This is definitely one of the slower books of the series. Not much happens in the grand scheme of the war they are fighting until the end but for the most part I was okay with that. The book never felt like it dragged and there were some incredible character defining moments. I think it really struck me how amazing and strong these teenage characters are during their journey. Watching how they become guardians and take responsibility for kids younger then themselves was the most heroic they’ve ever been in the series for me and also resulted in one of the darkest moments. ( )

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This book is a bit slow at times, but still, looking back, quite a lot is happening as it becomes increasingly difficult to find food not just for themselves but also a couple of kids they have rescued, and then get lost.

The end is nearing, and it is clear from this book. One more to go! ( )

De oorlog duurt nog steeds voort.

De tieners proberen op een andere plek hun strijd tegen de bezetters van hun land voort te zetten, en komen in het plaatsje Stratton terecht. Daar worden ze overvallen, maar niet door soldaten, maar.... door een groep kinderen.

Lee heeft een kortstondige verhouding met een meisje buiten de groep. Zij lokt hem in de val, maar gelukkig blijkt Ellen hem gevolgd te zijn en kwam net op tijd om hem te redden.
Op weg terug naar Stratton ontdekken Lee en Ellen dat de kinderen die hen eerder hadden beroofd nu gevaar liepen om door de soldaten te worden gearresteerd. Samen met Lee probeert ze hen te redden.

Maar nu kwam de grote uitdagen. De tieners krijgen de verantwoording over 5 kinderen. . ( )

These books are so intense. I've felt every emotion for every main character. I just want to hug (and feed) Ellie and her friends. Their lives suck! Some reviews said you could skip this book and it wouldn't matter, but I'm glad I didn't.

You totally could though.

The last book is gonna be crazy, I can already tell. Might as well start crying now. ( )

The Night Is For Hunting by John Marsden is the 6th book in his YA Tomorrow series. The books deal with an unnamed country that is very much like Australia being invaded by an unidentified enemy. The group, that were high school seniors when the invasion occurred have been fighting and evading the enemy for some time now. In this book, they rescue a group of children that were living wild in a city and bring them back to the relative safety of the bush.

After the five previous books, the story is far from fresh, yet I have come to care for these characters and the story-lines always engage me. Living under these harsh conditions has forged a closeness for each other and the addition of having young children to care for makes them even more determined to fight on for a future. They vow to never surrender, to keep fighting as long as they are able, and to protect each other whatever the cost. With extra mouths to feed, they find themselves having to venture out on raids which leads to Ellie and her friends putting themselves in grave danger.

This particular book is the second to last book in the series and there is a lot of action at the end of the book setting up the 7th book to be an exciting end to the series. The Tomorrow series is compulsive, addictive and makes for a great escape from the everyday routine. ( )