A Jeremiah Hunt Supernatual Thriller In an urban fantasy that charts daring new territory in the field, Jeremiah Hunt has been broken by a malevolent force that has taken his young daughter and everything else of value in his life: his marriage, his career, his reputation. Desperate to reclaim what he has lost, Hunt finally turns to the supernatural for justice. Abandoning all hope for a normal … all hope for a normal life, he enters the world of ghosts and even more dangerous entities from beyond the grave. Sacrificing his normal sight so that he can see the souls of the dead and the powers that stalk his worst nightmares, Hunt embarks upon a strange new career–a pariah among the living; a scourge among the dead; doomed to walk between the light of day and the deepest darkness beyond night.
His love for his departed daughter sustains him when all is most hopeless, but Hunt is cursed by something more evil than he can possibly imagine. As he descends into the maelstrom of his terrifying quest, he discovers that even his deepest fears are but prelude to yet darker deeds by a powerful entity from beyond the grave…that will not let him go until it has used him for its own nefarious purposes.
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This is a good missing persons-murder-mystery-paranormal-magic style of book. For me, Jeremiah’s search for his missing, possible dead daughter and his love of ancient dead languages is what drives him. But it’s not until he let’s others help him that he finds himself in more trouble than he can see. This book is as emotional as it is one of the better ghost stories that I’ve read.
I was approached by Tor Books to review Joseph Nassise’s most recent title King of the Dead, from the Jeremiah Hunt series. Since I hadn’t read the series, they were also super cool enough to send me a copy of Eyes to See.
I will admit, right out of the gate I was excited to read Eyes to See because I think that this book has a seriously bad ass cover. In my reading experience, no book full of bad writing has a cover THAT bad ass. So I got started!
I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!
I went into Eyes to See not really sure what to expect. The best I can come up with for what type of book Eyes to See is would be….take urban fantasy, mix with a some classic suspense/thriller, combine with a serious dose of the supernatural/paranormal and then add just a pinch of humor and a dash of testosterone. That’s Eyes to See. As funny as this may sound, fans of the show Supernatural would TOTALLY dig this book. Also, I don’t know many guys that read urban fantasy. The genre as a whole tends to be more aimed at females. However, I strongly feel that Jeremiah Hunt would appeal to a lot of guys and I highly recommend it for men as well as women.
Jeremiah is a fun character. He’s been stricken by grief over the disappearance of his daughter and then his wife giving up hope and turns to an act borne of pure desperation. It has left him cold and cynical and jaded but still soft enough that he experiences fear. He’s not so hardened that he will go into any situation, guns a blazin’. Take all that darkness and picture it with a nice sarcastic sense of humor. Ah!! My kind of character to follow. I fell in love with this guy right away. He’s not your typical urban fantasy hero with the bulging muscles and perfect hair but he’s feels very real.
This book takes you on a wild ride, introducing you to Hunt and the rest of the supporting cast. We learn a LOT about Hunt and how he got to where he is now, who he used to be, why he does what he does. We also meet some great characters, not just Hunt.
Oh! And the Big Bad of this book – oooooh, he’s a CRUEL bastard. I love it!
A note in regards to the series as a whole – it is a good thing that I read Eyes to See before I picked up King of the Dead (Jeremiah Hunt #2). This series is most certainly NOT a series you can read as standalone novels. However, after reading Eyes to See, I can’t for the life of me figure out why anyone would want to miss out on this book anyway!
I am giving Eyes to See 5 stars! A fantastic start to a really promising series! I will definitely be following this series to the end!
TWO SIDE NOTES: Stay tuned for my review of King of the Dead (Jeremiah Hunt #2)!! Also!!! We will be interviewing the author, Joseph Nassise VERY soon here on Pure Textuality so keep an eye out for that as well!!!