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The Witch Hunter (The Witch Hunter Saga) Paperback – May 11, 2015

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Ancient witches. Duplicitous vampires. Blood feuds and curses don’t stand a chance against her…Zachary Degaud was twenty-three when he died. The problem was, he didn't stay that way.Present day, he's just another vampire with another unremarkable story... until he manages to get on the bad side of a two thousand year old witch.His only chance for survival is to summon the ancient and unpredictable vampire known as the Witch Hunter.When Aya is awoken from a century long slumber, she finds the witch she’s been hunting for thousands of years has resurfaced and marked a young, arrogant vampire by the name of Zachary Degaud. Unless she does something, he will die a slow and painful death — and she’s not so sure she wants to help. At least not until Zac proves he’s worth saving…Zac is just looking for a way out of his witch problems, but instead he finds himself falling headfirst into a two thousand year old blood feud fought between the first vampires and those that created them.And in eye of the storm is the Witch Hunter herself.Aya.The Witch Hunter Saga is an Urban Fantasy series like no other… Vampires, witches, werewolves, and ancient blood feuds abound in this thrilling new twist on an ancient myth. You haven’t read vampires like these before.

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May 11, 2015
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 2nd edition (May 11, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 346 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1512017612
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1512017618
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.87 x 8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #6,051,591 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #23,296 in Vampire Romances
- #50,940 in Romantic Fantasy (Books)
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Nicole R. Taylor is an Australian Urban Fantasy author.

She lives in the western suburbs of Melbourne dreaming up nail biting stories featuring sassy witches, duplicitous vampires, hunky shapeshifters, and devious monsters.

She likes chocolate, cat memes, and video games.

When she’s not writing, she likes to think of what she’s writing next.

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Needs a Rewrite

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2019

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So I barely got into this book. I just couldn't take it. I started reading it and it pinged immediately between several different characters as well as seeming to being the second entry to the story. The world building was pretty much nonexistent and the character development just wasn't there either; it seemed like I, as the reader, was supposed to know everything about the world and the characters before I ever started reading the book. Also, there were so many grammatical, spelling, and sentence structure errors that just made reading the book tedious. The pinging between several characters bothered me immensely; there is such a thing as too many characters and there is absolutely no reason I need to see, what seems like, every single character's point of view. Pick one or even two main characters and let the rest of the characters be the secondary characters that they are. This story may actually have some promise, but I couldn't get far enough into it to see it.

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S. Pace

Painful

Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2016

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Spelling errors, poor writing, changing tenses in one sentence , glaringly obvious plot twists-all add up to a painful experience. That said, I kept reading and muddled through to the end. With some expert editing this could have been a good book. Please, writers, get some advice from someone who knows how to shape a poorly written story into something satisfying.

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Gina

Not sure if the author forgot they watched The Vampire Diaries or what

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2019

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I was not able to finish the book, there were a few grammatical errors and typos that should have been caught during a proof read. The dialog was not believable and jumped around so much I didn't always know who was saying what. The characters were so very much like the characters in The Vampire Diaries that I am surprised the author hasn't been sued. It's almost like fan fiction based on The Vampire Diaries, it's that close. Has potential for a good story but I agree with other reviewers who said it needed to be reworked to be more original and proof read for the errors.

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Unfortunate

Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2014

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The cover art for this book is amazing. Unfortunately it is downhill and fast after that. My only hope is that I didn't spend any money on this book. I could barely make it 25% of the way through it. Formatting, grammar, editing, plot, pace, character development were all severely lacking. It is unfortunate.

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Deb Grier

when books like this come out under the Amazon name it discredits ...

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2015

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Grammar was horrific. Some sentences were written so badly that it was hard to understand what the author was trying to say. When I read "had of" when it should have been "would have", I had to quit.

I know Amazon allows self published authors to sell their ebooks, but really, when books like this come out under the Amazon name it discredits their brand. They should have an inhouse editor to review books for structure and grammar.

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Is this a Vampire Diaries Parody?

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2014

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Really? I was surprised at all the great reviews. Maybe it's because you have never read or watched the Vampire Diaries series. The parallels between that show and this book are hilarious.

For anyone who has seen and loves the Vampire Diaries series of books and the CW TV show, this book is not worth the download space. There's a reason, as of December 2013, that it is free. I'm surprised that the author is not being pursued for copyright infringement, because the parallels between the book and The Vampire Diaries series are ASTRONIMICAL.

Example One: Vampire Diaries = Civil War era brothers, Damon and Stefan Salvator, are both turned about the same time. The older one, Damon, is meaner and more cunning than the soft hearted, Stefan, who only drinks from the blood of animals. One brother is slight of build and wiry while the other is stronger and more compact. Both brothers, but especially, Damon are heavy alcohol drinkers because it helps with blood urges and heats their bodies to a more normal temperature. In the Witch Hunter book, Civil War era brothers, Zac and Sam, are turned about the same time. Zac, the older of the two, is mean and more cunning with a penchant for trouble while Sam is soft hearted and only drinks the blood of animals. Zac is tall and wiry while Sam is shorter and more compact. Both brothers are extremely loyal and love deeply when they choose to and they are heavy alcohol drinkers cuz it helps the urges.

Example Two: Vampire Diaries Damon and Stefan both fall in love with the same girl. After the girl is accidently turned, she chooses one but is in love with the other at the same time. This one's name is Elena. Witch Hunter = Zac and Sam love the same girl who is turned into a vampire. Her name is Liz, which we all know is short for Elizabeth. The names are similar.

Example Three: Vampire Diaries Elena has a best friend named Bonnie who is a natural born witch apprenticing under her grandma. Bonnie accidently discovers she's a witch and confronts grandma, aka GRAM, who gives her a partial truth. When Gram dies, Bonnie is left to discover her talents and the truths alone. Witch Hunter = Liz's best friend is an apprentice witch whose name is Gabby. Gabby's GRAM (seriously) disappears early in her life and everyone thinks she's crazy. Gabby knows the truth about her witchiness and keeps everything to herself.

Example Four: Vampire Diaries = One of the principle antagonists is Katherine. Katherine creates all kinds of havoc, especially for Damon. She's a 500 year old vampire. Witch Hunter = Katrin (also Katherine's true Ukrainian name) is a 2000 year old dead witch who creates problems for Damon's paralell, Zac. Not surprisingly, because Vampire Diaries has a family of them, Katrin is the original witch who created the original vampires.

These are just a few examples. The book has good language and cohesive flow, but there are quite a few grammatical mistakes. The kind of mistakes that an automated spell checker would miss, like "rouge" instead of the correct, "rogue." I admit, as of today, I have only read a couple chapters, but I am not sure I will read the rest. The similarities are too ridiculous for me.

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E. Bate

Sooo Good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 26, 2020

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I loved this book. One thing that I don't understand is that people have said it has poor grammar, now I'm not that good at spellings but I'm pretty sure I would notice the mistakes if there was any. Others have said it's like Vampire Diaries, even though i've only watched a couple of episodes (first 2 /3) I did notice a similarity between them - you have to be invited into a house so that you can go inside, other than this I didn't notice and other simular features but you never know I only watched a couple.
Anyway, now onto my point of view, I adored this book and silently yelled when the book came to a close because I was that drawn into it. The only problem is that you have to pay for the second book and it's almost £3, however, because this book was chair grippingly good I expect book 2 will be just as good or better.
I think this book is suitable for girls / teens who are fans of Shadow Hunters, Twilight, Vampire Diaries and any other vampire / wolve related book / movie. Perfect for ages 13 / 14+ depending on your reading level.
SPOILER
Zac and Sam are vampire brothers both who were turned against there own will. When Zac manages to get himself in trouble by one of the founder witches he askes his witch friend Gabby if she knows anyone who can help get rid of her. Gabby's mind landing on the Witch Hunter. When Aya arrives she is determind to solve the problem and keep her secrect of her past behind her. Little did she know that this would be harder than it seems, esspecially when Zac wants to know everything about her.
Will Aya be able to defeat Katrin (one of the founder witches) or will she fail her mission?
Well there is only one way to find out
Buy right this second; after all it is for free so you won't be wasting money if you find this book a disappointment.
Enjoy
Hope you found this review helpful
;D xxxxxx

Galning

OK

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2018

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As I've never watched Vampire Diaries I can't say that I picked up on that similarity, as other reviewers did. However, I did feel like there were elements of the story that I'd read before. Which isn't always a massive criticism as I read a lot of detective/P.I type books and many of those have similar plot lines too (there are only so many plot lines possible, at the end of the day).

My main gripe is that the author has created a set of 2 dimensional characters who all have the same "voice". And the voice Is that of a slightly whiny teen. Which, considering their ages range from several hundred years to 2 thousand causes some issues as you could read some dialogue from any character and not be able to pin point who it is.

This little moan is slightly harder to explain. While we're dealing with mythical creatures here (and it's the author's prerogative to have them "be" how she wants them to be) the vampires had my teeth itching.

These creatures are supposed to be dead and yet are drinking alcohol for pleasure. Does this mean they go to the bathroom? Why don't they then need to eat? Secondly (and, yes, I'm possibly over thinking this - but it kept distracting me as I read) how can they bleed? Their hearts have supposed to have stopped beating. Thirdly how can they "die" when certain things are done to them and then resurrect.

As I said - it's the prerogative of the author. But you have to stay vaguely within the parameters of biology or it's just baffling.

In summary - it was an ok book - but I didn't bond with any of the characters and doubt that I would read any more in the series.

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Mysteries13

Reasonable storyline, poor grammar

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 4, 2019

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This novella was short enough that the numerous grammatical mistakes didn't stop me reading before the end, but I'm glad the story was free & I certainly won't be parting with any money to read anything else by this author.

She needs to learn how to use apostrophes properly, and even if some uneducated people think that it's ok to say (or write) "I would of done" or "they might of been" there are no circumstances when it is acceptable to perpetuate such mistakes in a story. The publishers need to stop paying their proof readers peanuts & get someone who has an English qualification.

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SueB-won Kenobi

Avoid - vampire diaries ripoff without the charm, humour or intelligence of that series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2019

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Poorly written, unlikeable shallow characters and so obviously a vampire diaries parallel - in all my years of reading I've only twice not bothered reading a book once I had started it - this was the second

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Witch, vampire or what?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 1, 2019

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When Aya is summoned into the lives of a motley group of friends, consisting of three vampires a witch and a compassionate human, all their futures are irrevocably changed. In attempting to defeat the witch who had cursed Zac, they learnt too much about her and about their own abilities. Where it would lead them no one can tell.

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