The Hunt
By Andrew Fukuda
Summary
In this book, the main character, Gene is orphaned and a human in a vampire world. Now, because of this, not everything is peachy keen. Gene needs to follow rules. He has many rules that he follows every day of his life. One of these rules, is never forget who you are. This rule might be one of the most important rules, if not, the most important rule because if you forget who you are in this world, you could be killed. During Gene's teenage years, he is reminded of this rule every time he needs to take care of a body issue (such as stubble growing on his chin). He must make sure he is not noticed, because once a vampire notices you, you die. There's no second chances. But then something happens that causes him to put his life on the line. A heper hunt is called. Hepers (or humans) are thought to be extinct by vampires (although Gene knows for a fact that hepers are still around because he thinks he is the last one). When the hunt is called Gene doesn't worry about it, thinking it is nearly impossible for him to be chosen since the numbers on his lottery, the ticket he was given in order to be in the hunt, was one of the only lottery tickets that started with a three in his classroom. He was desperately wrong.
Gene had won the lottery. This would have been the best news anyone could possibly give you if you were a vampire, being offered the chance to hunt down a heper, but not for Gene. Being a heper himself he had no idea what to do. Over the course of 5 days, Gene and other lottery ticket winners were taught about hepers. Chaos strikes soon but, I won't spoil. The main thing to keep in mind is vampires know when a heper is near. ;)
Vampire Fangs
Vampire fangs are an important symbol because they symbolize the falseness in Gene's life. It shows who he truly is. Gene is not a vampire, but he is forced to act and be a vampire. The fangs show struggle because along with the falseness of Gene's life, comes the struggles of keeping his true identity a secret.
Razor
A razor is an important skill because since Gene is a heper, he needs to make sure that vampires don't know what he truly is. Vampires have no hair on their bodies except for their eyebrows, eyelashes, and scalp. Being a heper and having a hairy body, a razor is something you can't live without if you don't want to be discovered, and Gene definitely doesn't because if he is, he'll die.
Opinion
I love the book. Although I haven't finished it, I enjoy reading it. I think the best parts about this book is that some of the characters act like some of the people you might be friends with or know. For example, the official that you learn about later in the story (aka Frilly Dress) runs on a full blown schedule. She reminds me of my mom who is always trying to be on time for everything and tries to get everything done so she doesn't have to worry about it later on. I also enjoyed this book because it is one of my favorite genres, dystopian.
Recommendation
Getting to Know the Characters
Ashley June- She is a rule breaker. Guys are always watching her. She is normally the center of attention. She likes to sneak around and finds out ways to deceive people, especially men. She is a vampire and is also a hunter that is ready to kill.