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Hunter's Edge (2008)

by Shiloh Walker(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1605041483 (ISBN13: 9781605041483)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Samhain Publishing

review 1: Shiloh Walker writes interesting, multi-dimensional characters, passionate, touching love stories and heaps misfortunes on her characters with an abandon that can make Lora Leigh look positively sun shiney. Hunter's Edge is no exception. I'm not sure where this falls in the Hunters series but it tells the star crossed (or feral vampire cursed, if you will) story of Angel a human with psychic abilities and Kel, the boy, later the man she loves. One night, Angel is attacked by a feral vampire and nearly killed. Kel tries to save her, is gravely wounded and saved by Hunters who arrive on the scene a bit late. However, in the process he becomes a vampire and Hunter himself. Unable to be with the woman he loves, he lives a miserable life, still connected to Angel who is e... moreven more miserable. She believes Kel is dead but is feeling his feelings and dreaming of his experiences. Since he is a vampire and a hunter, those images are bizarre and frightening. And since she has no idea why she has the strange thoughts and feelings, she at times feels she is becoming insane. For 12 years, they are apart and miserable until Angel is again in danger and Kel is determined to protect her. Did I mention they were miserable? That was my biggest stumbling block to really liking this story. The majority of it has Kel and Angel separated and depressed as all get out. Ms. Walker does a fantastic job of describing depression and withdrawal from the world both in this book and others I've read. The problem for me is I don't find extended descriptions of depression to be especially interesting or enjoyable. Since over half of the book is about depressed people separated from the one they love, the plot dragged at times. There just wasn't enough time with Kel and Angel having some well deserved happiness and enjoying their love for each other. Even the happy ending is quite brief. I didn't have a sense of how Angel and Kel were going to live their lives out now that they were reunited. Plus, a plot element regarding their future together is suddenly tossed out at the very end but not explained. So the story feels unfinished -- after all that misery. I've read a couple books that take place after Hunter's Edge (I think), but I don't recall an explanation for this plot element. Or maybe, since I didn't know the characters, any reference flew over my head. I was again taken by one of Ms. Walker's pivotal secondary characters. This time it was Toronto, the enigmatic shape shifter. Not sure if he has his own story, but I'd like to read it if he does. Just hope, he isn't given reason to be moping for a good part of the book. All in all, an interesting if at times unsatisfying installment by a talented writer.
review 2: It was ok. Basically........ Girl meets boy. Girl proclaims love for boy. They love each other and have some sort of bond where they can always sense each other. Girl gets attacked by feral Vampire. Boy intervenes. Boy becomes Vampire. Girl doesn't know. They spend years pining after each other. They reunite. Boy says he loves her can't be around her, because he's dangerous. Girl doesn't understand. Boy says the same thing. Girl gives ultimatum.They realize they need each other. Girl may no longer be human. less

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