking he is going to stab her in the back at the beginning and not realising that he has genuine feeling for her. Her wanting to protect a much younger c... moreharacter...... The list goes on. You can't deny the similarities there. Seconded the characters - Avene, a tough girl who wants to make it on her own, with the add of trust issues, and McCoy, a guy who is stronger then people think he is and only wants to protect Avene? A massive Hunger games check right there! I must say that the character resmebalence really bothered me. Avene was a much toned town version of Katniss, in my eyes she was trying to be all badass, but she just couldn't pull it off, and McCoy was meant to be a Peeta but that was also a fail because he was far too stiff. However you could just tell that their dynamic was supposed to be the same. Him trying to protect her, and her always saying she doesn't need him, not realising that she loves him. Him always knowing he has feeling for her. You also can't deny that Zita was Prim and Jake was Rue. I didn't like that the characters lacked originality, it really bothered me.And third and finally.....the romance - him chasing after her, secretly protecting her while she thinks he betrayed her ? You can't get a bigger Hunger Games check. I'm not going to prattle on about the similarities in the romance because it aggravates me too much.Though the similarities were there, it also just wasn't pulled off properly, it was all too rushed and the book was way too short. I felt so on the outskirts and I didn't feel much of anything while reading this. There were some good points like the cannabolls, and the intrigue if King and the deal.....but honestly this book does not have a lot going for it. It really does have so much potential, though, and that makes me sad. With more devolepments I know this book could step out of the Hunger Games shadow. This has the potential to be its own book, something unique. However the lack of depth made it just shrink and not compare to other books similar to this. Overall, it wasn't that bad, I just wish that there was more detail, more connections, more of a reason for me to be enticed.
review 2: ((3.5 stars))When I started reading this, I expected more dystopia than survival story and I am extra happy that this book is what it is.In The Headhunters Race Avene, the protagonist, is imprisoned with only one hope of getting out of jail - win a manhunt of prisoners organised by the governor, and capture a fugitive in return for her freedom. But she'll have to battle criminals much more deadly than her in order to return the fugitive to the governor - her sadistic stepfather.The Headhunter's Race reads, quite unexpectedly, as a modern survivalist fairy tale. The imprisoned girl, the malevolent stepfather, the huge task she has to complete in order to achieve her goal - freedom. I loved all the different elements of this book. The transition from prison to wildlands is seamless, the threats and dangers piled on top of each other to create an impossible summit of conflict Avene had to overcome, and made for a compelling and at parts emotional thrill ride.I had a couple issues with the middle of the book, where it seemed like threats were being thrown at Avene one after another for no apparent reason. I feel like this could have worked better had Avene made some real progress and then had set backs spaced at crucial moments - which actually did happen later in the book. But other than that, I enjoyed it.The Headhunters Race is a fast paced, quick read to be enjoyed by fans of dystopia, post-apocalyptic, and contemporary thrillers alike. less

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