There’s a lot of things I liked in the book. The sheer amount of monsters and villains keep the book refreshing and enjoyable to read all through. The world expands organically and as we go into second book, we get fed more information on MHI and it’s origins, backstory from other characters and more on the overarching plot. Even though there’s not many other characters in the limelight, every character who features has a niche part and stands out despite lack of pace time. His actions and reactions feel thought out and real (with one exception of his romantic overtures which were cringe-y). He has enough humor and sarcasm to lighten up the read without sounding too cringe-y. Nothing particularly heroic stands out with him and his whole take on the monster hunting seems to be “work that needs to be done”.
Owen is such as easy character to get behind. Owen joins up with the titular MHI and there starts his roller coaster of a career! Government as usual has a secret department which tries to put a lid on all of this, since it’s a huge menace, they also offer bounties for private individuals/parties who help. After a scrap which Own survives, he learns that monsters are real. His boss is a d*ck but Owen manages to surviving by blending into the woodwork….till that fateful night, when he finds out his boss is a werewolf.
The book is told mostly from the PoV of the MC, Owen Z Pitt, who starts off working a standard 9-to-5 job in a accounting firm. Simple yet such a exciting premise! The author describes this as “a conglomeration of B-Movie stereotypes but tackled from the perspective tactical realism” and it’s just that. Sometimes the solution is as simplistically elegant as picking up a gun and shooting a monster in the head. Not all worlds need to be rich and fancy. Oh, it was so much fun and I now kick myself for not getting around to this earlier. I was immediately intrigued, but took me some time to get around to reading it. This was first introduced to me as ‘pulp fantasy’. Enter Monster Hunter International (MHI)! 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.īusiness is good… Welcome to Monster Hunter International. 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. 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. It's actually a pretty sweet gig, except for one little problem. 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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