James' day has finally come: to slay the Reapers' beasts, climb up the ranks and clean his father's name.
After three years in the Hunters' Academy, he's finally ready to join his brothers in arms and prove that his father's suspicions about corruption within the organization were wrong, once and for all.
On his very first day, he ends up being forced to go on a hunt with two people he had never met before. The shy, Fire-Controller, Tommy, and the dark, metal-whip-cracking Goth, Kendra.
But when they confront the Reapers' creature, they make a shocking discovery; one that can jeopardize the whole world and undermine their loyalty to the Hunters. There are beasts out of the ordinary and their organization - The Hunters - might be involved.
It's a race against the clock to beat the bloodthirsty beasts, and all the while the relationship between the three of them is getting more and more complicated. A clash of personalities is imminent as new members join the group and colleagues might become enemies, but James can't lose focus on the fate of the world.
With everything hanging in the balance, can James and his team slay the beasts and stay one step ahead of both the Reapers and the Hunters?
My Opinion: 272 pages, $2.99, Available On Kindle Unlimited
The story felt like it was inspired by the Monster Hunter games, only the set in a modern world. The storyline that brought the newb monster hunters into a secret battle against ‘new’ type monsters was a bit forced and there was a definite awkwardness to the writing. A few technical writing errors but more awkward phrases than anything made it hard to keep reading. I could overlook those issues if the action or game mechanics of the story were really good, but they aren’t. I mean they’re not terrible or anything but the game mechanics amount to monsters and hunters having levels and monsters giving XP when they are killed. There really wasn’t much else there. The action was just plain.
Overall, just not a story I enjoyed.
Score: 5 out of 10