Hunting the Five Book One of the De la Roca Chronicles Volume 1 (Audible Audio Edition) Maria Violante David K Pittman DarkFire Audio Books
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It's a side of the southwest never glimpsed by mortal man - a heartless, barren outback riddled with ruthless demons. In its ignorance, humanity is powerless to stop these escapees from Hell and the havoc they create with their dark magic. Good thing De la Roca isn't human. A gunslinger with no memories of her previous life, she has fought for the last three hundred years on the forefront of a supernatural war, relying only on her wits, her reflexes, and her own demonic powers - all to pay for her own release from Hell.
The angels wouldn't send her in alone and unarmed, though; Alsvior, her gifted - if contrary - steed, and Bluot, a legendary revolver with an unquenchable blood-lust, have been with her every step of the way - along with a series of terrible nightmares that might hold the keys to her past. Then, an angel appears with a bargain that seems to good to be true - five final targets, and she is free from her penance.
Quickly, she discovers that her old methods are not up to the task, and she's forced to team up with a mysterious gatekeeper and another mercenary - both of which need her for their own plans. With time running out, she has to figure out who to trust and who to kill, and fast, before she's demon-food.
With over two hours of explosive action, breathtaking visual descriptions, and a host of shadowy players that will keep the reader guessing until the very end, Hunting the Five is Maria Violante's stunning debut to the De la Chronicles.
Hunting the Five Book One of the De la Roca Chronicles Volume 1 (Audible Audio Edition) Maria Violante David K Pittman DarkFire Audio Books
I'll give this a tentative two stars. I hate to do it, because in some ways I was really enjoying Hunting the Five. I say, 'was enjoying' instead of 'enjoyed' because it just ends in the middle, with no conclusion or wrap up. I was still enjoying the read and waiting for the whole thing to finally make sense...then nothing. Actually, having just typed that I can feel myself getting more irked and wanting to drop that rating to a one star. I hate books that do this (especially in serial novellas that could just as easily have been a single novel).I won't even call it a cliffhanger, it isn't. A cliffhanger infers some aspect of a story ends even if some threads are open still. That isn't the case here. It just ends. This is literally the first 18 chapters of one story. Why on Earth would I want just the first 18 chapters of a story and not the rest? Anyone? No? Yea, I'm at a loss too. Pissed off reader right here.
But as I said, despite being confused, I was enjoying the book. I liked De La Roca. I liked her horse. I liked what I think her mission was going to be. I think I was going to like the book once the pieces came together. You've read books like that, haven't you? Books that made little sense, but if you stuck with them suddenly gelled together masterfully, providing the reader a gratifying Ah-Ha moment. That's what I was expecting here. I was working toward it in eager anticipation. So even though I read some of the fight scenes (such as the one with Munnin) and didn't really know what the hell happened (it was really brief and hardly sketched out), was a little iffy on the world (I initially thought it was the wild west, then microwaves and cars were thrown in, so guess not) and never figured out what the Mademoiselle and Laufeyson's betrayals were supposed to be, I was still looking forward to each next chapter in the hopes that it would be the one to pull it all together. But no.
The writing itself is pretty good. Based on just the writing this deserves far more than two stars. But everything is kept shallow. At no point did I feel the author had provided me a solid...well, a solid anything. Everything was just hinted at. In fact, my initial thought was that the chapters felt like separate vignettes instead of a smoothly flowing piece of writing. This left everything and everyone feeling disjointed and jerky. It also left a lot of moments in which I reached the end of a section and only vaguely understood what had just transpired.
Anyhow, I have part two (not book two, mind you, part two). Here's to hoping it's A) not another 'cliffhanger' B) clears up some of the confusion left from this book. C) continues the pretty prose.
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Hunting the Five Book One of the De la Roca Chronicles Volume 1 (Audible Audio Edition) Maria Violante David K Pittman DarkFire Audio Books Reviews
I should first point out that this is not the type of story I normally read. It starts with action and it barely takes a breath before there is more. It is about a gun-toting, formerly human demon who serves as a mercenary and assassin at the pleasure of another group that are called, logically enough, angels. This would normally put it on my "not my kind of thing" list because I tend to not like tales in which the protagonists use violence as their primary means of resolving conflicts. I don't find anything admirable about such characters or anything interesting in that kind of conflict. It is normally simplistic and, quite frankly, uninteresting.
Hunting for the Five may be a rare exception because of how well written it is. The prose is succinct and fresh, almost poetic in places. The descriptions are vivid but not graphic. I saw only two or three typos in this self published novella, which are fewer than I would normally expect to see in a professionally edited and traditionally published book.
From the beginning I got the impression that the lead character, De la Roca, is a reluctant token in someone else's game. I read on wondering who the players were and what the object of that game was. That question is not answered in this short novella. It seems to mainly serve to introduce us to the protagonist.
I can't say I admire or identify with De la Roca. She is interesting though and I can sympathize with her. She has lost her memory and she finds herself in the middle of a conflict she does not fully understand, manipulated and blackmailed by one side of some grand conflict to seek out and kill agents from the other side. Her motivation is selfish though. She is hunting down and killing demons not to save the world or free mankind; she is doing it so that she can be released from Hell.
Her direct contact with whomever or whatever uses her in its game is simply called the Angel. It seems to be almost like her parole officer. It is an enigmatic but obviously magically powerful creature that shows up after each kill she makes to emotionlessly inform her of her next target. It never shows any personality and one wonders what this thing really is that has such power over her and is it really all that much different than the demons she is contracted to kill?
Of course a novella is far too short a work to do the kind of world building necessary to fully develop the obviously complex mythos behind this story. It is rich with magic and mythical creatures. Most are fairly interesting but we don't get the chance to understand any of them well. One of the most interesting is De la Roca's trusted companion throughout the tale, her horse, which is also presumably some kind of demon and can change between various equine forms at will.
I can see this story developing further. There are many questions implied in our introduction to this fantasy world. Will De la Roca free herself? Will she regain her memory? What is this cosmic conflict and who are the opposing forces? Will De la Roca ultimately rebel against those who have been using her or will she continue to serve them willingly? There is a lot of potential here.
If you like an action packed fantasy adventure with a strong female antihero, then I think you will really like this first episode of the De la Roca Chronicles. It is a real bargain as well for only 99¢ from Smashwords or .
thought it would be a good read but it was really boring and hard to get into .... didn't like it at all
I wish it had ended differently, but as with any good author, you're left with a cliffhanger. I would like to read more by this author.
I didn't like it and I purchased thinking it would be like Stephen King's Dark Tower novels but it didn't come close. It' sup to you to purchase it if you like gunslinging demons.
The book had an interesting concept but was at times difficult to follow. The author was extremely creative and was very good at describing the scenes. A lot of gratuitous violence. Not recommended for young adult readers.
I really enjoy reading stories of the occult and fantasies with six-gin totin' cowboys as the protagonist. Ms Violante has improved on the theme and has given us a gun slingin' cowgirl as a hero. Her presentation of demons in their varied physical manifestations is unique. (We find demons as the gunslinger, her horse, a dark, handsome stranger and a female saloon owner.) Different, too, are their powers and the sources of these powers. I have to read more.
I'll give this a tentative two stars. I hate to do it, because in some ways I was really enjoying Hunting the Five. I say, 'was enjoying' instead of 'enjoyed' because it just ends in the middle, with no conclusion or wrap up. I was still enjoying the read and waiting for the whole thing to finally make sense...then nothing. Actually, having just typed that I can feel myself getting more irked and wanting to drop that rating to a one star. I hate books that do this (especially in serial novellas that could just as easily have been a single novel).
I won't even call it a cliffhanger, it isn't. A cliffhanger infers some aspect of a story ends even if some threads are open still. That isn't the case here. It just ends. This is literally the first 18 chapters of one story. Why on Earth would I want just the first 18 chapters of a story and not the rest? Anyone? No? Yea, I'm at a loss too. Pissed off reader right here.
But as I said, despite being confused, I was enjoying the book. I liked De La Roca. I liked her horse. I liked what I think her mission was going to be. I think I was going to like the book once the pieces came together. You've read books like that, haven't you? Books that made little sense, but if you stuck with them suddenly gelled together masterfully, providing the reader a gratifying Ah-Ha moment. That's what I was expecting here. I was working toward it in eager anticipation. So even though I read some of the fight scenes (such as the one with Munnin) and didn't really know what the hell happened (it was really brief and hardly sketched out), was a little iffy on the world (I initially thought it was the wild west, then microwaves and cars were thrown in, so guess not) and never figured out what the Mademoiselle and Laufeyson's betrayals were supposed to be, I was still looking forward to each next chapter in the hopes that it would be the one to pull it all together. But no.
The writing itself is pretty good. Based on just the writing this deserves far more than two stars. But everything is kept shallow. At no point did I feel the author had provided me a solid...well, a solid anything. Everything was just hinted at. In fact, my initial thought was that the chapters felt like separate vignettes instead of a smoothly flowing piece of writing. This left everything and everyone feeling disjointed and jerky. It also left a lot of moments in which I reached the end of a section and only vaguely understood what had just transpired.
Anyhow, I have part two (not book two, mind you, part two). Here's to hoping it's A) not another 'cliffhanger' B) clears up some of the confusion left from this book. C) continues the pretty prose.
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