Monster Hunting 101

The Hunters, Book 1

De: Richard A Bamberg

Narrado por: Ryan Jeanmaire

When Jesse's old girlfriend calls him requesting an immediate meeting late at night, he thinks of a lot of reasons she might have called. None of them are anywhere near the truth. Instead of a late night booty call, Gail brings him into a world he didn't know existed - ghouls, werewolves, and ghosts - and they all seem to be after Jesse's blood. Gail wants Jesse to put a silver bullet in her heart to keep her from becoming the monster she hunts, but there's no way Jesse is going to kill the girl he once loved. He convinces her to let him restrain her for the full moon. Luckily, a local Adult Intimacies store has all the bondage gear he needs.

Now he just has to fight off a pack of werewolves single-handedly while keeping her from ripping his own throat out.

Sex, guns, and werewolves, what could go wrong?

©2015 Richard A Bamberg (P)2017 Richard A Bamberg

Meh

I might have enjoyed this better with a different narrator. The performance just wasn't right for this book. The book wasn't really what I expected. I did like it for the most part. From a female perspective the book was a bit sexist. That was pretty annoying as well. I was underwhelmed.

This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review.

Good characters and a fun story

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

The story, characters and plot were interesting. Gail and Jesse were enjoyable lead characters and, though the narrator did a good job of providing unique voices for each character, he just lacked...something... for me. I felt like a war veteran like Jesse needed more grit to his voice. Ryan Jeanmaire DID grow on me, a little, towards the end. So, I'll probably look for the next book in the series.

Fantastic!

Where does Monster Hunting 101 rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's pretty high on the list, really looking forward to the next one!

What did you like best about this story?

Loved the characters and the story.

What about Ryan Jeanmaire’s performance did you like?

He had a lot of emotion in his performance.

Any additional comments?

Loved this book! The narrator was excellent too. Highly recommend for fans of Supernatural. I received a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.

A NEW WINCHESTER... JESSE, HUNTER IN TRAINING

Any additional comments?

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I can’t help comparing this book's adventures to SUPERNATURAL and the Winchesters. Surprize encounters with all kinds of nasties, but despite the formidable odds, Jesse and Gail prevail. I was pleased to find it skillfully written, having just enough character building and visual descriptions to carry me through the complex and entertaining journey. I liked the romantic tension and playfulness and hope the heat level will grow in subsequent books.

The narrator, Ryan Jeanmaire, has an young but engaging narrative voice. At first I didn’t think he was right for the part but as the story progressed I found my preconceived perseption of Jesse changing to match Ryan’s voice. He really did do an awesome job with inflections and word spacing.

Two Thumbs Up!

Fun and Sexy Listen

Any additional comments?

When Jesse's old girlfriend Gail calls him out of the blue, a late night hunt for ghouls and werewolves is the last thing that he's expecting. Once he's over the fact that these things do in fact exist, Jesse is enlisted to be her partner. And then there's the teensy little problem of Gail's werewolf bite. Can he defeat the creatures that seem to be coming out of the woodwork to kill Gail? Can he also prevent Gail from becoming one of them? Listen and find out!

Monster Hunting 101 was a fun listen. I liked that Gail was a very badass heroine. Jesse's solution for keeping Gail from turning into a werewolf was very, um, creative. With lots of action, sexy moments and some humor, I found the story very entertaining. Regarding the narration, I've noticed some negative reviews of this aspect. To be honest, early in the audiobook I kind of agreed that Ryan Jeanmaire might not be the right narrator for this story. However, after a few chapters, darned if he didn't grow on me! I have found this to be the case for other narrators as well. I think that listeners sometimes have preconceived notions of how a character should sound and simply don't like narrators that stray from that preconception. I enjoyed Monster Hunting 101: The Hunters, Book 1 and would recommend it.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. This review is my honest opinion.