As I meandered through the isles in a massive bookstore, this book caught my gaze, and I locked eye contact with the shimmery stare of a yellow eye. 
 The beast beckoned me forward, and upon reading the excerpt from the back, I knew. I knew from the cover, from the back that I needed to read this book. 
 Hunter is set in a distant future, long after the barriers between our world and the Otherworld were ripped open, and Monsters from both known and unknown spilled in. 
 It has taken centuries to bring civilization back, and Joyeaux Charmand, who has been a Hunter since she was a child, has been called to Apex City to protect tho most important and lucky Cits. 
 But Joy soon realizes that there is much more going on in Apex than protecting Cits, and being a Hunter in the city is way harder than being a Hunter in the mountains. 
 I eagerly began, hoping to dive and get swept away. However, I didn't quite get into it at first. The narrative and writing style was disappointing- I was being told, not shown, many situations where I felt that there could have been more detail. I was being told, in great detail, about things I deemed insignificant in the story, such as clothing and fashion styles that droned on. I felt as if the beginning was quicksand that I was slowly sinking into, the book failing to give me solid ground to place myself in the world. I almost put this book down, but I had hope as the plot had potential. 
 About a quarter of the way, maybe more, through the book, that potential came to light. The plot became dense and the characters began to feel real. It was a slow build up, but Hunter finally picked up pace and became a solid story. 
 This story felt like a wonderful mash of "Supernatural" Fantasy/Post-apocalyptic dystopian, with a touch of The Hunger Games. 
 I still have a few complaints but overall I enjoyed this book, so I give it 3.75 stars and I am hoping to get the second soon.