The Hunt (The Cage # 2) - Megan Shepherd
Book Synopsis: They’ve left the cage—but they’re not free yet. After their failed escape attempt, Cora, Lucky, and Mali have been demoted to the lowest level of human captives and placed in a safari-themed environment called the Hunt, along with wild animals and other human outcasts. They must serve new Kindred masters—Cora as a lounge singer, Lucky as an animal wrangler, and Mali as a safari guide—and follow new rules or face dangerous consequences. Meanwhile, Nok and Rolf have been moved into an enormous dollhouse, observed around the clock by Kindred scientists interested in Nok’s pregnancy. And Leon, the only one who successfully escaped, has teamed up with villainous Mosca black-market traders. The former inhabitants of the Cage are threatened on all fronts—and maybe worst of all, one of the Hunt’s Kindred safari guests begins to play a twisted game of cat and mouse with Cora. Separated and constantly under watch, she and the others must struggle to stay alive, never mind find a way back to each other. When Cassian secretly offers to train Cora to develop her psychic abilities—to prove the worthiness of humanity in a series of tests called the Gauntlet—she’ll have to decide fast if she dares to trust the Kindred who betrayed her, or if she can forge her own way to freedom.
This is the sequel that all of the fans of this series has been waiting for.
Although it left me with a whole lot of questions, at least I was able to get a bit of answers.
Here's a quick update: Cora is struggling - still trying to do whatever she can to escape... Nok and Rolf are expecting a baby girl named Sparrow, and are fearing that the Kindred will take away their newborn. Leon is missing in action, but he seems to be surviving. Mali is desperate to find Anya. Lucky is away from everyone else, but he seems to be coping, for now. Betrayed by Cassian, Cora and the others must band together if they wish to save their skins.
Armed with a whole set of new powers, telekinesis, and mind-reading? Our unlikely heroes are scrambling to figure out how to get off this planet and back home to earth where they belong.
Who knows who to trust and if they can live to see another day?
I can't believe that I have to wait until 2017 to get my hands on the next book in the series!
Rating: ★★★★★