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I'm not ashamed to say that, leading up to the release of this, I reread Hunter and Elite, and then I spent a few hours checking to see if it was out yet (it downloaded at about 1am EST), and the second it was I inhaled it.

First I'll make a quick note of the bad; there's some weird little grammar things in the kindle issue, mostly commas instead of periods, but it's not a lot by any means; and the romance is still fairly "meh." I called Josh "background boyfriend" as much as by name. There were also some details Lackey seemed to forget, like one of Joy's Hounds being bigger than the one that's treated as biggest in this book, but nothing major.

Onto the gushing.
I'm a big Lackey fan. I've at least dipped my toes into most if not all of her universes, including collabs, so I'm well used to her one great weakness; she has patterns, and part of those means the middle book or books of a series are usually boring and lose you completely.
Not so, of the Hunter trilogy. These books are fun in a way her "grown-up" books aren't always. It's something she embraces in her Five Hundred Kingdoms series as well, but this trilogy really found a quite possibly perfect balance.
These books are packed with action, magic, mythos, humor, awesome women, great characters, a decent dose of queer positivity, and did I mention magic? It's heart-warming, it's sad, it makes you want to crawl into the pages and yell at people. And with Apex in particular: it is intensely satisfying. It's like watching an action flick and cheering when the good guys win.

I won't get more detailed than that, because it'd be spoilers, and redundant.

I absolutely think everyone should read this series, but it's very worth noting that they're very much written to be read together. Elite and Apex give only the smallest recap, and not only can you not really understand the book without the others, you'll probably be a bit lost if you haven't read them recently. But heck, they're worth it.

Apex doesn't tie everything up with a bow, but not in an unsatisfying way. I hope we see more like this from Lackey; I think these books which are a little "simpler" and shorter than her usual fair let her have some fun, and taking her out of her usual "comfort zone" of medieval (in feel at least) fantasy into dystopian fantasy were a breath a fresh air. I'd love to read more about Joy of course, because she's a really fun character surrounded by fun characters, and the world of Hunter is awesome--but I'll be keeping an eye out (as I have been for years!) for Lackey branching into any genre. Whenever she tries something new, it never fails to entertain, thrill, and delight!

And yeah, this is a totally biased gushing review of Apex from a long time fan. No shame.


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Apex Hunter Mercedes Lackey Books Reviews

This third in the series leaves a ton of room to either continue with a fourth or take a tangential turn.

Whichever, Ms. Lackey is a wonderful author and storyteller. Her heroine, Joy, is a bit different from the norm in that she's rarely in the position of being the only one with answers; rather, she's usually in the center (especially since it's her POV the story's told from), but there's a LOT of sharing credit among the several major secondary characters. I love this! Instead of being practically omniscient and solo like so many other stories, she's very much a good soldier, a good friend and strong but middle link in a clear chain of command. Don't get me wrong, I love the solitary rebel, the rogue cop, the lone wolf. It's just very interesting to flout the rules of those structures that have become ubiquitous.

Basically, an excellent and very well-written series, and I find myself looking forward very much to the continuation (I'm pretty sure it's going to continue in some fashion).
Finally!!! I’ve been waiting way too long for Apex to come out and I bought it as soon as it did, because things were heating up for Joy in book 2. Now, the Hunters are in an all-out war against the Othersiders, and it doesn’t look as though those magical creatures are ever going to give up. Combine that with heated tension growing between the PsiCorps and the Hunters, and there’s lots of drama and intrigue to be had by all.

As I’ve mentioned in reviews for the previous books I really appreciate Lackey’s ability to seamlessly weave together science fiction and fantasy. I love both genres and having them perfectly incorporated into one story is heaven. Apex differs from its predecessors in that it has a lot more action and a lot less character development. Because of this, I thought the first bits of the book were slow-going, but once intrigue started happening with PsiCorps and the Folk Mage, it starts to get good.

Joy realizes that the Othersiders are being controlled by Folk Mages and feels as though there’s something she’s missing about the Othersiders’ intentions. She feels as though there’s a bigger game being played, but has no idea what exactly it is, so she enlists the help of a couple of trusted friends and puts her life on the line to trust the lavender Folk Mage to get to the bottom of whatever is going on. Again, Joy proves to be an amazing main character; she struggles and nothing is super easy for her, but she also takes charge of situations and goes all-out to protect her friends and do her job as a Hunter. I love that she isn’t a perfect badass character who never gets hurt or faces challenges, but she also isn’t helpless either.

The resolution of Apex is impossibly perfect, and I felt such a rush reading it — definitely makes it worth your while to pick up the series. It has SUCH A GOOD ENDING! I’m not sure if any books are planned for the future, but I definitely can see Lackey writing a spinoff trilogy set in the same world (which is a common move for her). It has enough of a finale that I feel as though Joy’s story has ended nicely, but leaves enough open that future spinoffs would be appreciated, which is a nice way to end a fantasy book, I think.
I'm not ashamed to say that, leading up to the release of this, I reread Hunter and Elite, and then I spent a few hours checking to see if it was out yet (it downloaded at about 1am EST), and the second it was I inhaled it.

First I'll make a quick note of the bad; there's some weird little grammar things in the kindle issue, mostly commas instead of periods, but it's not a lot by any means; and the romance is still fairly "meh." I called Josh "background boyfriend" as much as by name. There were also some details Lackey seemed to forget, like one of Joy's Hounds being bigger than the one that's treated as biggest in this book, but nothing major.

Onto the gushing.
I'm a big Lackey fan. I've at least dipped my toes into most if not all of her universes, including collabs, so I'm well used to her one great weakness; she has patterns, and part of those means the middle book or books of a series are usually boring and lose you completely.
Not so, of the Hunter trilogy. These books are fun in a way her "grown-up" books aren't always. It's something she embraces in her Five Hundred Kingdoms series as well, but this trilogy really found a quite possibly perfect balance.
These books are packed with action, magic, mythos, humor, awesome women, great characters, a decent dose of queer positivity, and did I mention magic? It's heart-warming, it's sad, it makes you want to crawl into the pages and yell at people. And with Apex in particular it is intensely satisfying. It's like watching an action flick and cheering when the good guys win.

I won't get more detailed than that, because it'd be spoilers, and redundant.

I absolutely think everyone should read this series, but it's very worth noting that they're very much written to be read together. Elite and Apex give only the smallest recap, and not only can you not really understand the book without the others, you'll probably be a bit lost if you haven't read them recently. But heck, they're worth it.

Apex doesn't tie everything up with a bow, but not in an unsatisfying way. I hope we see more like this from Lackey; I think these books which are a little "simpler" and shorter than her usual fair let her have some fun, and taking her out of her usual "comfort zone" of medieval (in feel at least) fantasy into dystopian fantasy were a breath a fresh air. I'd love to read more about Joy of course, because she's a really fun character surrounded by fun characters, and the world of Hunter is awesome--but I'll be keeping an eye out (as I have been for years!) for Lackey branching into any genre. Whenever she tries something new, it never fails to entertain, thrill, and delight!

And yeah, this is a totally biased gushing review of Apex from a long time fan. No shame.