Hunter's Prayer (Jill Kismet, #2)

Hunter's Prayer (Jill Kismet #2)

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Another night on the Nightside...An ancient evil looms over Santa Luz. Prostitutes are showing up dead and eviscerated. And Jill Kismet just might be able to get her revenge against an old enemy.
There's just one problem. Someone wants Jill dead--again. And if they have to open up Hell itself to kill her, they will.
"Sometimes, even when you're Jill Kismet, you don't have...more
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Dichotomy Girl
Never before have I really really wanted to like a main character, and yet struggled so much to do so. I spent most of the book wanting to say "Look, Jill, I understand that you've had a really difficult life....but why do you have to be such an ever-loving Bitch all the time???" Optimistically , I am hoping that this aspect of her character improves with time.

Secondly....More Perry! Yeah, sure he's an evil demonic hellbreed....but he's INTERESTING!

So in summary, I humbly ask whatever god is in...more
Maggie
Over all i found this to be a decent book, though not as good as the first book. I had a lot of problems with the timeline/ plot and with Jill herself. I found myself feeling like the book was missing massive chunks of information pretaining to Saul and Jill's relationship, and i know that the romance isn't the focal point of the book, but Jill goes from a reluctant lover in the first book, to 'i love you's' and such. It felt like a massive chunk of their relationship was gone. And then again at...more
Elizabeth Dawson
Let me start by saying how much I really love Lili Saintcrow. Really. I think she's fabulous.

That being said, I don't think this particular series is that great. I started the book, and then kept starting (and finishing) others because I just wasn't that interested in this one-- it probaby took me 8 or 9 days to finish it.

Jill isn't as likeable as Lili's other big heroine, Dante Valentine. That may be an unfair comparison, but... there you go. They are both kind of ridiculously hard on themselv...more
Starfire
Meh. I quite enjoyed the first book in this series, Night Shift, as an action heroine story that was all the things I liked about the Dante Valentine set, without the incessant angsting and whining that Dante kept on with.

Unfortunately, in this instalment, Jill seems to be going Dante's way - lots LOTS more angsting.

On top of the angsting, there's also the hyped up blood, guts and gore that several other reviewers have commented on. Yeah - a piece of advice, folks - don't read this one while you...more
Kt from A Book Obsession..

The crimes committed against innocents just keep getting worse. Prostitutes are going missing and some are showing up with their entire insides savaged. Since Jill is a former prostitute, this hits home hard as she scrambles to stop the ones responsible. Unfortunately it looks like she is the next target and she keeps getting set up for run ins with a nasty creature that wants nothing other than destruction. Meanwhile Perry is up to his usual mind games and trying to claim her for her own. It wi...more
Anita
This is a VERY dark urban fantasy with a lot of gruesome violence, so be forwarned. It's the second in this series, and it took me a long time to warm up to it. I feel like I took a beating reading it, it was so hard on the heroine! This version of contemporary America features an underworld of things that go bump in the night but are successfully hidden from the media and public. Hunters kill the bad monsters, and Jill Kismet is the hunter in a New Mexico city. She's made a deal with a demon to...more
Kamira
The second book in the Jill Kismet series is better than the previous one, in my opinion. Night Shift is full of angst and reminiscence of the past which make the story a little bit slow for my taste, but paint a clear picture of our heroine.

Back to Hunter's Prayer - the plot is fantastic. I've never figured out anything in time so all those twists really shocked me.

I like the balanced relationship between Saul and Jill. Though Kismet is the boss of the city, she doesn't overshadow her werecoug...more
Renee Sweet
Another great read. All the things I loved from the first book are here again--great action, continued romance, intriguing mystery. I'm loving this series!

In this book, we see Jill battle some of her old demons (pun intended) as the case she's working on stirs up the past she's fought long and hard to bury. We also learn a little more about Perry, whom I'm liking more and more as he develops. When I say "liking," I don't mean liking-liking, I mean "becoming intrigued by." There really is very l...more
Dani
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Amy A
I liked Hunter's Prayer a little bit more than Night Shift. I think it's definitely a book where you need to have read the preceeding book in order to understand the world. Lilith Saintcrow throws the readers into the world with little explanation. It would be very easy to get confused.

Hookers have been going missing and / or turning up dead on the streets of Santa Luz. Jill has to find out what is killing these girls in her city. What she finds is something very unexpected, but she wouldn't be...more
Tracey
I enjoyed this book more than the first one as it started to explain some of those things that bugged me in the first book. I would almost say that this may have been a better choice as a first book.

Time has moved on from the first book, approx 18 months and Jill and Saul are now a couple and she still visit Perry once a month. The case that Jill has to follow up on is quite gruesome in some parts/descriptions so it is not for the weak of heart! We do get some reflection back to the difficulty...more
Cyp
The rating is harsh, but i must say that the reading process was rather painful.

EXCESS inner commentating, a not-so-dominant Were lover, too much focus on one single thing- which was the case, and at places too unrealistic.

The fact that her lover, Saul, was passive and a by-stander when she kicked hellbreeds' butts was pissing enough. And with the seriously annoying, braggy inner commentating on Jill's part scrawled over more than half the pages was really pushing it. The final straw was the cas...more
Dine
Jill Kismet, Exorzistin und Jägerin für Übernatürliches, ist nach einer längeren Pause wieder da und wird mit einem hässlichen Fall betraut.
Ein junges Mädchen, das ihr Geld mit Prostitution verdient, wird ermordet und bis zur Unkenntlichkeit verstümmelt. Kismet wird hinzugezogen, da die Spuren der Tat nicht menschlichen Ursprungs zu sein scheinen.
Bald darauf macht sie Bekanntschaft mit diesem Wesen und kommt nur mit knapper Not mit dem Leben davon.
Parallel dazu muss sie sich um eine bestimmte Dä...more
Sandy Weir
Aug 28, 2011 Sandy Weir rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Susan
Susan gave this book to me. Being a good book trading buddy (we both like European mysteries, gardens, and history) she surprised me by saying she wanted to HEAR what I thought? OK, Susan, I was VERY refreshed to find NO vampires in this book and so surprised that you liked it. More amazing, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it myself. How odd!
But upon reflection, allow me to note the writing is really quite magical. Metaphorically elegant images (often of dread), but the silver charms tied...more
Andrea
I'm a little creeped out by all the love for Pericles out there. I get he's got the brooding power thing going on, but AIEEEE so creepy! Evil! And really evil, not just faux bad-boy evil. (Which is actually why I liked the Dante Valentine series, in which the main character falls 'in love' with a demon. I use air-quotes here for a reason dude.)

This book starts with some dead teenage prostitutes, and goes from there. Jill's relationship with Saul is pleasantly positive and about as healthy as you...more
Martina the Book Fairy
This is an urban fantasy series that follows a bad-ass "hunter" named Jill Kismet. Hunters are humans who aren't afraid to tangle with the underworld, the darkside of crime. They work with local law agencies to solve any crimes involving "other" - which in this book is mostly monsters and demons called "hellbreed".

In this particular book, Jill and her lover/partner, Saul are on the case of a murder involving dead prostitutes. IMO, what continues to make this series interesting is Jill's evolvin...more
Bookmole
Jill feels a great affinity for Her City, and when pregnant prostitutes start showing up dead randomly with all their organs and eyes taken out she takes it very badly.

Jill isn't alone anymore - Saul Dustcircle came back to her. But Perry still has his claws in her.

What with the brutal slayings, the links to Mikhail's killer and the seeming betrayal of the Church, Jill has a tough ride in this one.

I'm not sure I like Jill - but if I did like her, I don't think she could do her job as a Hunter....more
Morana
Jill is really damaged, which makes her more real than a lot of other female characters. I was depressed while reading this book. It's full and I mean really full of blood, gore and her issues with pretty much everything in her life.
Nevertheless, I liked it. The past came back in this second book with a vengeance. Jill had to remember her life before Mikhail found her and before she became a hunter. I liked the story, I liked the ending and, oh, I liked Saul very much. The thing is: Saul is jus...more
Jess
Jill Kismet is a hunter with some extra strength hellbreed abilities. (she's been marked by a hellbreed). In this installment of the series, there is something out killing the local prostitutes. Not just killing them, but slitting their bodies wide open and removing all the organs... Jill has to find out what is doing this before more people die. Of course, she must get in touch with the hellbreed who has marked her. Perry has a vested interest in keeping her alive because he wants her to owe hi...more
Karen Gonzalez
I enjoyed this book more than the first one. The main character grew a lot as a person in this book. I liked how Saintcrow addressed the how morally gray a hunter has to be to do her job. Also, showing Jill's vulnerability was a nice shift but she can be a really hard to like character.

Perry is turning out to be very interesting. I can almost see the writing on the wall about what will happen between him and Jill. But we'll see.

I only wish that Saintcrow would focus a little more on Saul being...more
Kati
2nd in the "Jill Kismet" series. Intriguing plot, a lot of action, some interesting background info on the characters, scary monsters... But!

It would have been even a better read if I actually liked Jill, if I could connect with her at some point, if I found her character somehow sympathetic. Basically, she's a bitch - her words, not mine. She's arrogant, volatile, brash and short-tempered. And because she just doesn't think before she acts, she makes mistakes that put her in even less favorable...more
Ruth
c2008; FWFTB: prostitutes, invocations, Hell, acting, terror. Jill Kismet certainly has a torrid time of it during this hunt. Ably supported by Saul Dustcircle and demonically deceived by Perry. My only issue with the book is that we are repeatedly told that Weres are territorial and other bits of information are reiterated ad nauseum. Great plot with an outcome I didn't see coming. I am still not convinced that this deserves its Horror classification as it does seem more like Urban Fantasy. But...more
Bob
Really liked Lilith Saintcrow's other series (Dante Vanentine) so I figured this would be similar. After listening to Night Shift (Jill Kismet #1), I was willing to endure some more. While the story itself was pretty entertaining, the format in which I chose to experience it was both lacking and over-flowing.

Audiobook. The audiobook by GraphicAudio ("A movie, in your mind") was lacking good acting but, sadly, over-flowing with poor production. There is so much blaring music, sound effects and ra...more
Bookworms
Oh wow, this book is incredible! If you was fascinated by the first one you will be happy about this one, too. Jill have to fight against a very old and powerful and dangerous being and she can't win without help of Saul and Perry. Perry plays a bigger role in this book and helps Jill more than she want to. But not because he is nice, no. He have his own plan.
The story is very fast and full of shoking scene. It's bloody, bestial and nothing for romantic reader. But if you have read the first boo...more
Shelley aka Gizmo's Reviews
**Review** Jill Kismet is a hunter who exorcises Santa Luz of the dark and deadly. Her job and debts bring her to Perry at the Monde Nuit, a hangout for the damned Traders and hellbreed. It’s a place where even Saul, her partner and lover, would prefer not to visit, but it’s among the places she can usually find some answers. With something on the loose killing prostitutes, Jill needs answers that she believes Perry can give her. It’s a good thing he sees her as an investment, or she might not s...more
Yvonne Boag
Once more something is on the hunt in Santa Luz. Prostitutes are going missing and when their bodies are found it is truly horrifying. Jill has her work cut out for her this time. Her bargain with Perry might not be enough to save her because someone is hunting her. And they don't care who has to die so they can get to her. Who is on her side and who isn't?

I think the Perry character is rather fascinating in this book. We know he has an agenda but what specifically is it? And who is he?
Darcy
Oct 30, 2009 Darcy rated it 4 of 5 stars
Shelves: 2009
Jill is back and I am happy to see her with Saul. They run up against old enemey who really does a number on Jill. Her interactions with Perry seem to be more intense in this book. But towards the end she does get him a good one. I also love the interaction with Monty and the police. They are funny in that they know the bad things are out there, but are content to let her deal with them. The battle scenes were great. Looking forward to what happens next.
Tynga
Jill is never done protecting her territory and is once more dragged in a great thriller when pregnant prostitutes start showing up dead randomly with all their organs and eyes taken out: not for delicate stomach. Jill isn't alone anymore though and she thanks god everyday for it. Saul Dustcircle came back to her and they built a relationship as stable as it can get when you are a hunter. Kismet, Saul and Perry are knee deep in a very complicated series of events and try to sort it all out, not...more
Emiri Tachibana
...To tell the truth, I was kind of disappointed with this book.

The first book was so full of life (not to mention death!) that it compelled you to keep reading once you'd started. It was awesome. But then I ordered in this book.

It kind of deflated my opinion of Lili St.Crow. Her strange Angels books were so great, and I thought, 'Hey, here's another great series!' Sorry to fans, but this book bored me to death. It's sad for me too. I'm going to order in the third as well, but if that isn't an...more
Leah
I've had a change of heart towards Jill Kismet...I don't like her as much as I did. Her "damaged" personality wasn't nearly as endearing to me. And her inner dialogue about drove me mad.
I actually like Perry the best out of the other characters. I wish there was more about Saul and Jill's relationship because while I was reading I kept thinking "Geez, why is he with her?"
Depsite my complaints, the action was still good.
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Lilith Saintcrow was born in New Mexico, bounced around the world as an Air Force brat, and fell in love with writing when she was ten years old. She lives in Vancouver, Washington, in a house full of stray cats and children.
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“It's not the type of work you can put on a business card.
I sometimes play the game with myself, though. What would I put on a business card?
Jill Kismet, Exorcist. Maybe on a nice heavy cream-colored card stock, with a good font. Not pretentious, just something tasteful. Garamond, maybe, or Book Antiqua. In bold. Or one of those old-fashioned fonts, but no frilly Edwardian script.
Of course, there's slogans to be taken into account.Jill Kismet, Dealer in Dark Things. Spiritual Exterminator. Slayer of Hell's Minions.”
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