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eososray's review against another edition
3.0
Can you call a monster hunter, gun toting, action packed, anti-government, rabble rousing book like this a comfort read?? I'm not sure, but I do really like them.
This is not the best of the series, I mean, I like Frank but a whole book about him? I think I'd have rather he stayed more of a mystery.
This is not the best of the series, I mean, I like Frank but a whole book about him? I think I'd have rather he stayed more of a mystery.
skybalon's review against another edition
4.0
Really probably a 3.7. I haven't read everyone in this series so I may have missed some of the subtlety or continuing character arcs, but it is written such that you really know all there is to know. (Given the level of blood and graphically described mayhem, subtlety is probably not a goal in any case.) Basically a techno-thriller with some 'monsters', including (in fact starring) Frankenstein's monster. (I'll mark this as a spoiler but it really isn't much of a spoiler.)
A good light reading page-turner.
A good light reading page-turner.
tomwright's review against another edition
5.0
Incredible. Larry Correia has done it again.
I laughed several times, and read passages to Molly. And to not spoil it, didn't read some passages to Molly. They were hilarious.
I laughed several times, and read passages to Molly. And to not spoil it, didn't read some passages to Molly. They were hilarious.
pjonsson's review
5.0
Lets get my main gripe with this book out of the way from the start. This book is not about Monster Hunter International. Sure, MHI are a wee bit involved and some of the characters make a few short appearances but it is really not a MHI story. It is a story in the MHI world and it does follow rather seamlessly from the previous book (or books) but 99% of the book is about Franks. Given the book blurb this is perhaps not so surprising. I have to say that I do like these books better when they focus on MHI and the main MHI characters. Having said that, it is still a damned good book.
I assume that the readers have read the previous books in the series. It should then not be a surprise to anyone that a book in which Franks is the main character means clobbertime. Franks idea of diplomacy and how to deal with political assholes are, well, let us just say that it would not be considered as politically correct today and have probably not been so the last couple of hundred years. Needless to say I like Franks attitude.
Unfortunately Franks is set up. That means that Franks is pissed off. That is bad news for the imbeciles setting him up. It is good news for the readers. A pissed off Franks makes for fun reading. When I said that it was imbeciles setting Franks up that was not quite true. The guy setting him app is not really an imbecile. Asshole maybe but no imbecile. The politicians that allowed it to happen are imbeciles though. Not that this is very surprising.
In between the various outbursts of Franks version of “diplomacy” the book reveals quite a lot of Franks history which is rather interesting. The book also gradually spins together a story that leaves the door wide open for future books in the series, and it looks like the stakes are going up, which of course is a good thing. Luckily this do not mean that the book ends in a real cliffhanger. A huge teaser maybe but not a cliffhanger. The book have a decent enough conclusion of the main story of the book itself.
The book is of course written in the usual style of Larry Correia which I like a lot. Plenty of action, good characters, good writing in general, lots of guns although this one did perhaps not dwell on the guns or go into as much details as some of his previous books.
Bottom line is that it is a damned good book although I hope the next installment will bring focus back on the MHI team.
I assume that the readers have read the previous books in the series. It should then not be a surprise to anyone that a book in which Franks is the main character means clobbertime. Franks idea of diplomacy and how to deal with political assholes are, well, let us just say that it would not be considered as politically correct today and have probably not been so the last couple of hundred years. Needless to say I like Franks attitude.
Unfortunately Franks is set up. That means that Franks is pissed off. That is bad news for the imbeciles setting him up. It is good news for the readers. A pissed off Franks makes for fun reading. When I said that it was imbeciles setting Franks up that was not quite true. The guy setting him app is not really an imbecile. Asshole maybe but no imbecile. The politicians that allowed it to happen are imbeciles though. Not that this is very surprising.
In between the various outbursts of Franks version of “diplomacy” the book reveals quite a lot of Franks history which is rather interesting. The book also gradually spins together a story that leaves the door wide open for future books in the series, and it looks like the stakes are going up, which of course is a good thing. Luckily this do not mean that the book ends in a real cliffhanger. A huge teaser maybe but not a cliffhanger. The book have a decent enough conclusion of the main story of the book itself.
The book is of course written in the usual style of Larry Correia which I like a lot. Plenty of action, good characters, good writing in general, lots of guns although this one did perhaps not dwell on the guns or go into as much details as some of his previous books.
Bottom line is that it is a damned good book although I hope the next installment will bring focus back on the MHI team.
texaswolfman's review against another edition
5.0
Frankenstein's monster working for the government and fighting werewolves and demons. Ridiculously cool, testosterone tale of monster carnage. Great edition to the monster hunter series!!! When's the next??
jessicalin07's review against another edition
3.0
I'm so torn! Parts of this were fantastic. I loved learning about Franks's backstory, but part of what I love about the Monster Hunter series is the witty dialogue and commentary, and because we mostly heard the story from Franks's perspective, there just wasn't much of it.
3.5? Almost 4? Parts were 4 or 5, parts weren't even three...
3.5? Almost 4? Parts were 4 or 5, parts weren't even three...
meadowmeadowmoo's review against another edition
5.0
All you need to know is that Franks is a badass.
stale_reviews's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25