Not as awesome as I was hoping, but I still liked it.

I was really excited to finally read this book. Every since I first heard about it I knew that it would be something that I would be interested in. But, it seemed to fall just a tad bit short.

The idea of only a few humans living in a world of vampires was intriguing. Normally in the YA genre it is the other way around. Also, being that this is a dystopian book, I was interested in seeing how the author meshed the two together. Again, I really liked the ideas, but some of it was a little unrealistic. Having to act like a vampire for 18 years (or however old Gene was, I forgot), would be impossible. I know, I know, this is fiction and everything about this book is really unrealistic, but if Gene really were a human he wouldn't be able to go the day without showing emotions in reaction to something. Also, I wanted to learn more about the world that they were living in. I also wanted to learn more government secrets (book 2?)! Those are just some minor things. I don't want it to seem like those two problems made me hate the book.

I felt like this book was focused a lot on the characters, all of which I liked for different reasons. Gene was a good main character, and I liked the male perspective. I didn't like Ashley June very much until the very end of the book (people that have read this will know why). The hepers were a great group to read about. I liked their stories and learning a little about their background. I really liked how Sissy, was the leader of all of the male hepers. Girl power! :) The other hunters did remind me of the different characters from the Quarter Quell in the Hunger Games, but I didn't mind the similarities between them. Another Hunger Games similarity was the whole "Hunt" itself, but I still liked searching for the differences between them.

Overall, I found it entertaining and I really liked reading it. The writing got better and better up to the end. And well, that ending! I can't wait to read The Prey!