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Hounding The Moon (Tess Noncoire #1)
by
P.R. Frost
Tess Noncoire is a bestselling fantasy writer. She's also become a demon fighter trained in martial arts by the Sisterhood of the Celestial Blade Warriors and partnered with a mischievous imp named Scrap. Together they must find a young Native American girl who has disappeared-before she falls victim to a ferocious hound. As the hunt grows more desperate, the forces of dar...more
Paperback, 400 pages
Published
September 4th 2007
by Daw
(first published September 5th 2006)
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When I first started reading this novel I thought, "Damn, another one of those spur-of-the-moment purchases that I'm going to regret." The main character was such an obvious Mary Sue and the nickname of Gollum for a character I'm supposed to somehow take seriously was ridiculous. I was prepared to write this book off.
I kept reading. And you know what? While I still thing the main character is a Mary Sue and I still think Gollum is a horrendous nickname, this was a decent novel. What I want to gi...more
I kept reading. And you know what? While I still thing the main character is a Mary Sue and I still think Gollum is a horrendous nickname, this was a decent novel. What I want to gi...more
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Fantasy author Tess Noncoiré’s latest novel is her biggest success yet, but all is not going smoothly for her. She’s still mourning her late husband, Dill, who died in a hotel fire two years ago after a brief marriage. Then there’s the pesky issue of demons. Right after Tess was widowed, a mysterious fever led her to a secret Sisterhood dedicated to fighting demons. Tess never fit in and was asked to leave, but the training has stuck with her — along with her familiar imp, Scrap, who has become...more
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This book was... not the book I wanted it to be. It has a good premise, but I found myself constantly waiting for it to get better. I don't really have an issue with stories that do a non-linear progression of present/flashback alternations, but in this case I don't feel like it was the right choice. More than that, though, I was really bothered by how much her companion imp's internal voice didn't match his external portrayal at all. I liked him when the POV was him, internally. I found him inc...more
This book showed a lot of promise. The story could be interesting--the main character is an author who writes fantasy novels based on her secret life as a member of a female demon-fighting order. Among many of my problems with the book, she really thinks she's better than all of the other women who have been fighting longer than she has. She's dismissive of their beliefs and advice, even while taking advantage of what they've given her. She's apparently the most apt pupil ever, though, because s...more
This is a fun urban fantasy, and the first book of a new series! Tess Noncoire is a fantasy novelist, as well as a member of the Sisterhood of the Celestial Blade Warriors, a secret group of demon hunters. Each Sister has an imp as her companion; Tess's is an undersized fellow named Scrap (I love him!). In this first adventure, Tess makes her way 'round the usual convention circuit while solving a mystery involving Native American myth. Joining Tess and Scrap are Guilford Van der Hoyden-Smythe (...more
I really enjoyed this first book in the series. By far the little Imp, Scrap, is my favorite. He is witty and charming in a grotesque way. I found the voice of the narration wonderfully done, good characterization.
The down side is sometimes the description and plot didn't mesh together quite as smooth as the characters do.
I'll be reading more from this author.
The down side is sometimes the description and plot didn't mesh together quite as smooth as the characters do.
I'll be reading more from this author.
Not being a huge fan of vampires and crappy writing, I usually avoid urban fantasy like the plague. I figured I'd give this a try though since I was familiar with the author (she's also the author of the Dragon Nimbus series under Irene Radford), and the premise intrigued me. I was a bit disappointed by the writing, the same descriptions were repeated over and over and things got really slow at some points. Still this book does have redeeming qualities, Scrap the imp chief among them. There's a...more
This wasn't too bad, perhaps more like 3 1/2 stars instead of a full 4, but not so awful that I would run from the rest of the books. I got a little frustrated with the whole bat phobia business (I know, I know if it had been spiders I would have quit reading the book entirely) because I felt that the author over hammered the point. Not a bad story line, but a little disjointed for me, and dribbling of info kinda got on my nerves as well, but I may continue with the series despite all of this. I...more
Jan 05, 2008
Donnae
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Weakened by grief, Teresa--known as Tess to her fans--unknowingly contracts a virus that alters her mind and enables her to see imps, gives her superior strength (and a matching metabolism) and starts her on the path of demon hunting as a Celestial Blade Warrior with her runt-of-the-family imp, Scrap. Her first demonic encounter is with a large dog at a skate park that escapes from the fight, but as see seeks the demon she learns that many aspects of her earlier life are not as they seem.
This book sounded interesting, and a bit different, but it was mostly a waste of time. The main character and the story are all over the place, and none of those places are good. I find myself immediately attached from the characters and the story, and there was no coming back. I could really sum Hounding The Moon up quite nicely in one word: nonsense.
I have heard some really horrible things about this book, and guess what? I really liked it. There are lots of gaps and it jumps back and forth abit, but there is enough of a story to get into. I would love to hear more about why Dill continued to haunt her etc, must wait for the next book!
Fun, interesting and warming.
Fun, interesting and warming.
Jun 14, 2013
Sarina
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A pseudonym used by C.F. Bentley. Also known as Irene Radford.
P.R. Frost resides on beautiful Mt. Hood in Oregon. She hikes the Columbia River Gorge for inspiration. She is an omnivorous reader having taught herself to read before entering kindergarten. Her sister claims this was so she wouldn’t have to wait to learn how to write so she could begin penning her stories. At Science Fiction/Fantasy C...more
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P.R. Frost resides on beautiful Mt. Hood in Oregon. She hikes the Columbia River Gorge for inspiration. She is an omnivorous reader having taught herself to read before entering kindergarten. Her sister claims this was so she wouldn’t have to wait to learn how to write so she could begin penning her stories. At Science Fiction/Fantasy C...more
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