Once I was done with Part-Time Monster Hunter, I thought "Buffy should have had a character arc that looked like this." Joss Whedon only had his main character grow up at gunpoint or for purposes of angst. Honestly? This is one of those books that so improves on a concept, it makes me look back on other IP with disdain, looking at all of the lost opportunities. The ghost, Treth, doesn't even pick Kat, he just finds himself attached to her for reasons beyond both of their understanding.
and she should have.Īnd no, there is no "chosen one" trope. Kat has to work through college, paying for all of her equipment, has to find time to sleep and study ("I haven't seen you for so long!" "We had lunch yesterday." "No, you fell asleep in your fries"), and operates openly in a world where she can find paying jobs on her MonsterSlayer app.īuffy never had these troubles. And while "teenage monster killer" sounds like Buffy. With Kat, it's interesting watching as she and Treth feel their way through monster hunting and college. Though her goth friend can be summed up by her thoughts on unicorns, referring to them as "Wannabe horse bastards." Everyone else along the way has limited page time, but they are well-sketched, from her friend the goth (try not to confuse her with a vampire) to her sorcerer friend with the millionaire family background.
Like most Urban Fantasy, Part-Time Monster Hunter is told from a first person POV, so the book's sole focus in the character department is on Kat Drummond and Treth, the ghost in her head.
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