Witch Hunter (Witch Hunter, #1)

by J Z Foster

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Caffeinated reasons to grab a copy of Witch Hunter: Into the Outside

• The story begins with our protagonist in an interrogation room, injured and covered in blood. The officers show him a video of himself bludgeoning a reporter and her cameraman to death. He's confused and begins to retell the events of the evening. Richard Fitcher is a Witch Hunter who came to the sleepy town of Bridgedale to hunt a reported witch. Accompanying him is a local reporter named Beth and her cameraman Tim.


• Richard is a bit of a nerd. Role play and dungeon and dragons are his things. He belongs to a witch hunter club and was given this assignment. He has his books, tools, herbs and prepared lines to impress the camera. Richard doesn't really believe in witches but wants to put on a good show...only rituals he performs work and soon they are hunting down a witch, being chased by a wight and encountering creatures in our realm from the Outside. (the void between here and there)


• The story is a combination of horror and humor. Each character played a role. Beth who was eager for "the career story," Tim the brave chicken and Richard the socially awkward geek. It was a fun combo. Richard reminded me of Dewey Finn, the character in School of Rock, played by Jack Black. In fact, I pictured him as Jack Black.


• The supernatural elements were freaky from Japenses creatures to talking crows. The Wight who should have made me shiver, actually made me laugh, once I got over the idea of him eating flesh.


• The interrogation and conversations with his southern lawyer added interest and kept me guessing as to what happened. I was pleased with the twists, turns and ending.


• Foster has an easy, witty writing style aided by a clever imagination. While the tone wasn't scary, in part due to the Scooby Doo humor, it did keep me flipping the pages and curious about witch hunters.

This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer