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A review by jmarchek
Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia
3.0
My brother and I are both audible addicts, and while he occasionally asks me for recommendations, I realized that I don't often enough ask him for recommendations. So when I did, this is what he recommended. This is the opposite of chick lit - shall we call it dude lit?
The whole premise of the novel is that all sorts of monsters really exist, and that there is an organization of international free-lance monster hunters. They receive a bounty for each monster they kill, from a secret government fund.
After a narrow escape from his werewolf boss, accountant/super buff gun guy Owen Pitt is recruited by MHI. The author does have a good sense of humor, and so I did find it funny in places. His take on all the different monsters is quite interesting and I enjoyed all the setup. But there are a lot of battles, told in great detail. I think that over 1/2 of the book is a battle or more. Lots of talk about all the guns, which did not appeal to me, if you're a gun freak that's probably entertaining as well. There's even a love interest, which kept me going for a while.
Thankfully my audible app on my phone has a feature where you can increase the narrator speed. I finished the last 3rd at 2x speed. I doubt I'll read the rest of the series, but if I ever need to recommend a book to a hunter/gun fan this'll be it.
The whole premise of the novel is that all sorts of monsters really exist, and that there is an organization of international free-lance monster hunters. They receive a bounty for each monster they kill, from a secret government fund.
After a narrow escape from his werewolf boss, accountant/super buff gun guy Owen Pitt is recruited by MHI. The author does have a good sense of humor, and so I did find it funny in places. His take on all the different monsters is quite interesting and I enjoyed all the setup. But there are a lot of battles, told in great detail. I think that over 1/2 of the book is a battle or more. Lots of talk about all the guns, which did not appeal to me, if you're a gun freak that's probably entertaining as well. There's even a love interest, which kept me going for a while.
Thankfully my audible app on my phone has a feature where you can increase the narrator speed. I finished the last 3rd at 2x speed. I doubt I'll read the rest of the series, but if I ever need to recommend a book to a hunter/gun fan this'll be it.