When I first started reading HUNTED, I was really liking it. It had a strong start with family ties and excellent development. But then I kept reading. Halfway through the book, I realized that pretty much nothing had happened and then I started asking myself "Am I reading the same book as everyone else?" 
 My biggest problem can't even be described as the pacing, because it did move along at an okay pace - it's just that it lacked actual big events, in my opinion. This novel didn't really follow a normal plot cycle; it seemed as though there were a few small events instead of any actual big ones. There's no real part I can point out as "and then THAT happened." 
 While HUNTED did spend time developing a shaky sort of companionship with the Beast, I felt like the two had zero chemistry and there was a major lack of romance here for a Beauty and the Beast retelling. I also thought that the things that did happen were very predictable. However, the familial relationships in this novel were fantastic. 
 In terms of writing, there are numerous lengthy paragraphs with little dialogue but overall I found the writing easy to fall into. The acknowledgements page was the best part of HUNTED, it was a very heartfelt note from the author about her journey with this book but the novel just wasn't for me.