The Hunt (Project Paper Doll, #2)

by Stacey Kade

1. Never trust anyone.
2. Remember they are always searching.
3. Don’t get involved.
4. Keep your head down.
5. Don’t fall in love.

Ariane Tucker has finally escaped GTX, the research facility that created her. Now that she’s on the run, Zane Bradshaw is the only person she can trust. He knows who—and what—she is and still wants to be part of her life.

But accepting Zane’s help means putting him in danger.

Dr. Jacobs, the head of GTX, is not the only one hunting for Ariane. Two rival corporations have their sights set on taking down the competition. Permanently.

To protect Zane and herself, Ariane needs allies. She needs the other hybrids. The hybrids who are way more alien and a lot less human. Can Ariane win them over before they turn on her? Or will she be forced to choose sides, to decide who lives and who dies?

• ISBN10: 1423153294
• ISBN13: 9781423153290
• Publish Date: 22 May 2014
• Publish Status: Transferred
• Out of Print: 12 April 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Disney Publishing Worldwide
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 364
• Language: English

Reviews

[Angie]

The Hunt is an enjoyable sequel but does suffer from a bit of Middle Book Syndrome. It picks up just a few hours after the end of The Rules with Ariane and Zane on the run. Ariane's father had left her a dufflebag of emergency supplies and a set of instructions, but ultimately it's up to her to get away from GTX. She's also suppose to leave Zane behind, but she can't do it. The two go on the run, and then they learn of other hybrids. Ariane hopes that these other hybrids are willing to help her. If only she can find them before GTX finds her.

The Hunt is a bit cyclical in the beginning. Ariane and Zane keep going back and forth between a couple of locations hoping to learn new information about the other hybrids. They also keep having the same fight over and over. Ariane wants to do this on her own so that Zane doesn't get hurt. Zane doesn't want to leave Ariane, and he's already involved anyway. Then he says something which Ariane takes to imply that she has to choose between her alien half and her human half. She just wants to do what she can to stay alive! It's not about choosing sides!

Even though Ariane and Zane's constant disagreements got on my nerves at times, I did like how it highlighted that Ariane isn't normal no matter how hard she tries to be. She knows she's half and half, and she has to use that to her advantage now. Zane wants to see her as human, but some prejudices do sneak in, especially after they meet the other hybrids. They're not like Ariane, as he keeps pointing out, but what he's missing is that they're more like her than he is. It was also nice for Zane to finally come to terms with his own humanity. He thinks Ariane is better off with his help which she (and I) knew simply wasn't true! Dammit, human, you're going to ruin everything!

I did enjoy The Hunt a lot. There's a lot more to this alien hybrid program than Ariane ever knew and it's quite interesting. I just wish Ariane and Zane didn't have to go in circles to end up where they were. It was basically filler instead of just getting them to where they're suppose to be for the finale. But such is the way of trilogies.

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