The Way We Were Hunters
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4.3 • 3 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The trouble with the Fallen is they look human.
The Fallen are the children born affected by the Drakon, otherworldly beasts that arrived on a meteor and devastated Rosya in a decades-long war. Now, as the nation heals and moves forward, a second conflict looms. This time the enemy is not the Drakon, but the Fallen, and the trouble is they look human.
Lena, once a marksman, was demoted after shooting her training instructor and now serves as a laundress at Bunker 47. Though the position isn't the career she'd hoped for, she finds peace in its routine... until she tries to help a friend and finds herself owing a favor to Captain Arkhimov.
The captain is tall, imposing, a celebrated war hero, and a stickler for rules—everything Lena is not. But when she ends up on a mission with him, she's excited nonetheless.
The mission had been simple: go check on Bunker 17, which has gone dark. But when the task turns lethal and the bodies begin to pile up, Lena learns the captain is not who he claims.
'The Way We Were Hunters' is a dark fantasy with a side of romance. It is the first book of the Fallen Duology and comes with a content advisory for strong language, graphic violence, and intimate situations. Reader discretion is advised.
Customer Reviews
WWII but with Dragons
The Way We Were Hunters by @brienfeathers
ARC Review for @booksirens
4/5 Stars
1/5 Spice
This short historical fiction (with a touch of sci-fi vibes) novel follows the story of Lena and her role in the war against the drakon and the fallen. But what can a laundress possibly do against these ruthless monsters?
This book is full of twists and turns about who Lena can trust and who she can’t. Who is good and who isn’t? Can a leopard really change his spots. We also see Lena struggle with should someone be condemned for the way they were born for things they had no control over.
I enjoyed trying to piece the puzzle pieces together, and I’m excited to see where the story leads next. I still have so many questions I need the answers too, and I hope to get all of them in the next/last book. I like that Lena was relatable not only in her actions, but her thoughts. She’s a heroine who is 100% human taking on otherworldly monsters when she doesn’t even know the full truth about them. I will admit though that the transitions between past/modern day/future were a little difficult to catch because there were no headings or other indication that that we were changing times. But overall the story is easy to follow and flows. We didn’t get a ton of romance in this book, so I hope it ramps up in book 2!
Please head the trigger warnings, especially if you’re sensitive to graphic descriptions of gore. I can handle most wartime scenes I’ve read, but there are a few in here where there are descriptions of blood, brain matter, etc. getting into eyes/mouths from sudden attacks/explosions. It definitely put me off my appetite for a while.
#dragons #telepathy #telekenisis #war #militaryromance #fantasy #scifi #duology
So worth it
I would give 10 stars if the rating would let me. I have read this book twice and plan to read it again and again. Character development is on point, the storytelling is beyond measure, if I could scream it from the rooftops to make everyone to buy and read the book, I would. So many things, so many words, words fail, just buy and read, you won’t regret it.