This action-packed debut fantasy introduces Deacon Chalk, paranormal bounty hunter--a man who lives to kill monsters in order to avenge his family'...
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Feb 09, 2012
Kristin
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Deacon Chalk is a man with a mission. After he’s cornered by a young vamp asking for his protection outside his place of business, he knows something’s not right. He kills vamps. He certainly doesn’t protect them, and when he’s jumped by a group of vamps bent on draining him dry, along with a (very) amateur vampire hunter, he’s sure something big is going down. His search for the culprit leads him to a very po More...
Deacon Chalk is a man with a mission. After he’s cornered by a young vamp asking for his protection outside his place of business, he knows something’s not right. He kills vamps. He certainly doesn’t protect them, and when he’s jumped by a group of vamps bent on draining him dry, along with a (very) amateur vampire hunter, he’s sure something big is going down. His search for the culprit leads him to a very po More...
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Feb 20, 2012
Paranormal
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Deacon Chalk lost his family five years ago to the things that go bump in the night. Ever since he lost them he has hunted those things down, and been involved with the seedy underworld of the paranormal. Vampires, using a want-to-be-hunter named Larson, set a trap for Deacon. He manages to make it out of the trap, and goes on a quest to see who wants him dead.
This book delivers exactly what the title says. It is a pulp urban fantasy, that’s hero reminds me of almost any buff, bald a More...
This book delivers exactly what the title says. It is a pulp urban fantasy, that’s hero reminds me of almost any buff, bald a More...
Feb 17, 2012
Trevor
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I picked this book up from the library last night and I've gotten a couple of pages in.
So far, I'm not overly impressed. The main character reads like a power-gamer's RPG character. "Died while saving angel, brought back to life with infusion of Divine blood. Result? Awesome." Which is not to say such characters don't often end up a colorful collection of uber-awesomeness, but it doesn't connect as well for the reader if the character starts off empowered with little or More...
So far, I'm not overly impressed. The main character reads like a power-gamer's RPG character. "Died while saving angel, brought back to life with infusion of Divine blood. Result? Awesome." Which is not to say such characters don't often end up a colorful collection of uber-awesomeness, but it doesn't connect as well for the reader if the character starts off empowered with little or More...
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Dec 23, 2011
Amy
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This is going to be a hard review to write. Bad ass monsters? Check. Down and dirty hero? Check. Lots of action? Check. Great story? Kind of.
I had a really hard time enjoying this book. While the character of Deacon Chalk was sexy and bad ass, he wasn't one that attracted my interest. He wasn't so much an alpha hero you would come to expect in the sense of good guy will prevail, simply because he is at times so rugged and dirty as the bad guys. He can kick butt and take names More...
I had a really hard time enjoying this book. While the character of Deacon Chalk was sexy and bad ass, he wasn't one that attracted my interest. He wasn't so much an alpha hero you would come to expect in the sense of good guy will prevail, simply because he is at times so rugged and dirty as the bad guys. He can kick butt and take names More...
Feb 21, 2012
Shana (ReadingVixen)
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Simply put, "Blood and Bullets" is one helluva ride! Mega action, mega thriller, mega suspense. This book reminded me of those old detective movies (i.e., Humphrey Bogart) from back in the day. You can picture everything in your mind as Deacon does first-person narrative on what's going on in his world; it's that descriptive. As I finished up the book, lyrics from a popular song from the 70's kept creeping into my mind:
"You know this cat 'Chalk' is a bad mother...
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Feb 19, 2012
Richard
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Deacon Chalk is a bad-ass, over 6 feet tall and more than 300 pounds, tattoos all over, he looks like a bouncer, which he has been and still sometimes is. He is also a bounty hunter but not your normal bounty hunter, he hunts the occult.
This book starts when a young vampire who reminds him of his dead daughter tries to hire him to protect her from a vampire hunter. When he refuses she attacks him and he is forced to kill her. Using information she had he goes to warn the vampire hunter More...
This book starts when a young vampire who reminds him of his dead daughter tries to hire him to protect her from a vampire hunter. When he refuses she attacks him and he is forced to kill her. Using information she had he goes to warn the vampire hunter More...
Feb 13, 2012
Liz
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I read this book as part of the Read2Review program in the PNR & Urban Fantasy Fanatics discussion group! Thank you to them and the author for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of Blood and Bullets.
He lives to kill monsters. He keeps his city safe. And his silver hollow-points and back-from-the-dead abilities help him take out any kind of supernatural threat. But now an immortal evil has this bad-ass bounty hunter dead in its sights. . .
Blood and Bullets was an More...
He lives to kill monsters. He keeps his city safe. And his silver hollow-points and back-from-the-dead abilities help him take out any kind of supernatural threat. But now an immortal evil has this bad-ass bounty hunter dead in its sights. . .
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Feb 13, 2012
Fanny
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This book is a Urban fantasy type told by the stanpoint of Deacon Chalk
a hunter of monster. He begin to work in that job because a Niphilim
(half angel-monster or human) murderer his wife and daughter. He practically has become a rock without feeling blinded by revenge. He owns the Polecats(strip club) many times crossed his mind to suicide but stopped because he knows he will not have "salvation" so he is like kind of waiting for a monster in battle to do it. the people wh More...
a hunter of monster. He begin to work in that job because a Niphilim
(half angel-monster or human) murderer his wife and daughter. He practically has become a rock without feeling blinded by revenge. He owns the Polecats(strip club) many times crossed his mind to suicide but stopped because he knows he will not have "salvation" so he is like kind of waiting for a monster in battle to do it. the people wh More...
Feb 12, 2012
Jill
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Loved it! I'm a Deacon Chalk fan!
Here's the book summary from the description by the author, "Ever since a monster murdered his family, Deacon Chalk hunts any creature that preys on the innocent. So when a pretty vampire girl "hires" him to eliminate a fellow slayer, Deacon goes to warn him--and barely escapes a vampire ambush. Now he's got a way-inexperienced newbie hunter to protect and everything from bloodsuckers to cursed immortals on his trail. There's also a mal More...
Here's the book summary from the description by the author, "Ever since a monster murdered his family, Deacon Chalk hunts any creature that preys on the innocent. So when a pretty vampire girl "hires" him to eliminate a fellow slayer, Deacon goes to warn him--and barely escapes a vampire ambush. Now he's got a way-inexperienced newbie hunter to protect and everything from bloodsuckers to cursed immortals on his trail. There's also a mal More...
Feb 09, 2012
Mallory Anne-Marie
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Talk about your protagonist with a Death Wish! One Deacon Chalk, monster-tracker, bounty-hunter of evil, paid to kill monsters, but consciously and unconsciously on hold, waiting for the one monster that he can’t stop-whichever monster will finally kill him, so that at last he can be reunited with the family he lost suddenly and violently only five years ago: wife, daughter, son. Chalk is himself dead-and-returned, killed by Nephilim while rescuing an abducted Angel, then healed and resurrect
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Feb 09, 2012
Nicole
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Review originally posted here: http://thebookpushers.com/2012/02/06/rev...
Publisher: Kensington
Publish Date: February 7th
How I got this book: ARC from publisher
Tuck is debuting his new series, Deacon Chalk Occult Bounty Hunter, with Blood and Bullets. This is a hard review for me to write, because while I really enjoyed the story, the book also didn’t work for me in a lot of ways.
Deacon lives for one thing and one thing only: killing vampires to a More...
Publisher: Kensington
Publish Date: February 7th
How I got this book: ARC from publisher
Tuck is debuting his new series, Deacon Chalk Occult Bounty Hunter, with Blood and Bullets. This is a hard review for me to write, because while I really enjoyed the story, the book also didn’t work for me in a lot of ways.
Deacon lives for one thing and one thing only: killing vampires to a More...
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Feb 20, 2012
April
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I received this book from Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy Fanatics Read to Review program. I'd like to thank the author for allowing me to review his book.
Deacon Chalk lost his family to vampires. He faces his grief everyday by hunting monsters that prey on other humans. His base of operation is located in a strip club he owns. His employees know about his hunting creatures. His employees include individuals saved by Deacon from the vampires he hunts. His closest allies inclu More...
Deacon Chalk lost his family to vampires. He faces his grief everyday by hunting monsters that prey on other humans. His base of operation is located in a strip club he owns. His employees know about his hunting creatures. His employees include individuals saved by Deacon from the vampires he hunts. His closest allies inclu More...
Feb 15, 2012
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My inner goddess now calls out for Deacon Chalk! This fearless and brave Bad Boy Hero that protects humanity is now one of my favorites. Confidence and power radiates from his very essence. He’s scary and intimidating with his goatee and tattoos. The kind of man who will make you want to run and hide at first; but if you look a little closer, he’ll stir something deep inside that will no longer let you look away. He’s a st More...
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My inner goddess now calls out for Deacon Chalk! This fearless and brave Bad Boy Hero that protects humanity is now one of my favorites. Confidence and power radiates from his very essence. He’s scary and intimidating with his goatee and tattoos. The kind of man who will make you want to run and hide at first; but if you look a little closer, he’ll stir something deep inside that will no longer let you look away. He’s a st More...
Feb 18, 2012
Lara
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This urban fantasy felt inspired by the Larry Correia Hunter series, at least at first. It has a Catholic widower as the hero who received extra powers in the past. There are nods to other urban fantasy series in the beginning, and an interesting explanation and origin story for vampires.
The lead spends a lot of time with his monologues, explaining rather than acting. It is a bit like someone who loves the sound of his own voice, but that doesn't fit the character. He is tough, religio More...
The lead spends a lot of time with his monologues, explaining rather than acting. It is a bit like someone who loves the sound of his own voice, but that doesn't fit the character. He is tough, religio More...
Jan 19, 2012
Kathy
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This was urban fantasy at its gritty and violent best. Deacon Chalk spends a lot more time talking about weapons and killing the monsters than doing anything else. It all starts when he is lured to an ambush. He does manage to escape along with the human who tried to stake him thinking he was a vampire. This starts Deacon on a quest to find out which vampire targeted him. It would take a very powerful one to control the number of lesser vampires sent after him.
Deacon works out of Polec More...
Deacon works out of Polec More...
Feb 14, 2012
Jerbear84
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When I chose this book as my first pick for a read and review, I was not expecting much, it seemed like it might be fairly interesting, but expected it to be really cheesy...
I have to say I was really surprised by this book, the writer does a wonderful job of pulling you into the story, much of it is richly detailed for this genre, in some cases id say he gave away to much at once, taking away a bit of the air of mystery around the various characters, but It still worked, a quite cle More...
I have to say I was really surprised by this book, the writer does a wonderful job of pulling you into the story, much of it is richly detailed for this genre, in some cases id say he gave away to much at once, taking away a bit of the air of mystery around the various characters, but It still worked, a quite cle More...
Feb 06, 2012
Anna
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f a vampire infestation ever becomes a real concern, hey, it could happen, I'd want Deacon Chalk in my corner. 100%. No questions asked. This southern badass has an arsenal of tricks up his sleeves, all delivered with vicious precision. Who knew a toothpick could be so deadly? And he has wicked knowledge of all the best guns, ammo, and he definitely knows just where to shoot.
The writing style of James R. Tuck brings another unique male voice to the urban fantasy/vampire scene, by com More...
The writing style of James R. Tuck brings another unique male voice to the urban fantasy/vampire scene, by com More...
Jan 20, 2012
Jessica
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Let's get one thing straight, right off the bat. I am not a girlish person. I love bad-ass heroes and heroines who risk their necks to save the day. Blood and gore don't phase me in the slightest. In fact, if a vicious baddie happens to die in a particularly gruesome way, I might actually applaud! That is the type of reader I am. I appreciate it all, especially if it's telling me one hell of a story.
That being said, Blood and Bullets definitely sated my need for a good, old fashioned More...
That being said, Blood and Bullets definitely sated my need for a good, old fashioned More...
Feb 09, 2012
Mandi
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Deacon Chalk is on a mission. Five years ago his wife and kids were brutally murdered by vampires. He has spent every day since, hunting those monsters, not caring if he gets taken out in the process. His proper title is an occult bounty hunter, and he also owns Polecats, a strip club.
One night, a child that reminds him very much of the daughter he lost comes to him. Except, this child is a vampire. Hesitant though to outright kill her, she starts to ask for his help to take down a m More...
One night, a child that reminds him very much of the daughter he lost comes to him. Except, this child is a vampire. Hesitant though to outright kill her, she starts to ask for his help to take down a m More...
Feb 20, 2012
Carien
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I liked this book, even though there were times I contemplated putting it down.
Deacon is a cocky bastard who's so full of himself at times that it grated on my nerves. The fact that all women he meets seem to fawn over him didn't help either.
So why did I like this book?
The story and action are really cool and the world building fits seemlessly into the story. No boring info dumps, but almost non-stop action from start to finish. Tuck's writing style is easy and fits More...
Deacon is a cocky bastard who's so full of himself at times that it grated on my nerves. The fact that all women he meets seem to fawn over him didn't help either.
So why did I like this book?
The story and action are really cool and the world building fits seemlessly into the story. No boring info dumps, but almost non-stop action from start to finish. Tuck's writing style is easy and fits More...
Feb 10, 2012
Stoddard
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I actually had to stop reading this book, which is fairly rare for me. The dialogue just seems too stilted. Ever review I've seen puts too much stock in the male lead. Admittedly, that is a rarity in this sub-genre, but it's been done better. Larry Correia's monster hunter books, Kevin Hearne's Iron druid Books, Mark Del Franco's Cal Leandros, Simon Green, Ben Aaronovich.
His choice of lycanthropes is non-lupine and his vampires aren't wet dreams, but his preachiness is a little to much More...
His choice of lycanthropes is non-lupine and his vampires aren't wet dreams, but his preachiness is a little to much More...
Jan 31, 2012
Stacy
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I'm so used to reading books where the main character is a woman it was a bit hard to get into a male main character at first. Deacons family was murdered by the monsters he now hunts and he has made it his life's work to hunt them down until he dies doing it. While reading I had to do a double take as James threw in some of my favorite vampire hunters into his book and it defiantly made me like Deacon a tad bit more. Deacon at one points throws in that he knows not only Anita Blake but also Cat
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Feb 09, 2012
All Things Urban Fantasy
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Talk about a book that delivers on its cover! BLOOD AND BULLETS kicks off a brand new urban fantasy series featuring a wicked cool protagonist who’s a cross between Batman and Snake from Escape From New York. Deacon Chalk, monster bounty-hunter, packs every type of heat known to man (and some that aren’t). His arsenal is seriously impressive but no more so that Deacon himself. After name dropping a few uber famous UF characters like Anita, More...
Talk about a book that delivers on its cover! BLOOD AND BULLETS kicks off a brand new urban fantasy series featuring a wicked cool protagonist who’s a cross between Batman and Snake from Escape From New York. Deacon Chalk, monster bounty-hunter, packs every type of heat known to man (and some that aren’t). His arsenal is seriously impressive but no more so that Deacon himself. After name dropping a few uber famous UF characters like Anita, More...
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Jan 18, 2012
Kara-karina
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4.5/5
Narcissistic and overly repetitive with descriptions. However, the core of this book - high octane action, some sly humour and almost comic book-like characters is undeniably entertaining.
I would say Deacon Chalk is some sort of a mix reminiscent of early Anita Blake, Sin City and Split Second. Deacon is a Southern gentleman through and through, very gentle with women, covered in tattoos and looking very bad-ass. His admission of being irresistible to a certain type of la More...
Narcissistic and overly repetitive with descriptions. However, the core of this book - high octane action, some sly humour and almost comic book-like characters is undeniably entertaining.
I would say Deacon Chalk is some sort of a mix reminiscent of early Anita Blake, Sin City and Split Second. Deacon is a Southern gentleman through and through, very gentle with women, covered in tattoos and looking very bad-ass. His admission of being irresistible to a certain type of la More...
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Feb 16, 2012
Staisha
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Affected by the loss of his family, Deacon Chalk has turned to killing the dark world of the supernatural. With all sorts of monsters out there, Deacon won't ever be bored. Set up to be killed, Deacon now has a personal vendetta to whoever wants him dead, and they better watch out.
While I really enjoyed the pace and plot line of the story, there were so many minor edge stories that needed to be explained more fully.
While I really enjoyed the pace and plot line of the story, there were so many minor edge stories that needed to be explained more fully.
Feb 20, 2012
Jolter164
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If you like your "heroes" to be tough, gritty and no-nonsense then Deacon Chalk is your guy. Not only was this a fantastic first book it left a nice setup for the possibility of several more(I HOPE!) books in the series. Similar to the Sandman Slim series but less on the humor and more on the carnage. I highly recommend giving this book.
Feb 03, 2012
Rosary
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I love urban fantasy, and clearly so does James Tuck. While Tuck does pull in a lot of the usual tropes for these stories, he manages to do this while creating a book that is great fun. This book has blood, violence, vampires, priests wielding rifles, angels, and were-spiders! It is a rip-roaring ride, and I cannot wait for the next ride.
Aug 30, 2011
Adrienne
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Excellent book, fast pace, brutal, a roller coaster adrenaline ride and you don't even have to get off the sofa to experience it.
Deacon Chalk is who the monsters are afraid of!
Deacon Chalk is who the monsters are afraid of!
Jan 25, 2012
Sharonda (SexxyBlogger)
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Thought it was a great read. Catch my full review via my blog SalaciousReads
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