Heartless Hunter: The Crimson Moth: Book 1 Hardcover – February 20, 2024

Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth: Book 1)🌿🌼By, Kristen Ciccarelli5⭐️1🌶️I loved this beautifully written YA fantasy/ romance book!! 💜I’ve seen the mixed reviews about this book and at first was hesitant to read it! But I’m glad I did!There’s not much complexity to the story and the minimal world building is very easy to follow. But I myself was so immersed in it! This book is set in the Gaslight era and I’m such a huge fan of it!The magic system 🩸was very generic but it was also very captivating to me!This book is very character driven and I’m looking forward to reading more about these characters! Especially the three witch queen sisters !The Heartless Hunter follows MMC Rune , a high society undercover witch who is trying to save her fellow witches who are being hunted and unalived by witch hunters.MMC Gideon is a mortal , a part of the “Blood Guard “ and a witch hunter for the New Republic, He is trying to find out who the mysterious savior of the witches “The Crimson Moth” is.Loved the cat and mouse game between the two protagonists and I really don’t mind a (brothers) love triangle! To me it was very minimal in this book and didn’t deter me from loving these characters and being invested in the story!Overall I really enjoyed reading this book and I’m highly anticipating the next book in this series! I would recommend this book!

This book was so good! It has a slightly dystopian feel that pulled me in right away. The main character is a strong, determined witch, and the story features a delicious enemies-to-lovers slow burn—with a twist of a love triangle 👀. One of them? A witch hunter. You already know the tension is top tier. If you’re into high-stakes magic, complicated feelings, and fierce heroines, definitely give this one a try!

Thank goodness I finally read this book! It was everything I needed at the moment. I can’t wait to read book 2. The angst is going to be perfect. Who doesn’t love a sexy little life-or-death game of cat and mouse? The characters had depth and were thoroughly entertaining, the plot was refreshing, the writing was fun. It was an all around solid book. 10/10 recommend. It’s a completed duology so throw this baby into your TBR or move it up your list if it’s already there!!

I'd give this a 3.75 rounded up.I liked this story and at times it was incredibly captivating, but it didn't ensnare me like I was hoping it would. Its no throne of Glass.This story was a little better than OK for me. I was able to sniff out some of the plot so I took off a star for predictability and storyline cohesiveness. There were just a few lapses in believability and logic so that slightly annoyed me.The storyline overall was good, and I liked the way the characters personalities came together. I am looking forward to reading the second book in the series and hoping it has a tightened up storyline structure. Overall this was a fun read and I liked it. It wasn't intense but held some good suspense and mystery. I think its worth the read and if you're looking for a feel good romantasy with a little suspense, this one will do the trick nicely.

➼「“𝑹𝒖𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒉𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓. 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒘, 𝒕𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒇 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒖𝒏𝒕.”」|This is one of the most captivating stories I have read in a very long time. And it is also the ultimate enemies to lovers, a witch and a witch hunter, delicious!|↻ ◁ II ▷ ↺ -- Songs that make me think of this book.🎧ʀᴜᴇʟʟᴇ - ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴀʟ🎧ꜰʟᴇᴜʀɪᴇ - ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʀ🎧ʜᴏᴢɪᴇʀ - ɴꜰᴡᴍʙ🎧ʙɪsʜᴏᴘ ʙʀɪɢɢs - ᴅᴀʀᴋ sɪᴅᴇ➼「“𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒔.”」╰┈➤𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪This story follows Rune, who at first glance looks just like any other wealthy socialite, except she has a secret that she is hiding from everybody except her two closest friends, she is a witch. In a land where being a witch is a death sentence. Gideon, is a witch hunter and has been looking for one witch in particular, the Crimson Moth, who has been freeing witches they have caught and making them disappear. The crimson moth, who happens to be Rune herself. This is an ultimate enemies to lovers tale set in a renaissance period.╰┈➤𝕄𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤.I was enchanted by this story from the first few chapters. I loved the world building and the time period the book is set in. The plot kept me on the edge of my seat and that plot twist near the end? While I had my suspicions, it was still shocking to actually find everything out. The chemistry between Rune and Gideon is SCORCHING and it was such a well done slow burn. The friendships between Rune and Alex and Rune and Verity I absolutely adored. That cliffhanger? Shut up and give me the next book right now. The sobs that exited my body those last few chapters. This book is a masterpiece and I will be unwell until the next book is in my hand.➼「“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓.”」✩𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕡𝕠𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕤 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪✩💐Third person pov💐Dual pov, Rune and Gideon💐Renaissance period💐Enemies to lovers💐Slow burn💐Witches and witch hunters💐Suspense and plot twistsOverall, if you love witches and love a good fantasy book with tension, angst, and twists and turns, you will love this book!➼「“𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒇𝒖𝒔𝒆,” 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅. “𝑰𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒖𝒑.” 𝑹𝒖𝒏𝒆’𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒖𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑵𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆.”」