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Night Hunter

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This is the first paranormal romance for this author...and, unfortunately, it shows. The characters are a bit underdeveloped, especially the lead female protagonist. Throughout the book, she made one mistake after another, having to rely on the male lead character to "bail her out" of most situations. There's a typical "evil monster" which they need to kill in order to "save humanity". The problem is, the way the book's written, the monster is somewhat intelligent and does show caring in it's own way. It would have been fascinating to have taken that aspect to a higher level...but the author just sticks with the formulatic "humans good...monsters bad" story. This story was promising, it could've been so much better that it was.

The idea behind this story was weird, but it grew on me. I didn't like the hero half as much as I should have, but enjoyed the monsters!

Every quarter of a century Cadamus arises from his sleep to feed on mankind and to produce offspring. As a child Gillian saw the creature leaving her home after killing her mother; in spite of her testimony her father was convicted of the murder of her mother.

Gillian has dedicated her life to killing Cadamus when the beast returns. She meets the Huntsmen Nick whose job is to destroy the creature. He, as the legend goes, is the only person who can kill the malevolent beast. Used to going it alone, Nick reluctantly agrees to team up with Gillian more out of keeping her safe as he knows she will continue her hunt without him then for what she brings to the quest as she is a detractor. Together they work to stop Cadamus from another killing spree and breeding more children. However Cadamus survives like no other animal and knows its enemy by instinct is the Huntsman.

Cadamus is sort of like an evil Jaws (the shark that is) who the lead couple want to kill, but the quest seems invincible. Paranormal romantic suspense fans will enjoy the efforts of the lead couple to battle this supervillain and to avoid falling in love as his occupation is not known for its retirement plan. Although several subplots are left untied and a twist apparently sets up a sequel, sub-genre readers will enjoy this solid thriller.

Harriet Klausner

Overall not too bad of a book, it was a little slow and the topic dragged in a couple of spots. I think the book focused more on the sex scenes and less on the overall plot.

Twenty five years ago Gillian's mother was brutally murdered by an unspeakable beast, and now after all these years the monster is back...
Night Hunter by Cathy McDavid is an interesting and very unique dark paranormal romance, that just gets better the deeper into the story you are. The evil beast Cadamus along with the gothic and horror elements add to the overall darkness of the story which ends with an unexpected twist that will hopefully lead to a sequel....

I found Night Hunter to be pretty good but not fabulous. It had some minor plot issues but the character development was well done and it was certainly good enough that I'll be watching for future paranormal romances from this author.

This is an interesting paranormal from a new author, something different from the usual vampire and werewolf stories. Though I wouldn't call the book an urban fantasy, it had a definite urban tone to it. I particularly enjoyed the myth the author created about the creatures. And the hero is very appealing. He's just a regular guy with no special powers in a fight to save the world. Altogether, a good read and a refreshing change. I'm hoping the author is hard at work on a sequel.

I've read just about every book Cathy McDavid has written, and they are always enjoyable snapshots of the time in a couple's life when they fell in love. Her more recent work has had a greater scope, none so well done as NIGHT HUNTER. With a noble hero, a desperate but determined heroine, and a villain whose nature makes it the perfect tool for evil. I devoured this book, sorry every time I had to put it down. Try it--you won't regret it.