Matt Archer Monster Hunter by Kendra Highley and narrated by Chris Snelgrove is about a 14 year old boy that not only has to worry about school, homework, girls, bullies, and his Uncle being deployed again, now he has to worry about monsters in his home state. Seems supernatural knife chose HIM to use it's power to fight monsters. So now he is working with the government, behind his mom's back, fighting monsters with crack fighters. Some of those fighters also have supernatural knives. It's a fun story that kept me interested. I do want to continue with this series. ( )

I received this book for free from the author through the GoodReads first-reads program in exchange for an honest review.

[b: Matt Archer: Monster Hunter|15773126|Matt Archer Monster Hunter (Matt Archer #1)|Kendra C. Highley|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344191086s/15773126.jpg|21482682] was a true delight. [b: Kendra C. Highley] has written a fantastically funny and quick-paced YA novel that never loses sight of its plot. The main character, from which this series derives its name, is a surprisingly forthright hero. He accepts his fate with open eyes, and dives into his destiny with a refreshing abandon that is commonly lacking in books of this genre. This makes for a grin-inducing ride, full of action and suspense (and appropriately grotesque monsters) that reminded me of all the excitement I used to get from Goosebumps, though minus a fair bit of the now groan-inducing cheese.

This book would be an excellent purchase for any young teen, and stands a very high chance of being just the thing that would encourage a reluctant boy to read. After finishing it, I happily handed it over to my nephew in hopes he'd enjoy it as much as I did. I certainly would like to see it in school libraries. A book this fun and exciting would be shame to miss. ( )

Fast, funny and enjoyable read, especially for the younger set! The mom in me kept saying, "YOU DID WHAT?" Gosh, I am so glad none of my kids had superpowers: I never would have survived motherhood!:) Looking forward to the short story and the next in the series. ( )

Fast, funny and enjoyable read, especially for the younger set! The mom in me kept saying, "YOU DID WHAT?" Gosh, I am so glad none of my kids had superpowers: I never would have survived motherhood!:) Looking forward to the short story and the next in the series. ( )

I loved this book! It has a great 14-15 year old hero with fantastic friends and monstrous enemies! It was so well written I found myself getting very nervous for him every time he went monster hunting, except for the last few episodes when he had more back-up. Strangely so, as at this stage it was more dangerous for him but maybe I was just reading the book too fast, to find out what happened next, to be worried for him! I actually read it in one day, being unable to put it down (whatever it says on my Goodreads list).

Kendra Highley paints a wonderful picture with lovely language choices; some of the words I didn't know but then I'm not a teenage boy in Montana. I got the gist though. The idea that Matt Archer is 'found' by a monster hunting knife is nice (although not entirely new since we all know that the wand chooses the wizard etc.) but the extent of the knife's powers are gradually revealed, both by our own reading of the interactions it has with Matt and others, and with the tales of the legend that are brought in near the end. The monsters are beautifully described and paint a terrifying picture in the reader's imagination. But I did sleep well after reading it; no nightmares!

Matt's own nightmares are intriguing additions to the plot, since the reader interprets some correctly as belonging to the story, but others foresee a future which I look forward to reading about. I recommend this book to MG/YA and up who like a fast paced fantasy thriller! ( )