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Guardian Interviews #4
Scratch (The Guardian Interviews) by Michael Clary
The Regulators haven't been needed since they saved the world, and things have gotten pretty boring for them-until a monster begins hunting in the pine forests in the small town of Ruidoso, New Mexico. It stalks under the light of the full moon and hungers for human flesh. Only the Regulators can stop it from feasting upon the citizens. As the body count rises, the Regulators go into action. What happens next is a nightmarish game of cat and mouse that can only end in death. The Regulators are back!
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First published November 3, 2015
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January 3, 2018
5 stars for the entire series!
Werewolves plus the Regulators equals another hit book.. Every one of the books in this series has been so awesome. I hope another one is coming soon.
Werewolves plus the Regulators equals another hit book.. Every one of the books in this series has been so awesome. I hope another one is coming soon.
September 11, 2017
Once again a great read
Once again I could not put this book down and yet I did not ever want to get to the end I can not wait to see where the next book club takes us readers
Once again I could not put this book down and yet I did not ever want to get to the end I can not wait to see where the next book club takes us readers
January 19, 2018
Book four
What can I say you left enough clues it was obviously Hannah the reporter that duds totally crazy for haha very easy to guess her
What can I say you left enough clues it was obviously Hannah the reporter that duds totally crazy for haha very easy to guess her
October 23, 2016
Scratch is the fourth volume of the Guardian Interviews, which is basically a World War Z series of vignettes starring a group of monster hunters who successfully saved El Paso from an outbreak of zombies. While they managed to contain the zombie outbreak fairly early, they've since gone on to have a number of Supernatural-esque adventures. As the title suggests, this book deals with a new monster in the form of the universe's version of werewolves.
I have to say I'm impressed with Michael Clary's lycanthropes because, aside from the Autobiography of a Werewolf Hunter series, I can't remember another novel where the werewolf has been portrayed as such a formidable threat. Werewolves in this universe infect a person, they become an unstoppable killing machine, and not even the Guardians are equipped to deal with something like it.
My criticisms of the previous book are still present as the interviewee really goes out of her way to lavish affection and praise on the Guardians at the start. I'm not a big fan of this since the characters are entirely capable of standing on their own accomplishments. It also makes the interviews seem like fluff pieces when you'd think they'd be more interesting if the interviewer cricitized our cowboy-esque heroes every now and then.
Despite this, the primary appeal of the Guardian Interviews is and always shall be its action and this is probably the best book for that. The werewolf hunts are impressive ones with it never in doubt the heroes are outmatched. There's a contrived coincidence when they go after it without silver bullets the first time but that can be blamed on the rising body count and the fact they're overconfident.
I also give credit to the depiction of the montser itself as he's depicted as a sympathetic figure who has been horribly cursed. So cursed that he isn't even able to commit suicide to prevent more innocent lives from being lost. The fact we also get to see what happens when a werewolf is completely unfettered from human mores is also one of the more terrifying moments in th book.
Fans of military science fiction and urban fantasy-esque stories will probably enjoy Scratch a great deal. It's a nice R-rated story which doesn't hold back on the terrible things our heroes encounter. They're a nice enough bunch, albeit far too confident, which also makes the story extra enjoyable. I wasn't fond of the author referring to a group of people as "Gypsies" but I don't think the author or character was aware it was a slut.
In conclusion, Scratch is one of my favorite of the Guardian Interviews and I hope Michael Clary continues the series.
9/10
I have to say I'm impressed with Michael Clary's lycanthropes because, aside from the Autobiography of a Werewolf Hunter series, I can't remember another novel where the werewolf has been portrayed as such a formidable threat. Werewolves in this universe infect a person, they become an unstoppable killing machine, and not even the Guardians are equipped to deal with something like it.
My criticisms of the previous book are still present as the interviewee really goes out of her way to lavish affection and praise on the Guardians at the start. I'm not a big fan of this since the characters are entirely capable of standing on their own accomplishments. It also makes the interviews seem like fluff pieces when you'd think they'd be more interesting if the interviewer cricitized our cowboy-esque heroes every now and then.
Despite this, the primary appeal of the Guardian Interviews is and always shall be its action and this is probably the best book for that. The werewolf hunts are impressive ones with it never in doubt the heroes are outmatched. There's a contrived coincidence when they go after it without silver bullets the first time but that can be blamed on the rising body count and the fact they're overconfident.
I also give credit to the depiction of the montser itself as he's depicted as a sympathetic figure who has been horribly cursed. So cursed that he isn't even able to commit suicide to prevent more innocent lives from being lost. The fact we also get to see what happens when a werewolf is completely unfettered from human mores is also one of the more terrifying moments in th book.
Fans of military science fiction and urban fantasy-esque stories will probably enjoy Scratch a great deal. It's a nice R-rated story which doesn't hold back on the terrible things our heroes encounter. They're a nice enough bunch, albeit far too confident, which also makes the story extra enjoyable. I wasn't fond of the author referring to a group of people as "Gypsies" but I don't think the author or character was aware it was a slut.
In conclusion, Scratch is one of my favorite of the Guardian Interviews and I hope Michael Clary continues the series.
9/10
November 29, 2015
Over?
I hope this is not the end. Really enjoying the ride. Very cool storylines and how these stories are put together
I hope this is not the end. Really enjoying the ride. Very cool storylines and how these stories are put together
October 2, 2019
Scratch
Werewolves who would have thought. Great book hope there's more. I am glad that Jaxon had a child. The story was wild and funny at the sometime
Werewolves who would have thought. Great book hope there's more. I am glad that Jaxon had a child. The story was wild and funny at the sometime
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