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The Hunters
The Hunters | Kat Gordon
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Sweeping, evocative and sumptuously told, The Hunters is a dramatic coming-of-age story, a complex portrayal of first love and family loyalty and a passionate reimagining of the Happy Valley set in all their glory and notoriety. Theo Miller is fourteen years old, bright and ambitious, when he steps off the train into the simmering heat and uproar of 1920s Nairobi. Neither he nor his earnest younger sister Maud, are prepared for the turbulent mix of joy and pain their new life in Kenya will bring. Their father is Director of Kenyan Railways, a role it is assumed Theo will inherit. But when he meets enchanting American heiress Sylvie de Cro? and her charismatic, reckless companion, Freddie Hamilton, his aspirations turn in an instant. Sylvie and Freddie's charm is magnetic and Theo is welcomed into the heart of their inner circle: rich, glamourous expatriates, infamous for their hedonistic lifestyles. Yet behind their intoxicating allure lies a more powerful cocktail of lust, betrayal, deceit and violence that he realises he cannot avoid. As dark clouds gather over Kenya's future and his own, he must find a way back to his family - to Maud - before it is too late.
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JazzFeathers
The Hunters | Kat Gordon
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Bailedbailed

Sorry, l can't. I tried very hard to stick to The Hunters, since the characters are well-crafted, the dialogue are nice, the writing is smooth. But no amount of lovely writing can make up for the boredom of one party after another without a hint of direction.
If there is a story, it's taking too long to shaw itself. I'm out.

Let's see if l can make a good dent in Northanger Abbey tonight.

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JazzFeathers
The Hunters | Kat Gordon
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Seriously, if tonight still nothing substantial happens, l'm going to start skipping, no matter how lovely the writing is.

#currentlyreading

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JazzFeathers
The Hunters | Kat Gordon
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#SeptInBooks18

My #AnticipatedSptemberRead are all linked to challenges, specifically #BookAWeek and #Screamathon
Hope l'll manage to read all of them. Will be a great help for my #TBRBingo too.

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JazzFeathers
The Hunters | Kat Gordon
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#NewHogwartsAdventure

#FirstDay of September and l'm starting my #BookAWeek challenge with this.

1920s story set in Africa. Not as uncommon as it may sound, but it's a first for me.

vkois88 Sounds like a great challenge! 6y
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JazzFeathers
The Hunters | Kat Gordon
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And this is my selection for the #BookAWeek challenge
@TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage Good start! 6y
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Christine11
The Hunters | Kat Gordon
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This is my May wrap-up! It‘s not been an amazing month, I feel like I should have read a couple more but never mind! Hopefully I‘ll read even more in June 😊My favourite read this month was probably The Hunters - it was so good. I also really loved Lore: Wicked Mortals and Should You Ask Me!
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CareBear This looks awesome 😎 6y
ReadZenRites Well done!👏🏻👍🏻 6y
Kalalalatja 👏👏👏 well done! 6y
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Christine11
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I absolutely loved this book which follows fourteen year old Theo as he moves from Scotland to colonial Kenya in the 1920s. He is infatuated with the glamorous ‘Happy Valley‘ set of rich expats, however slowly begins to see the darkness beneath their idealistic lifestyle. It is such an evocative novel with fascinating characters. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Full review: https://lifewithallthebooks.com/2018/05/26/the-hunters-by-kat-gordon-arc-review/

TNbookworm Great review! 6y
JoScho Beautiful photo 💖 6y
Christine11 @TNbookworm Thank you so much! 😊💛 6y
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Christine11 @JoScho Thank you! 😊💕 6y
ephemeralwaltz Magical photo!! 6y
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Christine11 @rohit-sawant @ephemeralwaltz Thank you so much! 😊💛 6y
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