Genre: Young Adult
Sub Genre: Urban Fantasy; Magic,
Unicorns, People with Abilities, Killer Unicorns
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Back Cover: Forget everything you
ever knew about unicorns… Real unicorns are venomous, man-eating monsters with
huge fangs and razor-sharp horns. Fortunately, they’ve been extinct for a
hundred and fifty years. Or not. Astrid had always scoffed at her eccentric mother’s
stories about killer unicorns. But when one of the monsters attacks her
boyfriend – thereby ruining any chance of him taking her to the prom – Astrid
finds herself headed to Rome
to train as a unicorn hunter at the ancient cloisters the hunters have used for
centuries. However, at the cloisters all is not what it seems. Outside, the
unicorns wait to attack. And within, Astrid faces other, unexpected threats:
from the crumbling, bone-covered walls that vibrate with a terrible power to
the hidden agendas of her fellow hunters to – perhaps most dangerously of all
her growing attraction to a handsome art student… an attraction that could
jeopardize everything.
Ok how can you go wrong with a new take on unicorns.
Especially when it turns them into “venomous, man-eating monsters with huge
fangs and a razor-sharp horn!!!!” When I first came across this I thought of
the killer rabbits in Monty Python’s Holy Grail. But I’m getting off topic,
this story is taking place in current times. We learn a lot about the history
or unicorn hunters and their abilities. Astrid never wanted to be a hunter she
only wanted to help people. To one day even become a doctor. But her mother has
other plans for her. After going to Rome she learns a lot about what she is
capable of, as well as her own family history. The other girls are very
different in why they are hunting. As time goes on they all become stronger.
The imagery that is used wraps you up in how Astrid feels, as you follow her
through her decisions. She is a great role model for girls. As she is strong
willed and has as true sense of honor. You understand the why behind all her
decisions. I love her relationship with her cousin, Phil. They make a great
team. I really enjoyed it and hope that there will be another story where we
see what happens to the characters later on.
Publisher: Harper Teen
ISBN: 0061490040
Pages: 432
Series: Killer Unicorns
Volume: 1
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