The Beast Hunters is one of those rare but fantastic Fantasy novels that can be enjoyed by anyone. I cannot tell you how many times I thought, “OMG! This book is GREAT! Hans (my husband) and Garion (my 11 year old son) need to read this! They would love it!” There are just so many amazing and wonderful aspects to this story. There are a ton of crazy cool creatures/beast, enough death and fighting to intrigue those readers who enjoy action and battles, but the overall tone of the story is light enough to avoid extreme amounts of angst or anxiety. I absolutely adore how Lende was able to incorporate certain types of storylines, for example abuse victim mentality, but was able to portray it in a way that was both completely believable and yet extremely relatable. The mental battles, as well as, the physical battles the characters wage in this story are excellently written and I appreciated how well done it was.
At 17, Ara spends her days doing chores, running errands and taking mental, as well as, physical blows from her father. After a tragic accident some years before, her parents and her life have never been the same. But when a vicious beast attacks her home, leaving both her parents dead, Ara finds herself being rescued by two friendly, but extremely strange men. They call themselves Beast Hunters and Ara finds herself being drawn into their world of crazy beast and unimaginable creatures. Now she must decide whether to become their newest apprentice or search for a new life somewhere else. But as strange happenings and vicious murders begin to take place around them Ara realizes her decision may be made for her.
The two Beast Hunters were perfectly written! They were extremely compassionate (and if you know me at all you know I enjoy a well written compassionate character). But they were also fierce and knowledgeable and able to take on the wickedest of foes. I, also, really really enjoyed Ara. Her mental battles where extremely well written and believable and I loved how Lende was able to portray that aspect of her personality without causing the reader tons of anxiety. He wrote her extremely strong, compassionate, and overall very relatable.
Another thing I found extremely enjoyable in this book were the acknowledgments before the book started (which I found beyond hilarious…how do I get my name among them?! Lol) and the Beastiary at the end of the book that served as a glossary of the different types of beast. Both added some fun and interesting aspects to the book, other than the story itself. So don’t miss out on exploring either one!!!
So if you love a fabulous story with a ton of cool beasts and creatures to discover, enough battles and danger to intrigue any reader, amazing characters that were compassionate, honorable, and loyal, enough mystery and intrigue to keep you on the edge of your seat and searching for the next great secret, and is perfect for any reader of almost any age or gender, than you Simply MUST Read The Beast Hunters!
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This was such a fun and unique read! It was filled with adventure, found family trope, high stakes fights, characters who are more than what they seem, and two mysteries! This was like a fantasy mystery. I always have a favorite character in any book I read but in this one I honestly can't choose. Khendric- who is the older, wiser, beast hunter, Topper- his young apprentice who tries to comes up with clever little sayings and who is also super kind, or Ara- the rescued orphaned teenager who balances out their trio, and is eager to learn and escape her horrible past!Plus all three characters are a lot more than what they seem! They really are a group that makes the reader long to join them in their adventures.I really enjoyed the beast descriptions! They were surprisingly intricate in detail.The two mysteries in the book were really fun too, I found myself trying to figure them out even though they were most likely creatures I had never heard of! And they were both surprise twists!I can't wait to read book two!
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davie docherty
Witcher meets supernatural
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2022
Luke
Already bought the next book! And you should too!
Reviewed in Australia on November 11, 2022
Luke
Reviewed in Australia on November 11, 2022
The Beast Hunters is a small book of only 180 pages, and I believe it was initially written as one giant novel and then split into three, which I think works for the story.
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I was surprised with how well done the world building was considering the smaller size, the author doesn’t go into great detail in each scene, the whole plot is father fast paced, but what he does do well is make those small details matter. For example: there is a beastiary in the back of the book with some (rather awesome and even humorous) descriptions of each beast mentioned in the story, this then links to one of the characters as they keep their own journal about the kind of beasts they encounter.
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There is nothing particularly new about the characters and premise, but the characters were well fleshed out and I enjoyed the ‘master and apprentice’ sort of vibe, added to that there is some really good banter and quirks given to each of them which really makes the experience more immersive. There was also noticeable growth and character progression which was fun to read!
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My one gripe is that because of the cover I was expecting a dragon and one never came 😅 but there was some hints at some big monsters which are coming, one in particular a big ‘Ho-oh’ type bird I’m super keen to see, and excited to see where Christer takes the story!
Already bought the next book! And you should too!
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