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Synopsis
On the night Rune’s life changed forever, blood ran in the streets. Now, in the aftermath of a devastating revolution, witches have been diminished from powerful rulers to outcasts ruthlessly hunted due to their waning magic, and Rune must hide what she is. Spending her days pretending to be nothing more than a vapid young socialite, Rune spends her nights as the Crimson Moth, a witch vigilante who rescues her kind from being purged. When a rescue goes wrong, she decides to throw the witch hunters off her scent and gain the intel she desperately needs by courting the handsome Gideon Sharpe - a notorious and unforgiving witch hunter loyal to the revolution - who she can't help but find herself falling for. Gideon loathes the decadence and superficiality Rune represents, but when he learns the Crimson Moth has been using Rune’s merchant ships to smuggle renegade witches out of the republic, he inserts himself into her social circles by pretending to court her right back. He soon realizes that beneath her beauty and shallow façade, is someone fiercely intelligent and tender who feels like his perfect match. Except, what if she’s the very villain he’s been hunting?
Is Heartless Hunter appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
This YA fantasy romance features a witch hiding her identity in a post-revolution world where witches are hunted, with moderate violence related to persecution and witch hunts, a romantic subplot with tension and kissing between enemies, and themes of political oppression and survival.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, moderate sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, violence, and political violence (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be captivated by the forbidden romance between a secret witch vigilante and the witch hunter she's deceiving, with high-stakes cat-and-mouse tension throughout.