For me, that's what really put me off Monster Hunter International. If you're not into guns and a somewhat mysoginistic portrayal of life then give it a miss. The plot is interesting with some nice, if maybe a litte too-well telegraphed, plot twists and kept me reading. It's really well written with great pacing, never getting bogged down in the details but still packing a punch of world building. If you love urban fantasy, macho action and guns then this is the book for you. I'm all for a bit of blow the baddies away in my books and movies but I stop short at wanting to hear the drooling and fervent masturbation every time the author gives technical details and specifications for the armoury used!! Gun porn is not my thing and personally I think it detracted from the smooth flow of the story. I realise the author is a complete gun NUTjob (and leaves me questioning his mental health given some interviews I've read) but coming from a country that is not gun infatuated and does have some control measures, I found the wanton worship and ensuing flagellation in relation to "guns with a capital G" REALLY off putting. and I'll say now I'm not entering into any arguments, so the haters can go and hate somewhere else. I know it might start a sh*#storm for some of those from the U.S.
cause this novel would seriously be a 5 if it wasn't for the following reason. With a cast of characters featuring the mercenary, the weird and the plain dorky (yep - that's our main character for you!) and a host of nasties to dispatch posthaste this is one action filled extravaganza that leaves you totally spent by the end.Īnd now the bad bit. And I mean seriously, who hasn't thought of throwing their boss out the window. A hulk of a man with the worst father/son relationship EVER, but one that ultimately gave him the skills to be invited to join the infamous Monster Hunters International. The novel starts out with the most exciting, action driven and yet hilariously funny introduction to our main character. This was the absolute BOMB - like literally!! MHI is a total slice and dice, mow them down with everything in the arsenal, visceral, kill fest of all things bad and creepy crawly. With the clock ticking towards Armageddon, Owen finds himself trapped between legions of undead minions, belligerent federal agents, a cryptic ghost who has taken up residence inside his head, and the cursed family of the woman he loves. Should the Cursed One succeed, it means the end of the world, and MHI is the only thing standing in his way. An ancient entity known as the Cursed One has returned to settle a centuries old vendetta. It's actually a pretty sweet gig, except for one little problem. Monster Hunter International is the premier eradication company in the business. On the other side are the people who kill monsters for a living. Officially secret, some of them are evil, and some are just hungry.
All the things from myth, legend, and B-movies are out there, waiting in the shadows. Five days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable boss out of a fourteenth story window, he woke up in the hospital with a scarred face, an unbelievable memory, and a job offer.
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