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Monster Hunt NYC #2
Monster Hunt NYC 2
Hunt monsters.
Upgrade your dojo.
Make money.
The illegal Monster Hunt app has definitely done a number on Chase Knowles’ life, transforming him from a down-on-his-luck musician to the Alpha of two incredible Huntresses. Along with his bandmate, Iris, the group has taken New York City by storm, hunting and brawling in the city’s landmarks and hard-to-reach spaces.
But there is more to the Monster Hunt app than catch or sell.
An exclusive world known as EverLife presents new challenges, new adventure, and a mystery that none have been able to solve.
It also presents new foes.
Warning: Monster Hunt NYC contains a light harem with monster girls, augmented reality,fantasy violence, a ton of action, and GameLit/LitRPG concepts. It was inspired by the Persona Games, Pokemon Go!, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
Upgrade your dojo.
Make money.
The illegal Monster Hunt app has definitely done a number on Chase Knowles’ life, transforming him from a down-on-his-luck musician to the Alpha of two incredible Huntresses. Along with his bandmate, Iris, the group has taken New York City by storm, hunting and brawling in the city’s landmarks and hard-to-reach spaces.
But there is more to the Monster Hunt app than catch or sell.
An exclusive world known as EverLife presents new challenges, new adventure, and a mystery that none have been able to solve.
It also presents new foes.
Warning: Monster Hunt NYC contains a light harem with monster girls, augmented reality,fantasy violence, a ton of action, and GameLit/LitRPG concepts. It was inspired by the Persona Games, Pokemon Go!, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
- GenresFantasyScience Fiction
426 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 18, 2018
192 people are currently reading
96 people want to read
About the author
Harmon Cooper
141 books361 followersHarmon Cooper is the author of over sixty fantasy works. His bestselling series include Pilgrim, War Priest, Cowboy Necromancer, and Tokens and Towers.
His series, The Feedback Loop, is one of the earlier GameLit works first published in 2015. An earphone award winner for the series Death's Mantle, Harmon won the LitRPG/GameLit Audiobook of the Year award for Sacred Cat Island, narrated by Legends and Lattes author Travis Baldree.
Harmon write progression fantasy, cultivation fantasy, and LitRPG/GameLit.
His series, The Feedback Loop, is one of the earlier GameLit works first published in 2015. An earphone award winner for the series Death's Mantle, Harmon won the LitRPG/GameLit Audiobook of the Year award for Sacred Cat Island, narrated by Legends and Lattes author Travis Baldree.
Harmon write progression fantasy, cultivation fantasy, and LitRPG/GameLit.
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July 21, 2018
Solid second book.
A pretty good second book really enjoyed the progression of the MC only part that was not good to me was last few pages where not to my in how it was left off.
A pretty good second book really enjoyed the progression of the MC only part that was not good to me was last few pages where not to my in how it was left off.
July 20, 2018
It's Pokemon on Steroids
This is book 2 of a ground-breaking idea where monsters abound in the digitial virtual world. Capture and face off against your opponents in battles and competitions while you build up your monster team.
For those who read the first book then you will see lots more of the after life and with a bit of wit and an interesting twist we find out how each series by the author fits into an encompassing whole in the Proxima Galaxy. For big fans then we will see names from previous books---no spoilers but it makes for an riviting read and there is also a deep mystery behind the world. Oh and you may come across epic melee fights and antagonists. The real secret i found was that the characters become very appealing and personable and its not long before we share their angst. This would also make a great tv series i feel so heads up Netflix amd Amazon lol. Lastly i think its only fair to give a warning that this may cause addiction to this and other series from the author, a very clever proxima tie in which will suit many a light level up LitRPG fan without being overall technically.
This is book 2 of a ground-breaking idea where monsters abound in the digitial virtual world. Capture and face off against your opponents in battles and competitions while you build up your monster team.
For those who read the first book then you will see lots more of the after life and with a bit of wit and an interesting twist we find out how each series by the author fits into an encompassing whole in the Proxima Galaxy. For big fans then we will see names from previous books---no spoilers but it makes for an riviting read and there is also a deep mystery behind the world. Oh and you may come across epic melee fights and antagonists. The real secret i found was that the characters become very appealing and personable and its not long before we share their angst. This would also make a great tv series i feel so heads up Netflix amd Amazon lol. Lastly i think its only fair to give a warning that this may cause addiction to this and other series from the author, a very clever proxima tie in which will suit many a light level up LitRPG fan without being overall technically.
July 21, 2018
You can always count on Harmon Cooper for well-written, action-filled, fun, giggle-festy, d@mn good reads. That's exactly what you'll get inside these pages.
I adored the many crossovers in this book, and the characters - one of which actually made me physically gasp. Loved the battle scenes. Wonderful stuff!
I think Chase and Iris' characters are lovely. Exactly like two very close friends who fancy the pants off each other, but are frightened if they take it further, they'll spoil their friendship. Doesn't help when the gloriously sexy virtual Lady C keeps leading Chase to the bedroom.
I'm deliberately not telling you too much, as this is a book for fans of Cooper's work to enjoy and to welcome back old friends. For those who have only read these two Monster Hunts, where have you been? There's plenty more of Cooper's work for you to devour.
I was given an eARC which I voluntarily read and honestly reviewed. All opinions are my own.
I adored the many crossovers in this book, and the characters - one of which actually made me physically gasp. Loved the battle scenes. Wonderful stuff!
I think Chase and Iris' characters are lovely. Exactly like two very close friends who fancy the pants off each other, but are frightened if they take it further, they'll spoil their friendship. Doesn't help when the gloriously sexy virtual Lady C keeps leading Chase to the bedroom.
I'm deliberately not telling you too much, as this is a book for fans of Cooper's work to enjoy and to welcome back old friends. For those who have only read these two Monster Hunts, where have you been? There's plenty more of Cooper's work for you to devour.
I was given an eARC which I voluntarily read and honestly reviewed. All opinions are my own.
August 13, 2018
I am going to copy/paste this review for both books 1 & 2.
It was ok. I've read both books so far so they aren't bad, but there are a number of things that really don't strike a chord with me.
1. I can't really deal with the fetishization of music. I like music, but I can't even understand the way the author/main character talks about it let alone relate to it.
2. Speaking of music: The nonsensical songs that the characters make up on the spot and sing. This is something that bothers me in any book. I am not a musician, so I have a hard time looking at nonsense words and imagining what beat/melody is supposed to go with them. I read somewhere that the audiobook actually sings these, so maybe that would be better, but if the words don't rhyme and aren't formatted in any obvious way, I have no idea what to make of the song other than the words in it. And the words in these songs are meaningless at best. It really breaks the immersion for me to try and figure out how those words make a song.
3. The "harem." Until the girls are all on the same page, it is less of a "harem" and more of a guy who is a dick and is two-timing the girls he is with. He either needs to pick one or have a group discussion about how they are going to proceed.
4. The game being 'illegal' and yet there are somehow enough players for him to make a living just playing the game.
5. Speaking of money: This book is supposed to take place about 100 years in the future, but it seems like there may have been 0 inflation. I did a quick search and found that $100 in 1918 would be equal to about $1,799.45 in 2018. Yet this far into the future, they are paying $8 for food and $50 to take a flying taxi across town. Apparently, most people are living on a 'universal basic income,' which a lot of sci-fi books have, but the price of things are never really explained in a way that makes sense to me. For example, he has a roommate because he can't afford the rent himself, but they never say how much the rent is. They do talk about the price of food and in-app-purchases, but I have nothing to compare this to. I don't know if he is spending what amounts to pocket change or if he is blowing a month's worth of rent on this game. I'm rambling, but the point is that the economy seems inconsistent to me, which then breaks my immersion.
I will probably read the next one just because I enjoy the escapism of the story, but I won't be waiting with anticipation for it to be released.
It was ok. I've read both books so far so they aren't bad, but there are a number of things that really don't strike a chord with me.
1. I can't really deal with the fetishization of music. I like music, but I can't even understand the way the author/main character talks about it let alone relate to it.
2. Speaking of music: The nonsensical songs that the characters make up on the spot and sing. This is something that bothers me in any book. I am not a musician, so I have a hard time looking at nonsense words and imagining what beat/melody is supposed to go with them. I read somewhere that the audiobook actually sings these, so maybe that would be better, but if the words don't rhyme and aren't formatted in any obvious way, I have no idea what to make of the song other than the words in it. And the words in these songs are meaningless at best. It really breaks the immersion for me to try and figure out how those words make a song.
3. The "harem." Until the girls are all on the same page, it is less of a "harem" and more of a guy who is a dick and is two-timing the girls he is with. He either needs to pick one or have a group discussion about how they are going to proceed.
4. The game being 'illegal' and yet there are somehow enough players for him to make a living just playing the game.
5. Speaking of money: This book is supposed to take place about 100 years in the future, but it seems like there may have been 0 inflation. I did a quick search and found that $100 in 1918 would be equal to about $1,799.45 in 2018. Yet this far into the future, they are paying $8 for food and $50 to take a flying taxi across town. Apparently, most people are living on a 'universal basic income,' which a lot of sci-fi books have, but the price of things are never really explained in a way that makes sense to me. For example, he has a roommate because he can't afford the rent himself, but they never say how much the rent is. They do talk about the price of food and in-app-purchases, but I have nothing to compare this to. I don't know if he is spending what amounts to pocket change or if he is blowing a month's worth of rent on this game. I'm rambling, but the point is that the economy seems inconsistent to me, which then breaks my immersion.
I will probably read the next one just because I enjoy the escapism of the story, but I won't be waiting with anticipation for it to be released.
April 5, 2019
Monster Hunt NYC 2 fixes a lot of issues in MH1, but it still has room to grow into something more.
I said I would pick up the second book, and I am a bit happier that I did. Cooper's second book does do a job fixing a lot of the issues, but it's still got a power creep problem with Chase and Iris. There are a few fun twists, a few turns, definitely more plot, a more solid villain who has set himself up as a long term antagonist prick, and more monster catching. Despite it being a theme in both books, I feel like the music is done much better this time around. As for the characters, the personalities grow a bit and some more unique problems pop up. I still feel that Chase is a bit static, but it has only been about three weeks or so in story.
I didn't have nearly as many issues with this one, but depending on where number three goes, that may change. Let's cross that bridge when we come to it.
Looking forward to book three.
I said I would pick up the second book, and I am a bit happier that I did. Cooper's second book does do a job fixing a lot of the issues, but it's still got a power creep problem with Chase and Iris. There are a few fun twists, a few turns, definitely more plot, a more solid villain who has set himself up as a long term antagonist prick, and more monster catching. Despite it being a theme in both books, I feel like the music is done much better this time around. As for the characters, the personalities grow a bit and some more unique problems pop up. I still feel that Chase is a bit static, but it has only been about three weeks or so in story.
I didn't have nearly as many issues with this one, but depending on where number three goes, that may change. Let's cross that bridge when we come to it.
Looking forward to book three.
July 25, 2018
Lots of potential
A fun read in a cool new world. I wish I could give it more stars, but the side characters aren't very well integrating only appearing sporadically and inconsistently. This coupled with unresolved problems with the main character (mainly what is real vs what's take and how its all going to tie together) makes the book flow less well than it should. Also the MC never reprimands th huntresses just letting them do whatever they want which is unrealistic and frustrating, the book even says that Aya is endangering lady C by messing around in a fight and nothing is ever said of it. Just needs to fix character interactions to be more realistic and smooth and it would be a much better book in my opinion.
A fun read in a cool new world. I wish I could give it more stars, but the side characters aren't very well integrating only appearing sporadically and inconsistently. This coupled with unresolved problems with the main character (mainly what is real vs what's take and how its all going to tie together) makes the book flow less well than it should. Also the MC never reprimands th huntresses just letting them do whatever they want which is unrealistic and frustrating, the book even says that Aya is endangering lady C by messing around in a fight and nothing is ever said of it. Just needs to fix character interactions to be more realistic and smooth and it would be a much better book in my opinion.
September 10, 2020
Fun round 2
Generally not a fan of Harmon Cooper. This series i find refreshing. Hits all the aspects i like in a rpg. Good base building aspect, but not too much, fun progression, nothing overpowered, although they rarely lose... wish the books were a little longer and the MC and was a bit more up front with his real life girl that is a friend that is, its complicated, and i dont know why sort of way. Bad guy is the book makes more sense then most. Sometimes you don't need a complicated reason to be ass, tolls just troll, to troll.
Generally not a fan of Harmon Cooper. This series i find refreshing. Hits all the aspects i like in a rpg. Good base building aspect, but not too much, fun progression, nothing overpowered, although they rarely lose... wish the books were a little longer and the MC and was a bit more up front with his real life girl that is a friend that is, its complicated, and i dont know why sort of way. Bad guy is the book makes more sense then most. Sometimes you don't need a complicated reason to be ass, tolls just troll, to troll.
July 23, 2018
Monster Hunt NYC 2 is a fun LITRPG adventure that combines a futuristic Pokémon like "real world" game with a fantasy game world and tons of battles. This is the second book in the series, and, while you can enjoy it independently, it's much more fun as a set. There are also references to other books by the author that his readers should get a kick out of. Contains sexual situations, game violence, and language, so not for the kids.
July 31, 2018
Original twists
Fun with unusual worlds .set up and likeable characters. Part future NYC with 2 human musician main characters, one girl with glasses on the cover, other slightly needing Chase. Rest a fantasy. NYC has a monster hunting game and catches can be sent to fantasy environment.
Fun with unusual worlds .set up and likeable characters. Part future NYC with 2 human musician main characters, one girl with glasses on the cover, other slightly needing Chase. Rest a fantasy. NYC has a monster hunting game and catches can be sent to fantasy environment.
July 21, 2018
Not bad - reminds me of hapless harem manga
A good continuation of an interesting story with the slightly hapless romantic lead and strong willed women mixed with good battle scenes and world building.
A good continuation of an interesting story with the slightly hapless romantic lead and strong willed women mixed with good battle scenes and world building.
October 30, 2018
Good read
When I began reading this I was a little leery. However, I love how Cooper interweaves all of the Proxima Galaxies together without it being cheesy. Plus I loved the silent shout out to MSE in one fight scene! #respect
When I began reading this I was a little leery. However, I love how Cooper interweaves all of the Proxima Galaxies together without it being cheesy. Plus I loved the silent shout out to MSE in one fight scene! #respect
April 3, 2021
Great read! Would love an audiobook like the first one.
This is a perfect, light adventure to get you out of real world problems for a couple of hours. After the first one, I really wish there was an audiobook
This is a perfect, light adventure to get you out of real world problems for a couple of hours. After the first one, I really wish there was an audiobook
May 3, 2022
music is still annoying and at points you have two different tunes with speech making it sound like a screeching cat
enjoying the story at least, but as stated in other reviews, they are now winning far too easily.
enjoying the story at least, but as stated in other reviews, they are now winning far too easily.
July 23, 2018
Loved it.
Another great addition to the series. The action was great. The story was compelling. The cliffhanger has me begging for more. Well done Harmon.
Another great addition to the series. The action was great. The story was compelling. The cliffhanger has me begging for more. Well done Harmon.
August 1, 2018
Two days, two books!
What a ride this has been! I can't wait to read the third installment, I'm so glad to have discovered these books.
What a ride this has been! I can't wait to read the third installment, I'm so glad to have discovered these books.
August 2, 2018
As a musician...
...I really enjoyed the inclusion of music as a part of the storyline as well as a featured character. Fun action and character interplay.
...I really enjoyed the inclusion of music as a part of the storyline as well as a featured character. Fun action and character interplay.
August 3, 2018
Squee! I love it! Pokémon Go like but a whole incredible world. I want more!
June 11, 2019
Fun read
An interesting take on life in the future when computers are even more prevalent than they are now This would be an awesome game to play if it was real
An interesting take on life in the future when computers are even more prevalent than they are now This would be an awesome game to play if it was real
April 5, 2020
Love the Huntresses!
Not quite what I expected but very enjoyable to read, hoping for more books in this series I love the two Huntresses!
Not quite what I expected but very enjoyable to read, hoping for more books in this series I love the two Huntresses!
April 25, 2020
Good second book
I am enjoying this series and look forward to how it progresses and what the MCs will do about William
I am enjoying this series and look forward to how it progresses and what the MCs will do about William
October 13, 2021
This series just keeps on getting better and better. Definitely surprised by the ending but looking forward to see what happens next! Chase and Iris make a really good alpha team!
December 18, 2021
4.5 stars
Rounded up. Really good action and more meat here than book 1. I thought Everlife would be the end. But it was a new beginning. On to book 3.
Rounded up. Really good action and more meat here than book 1. I thought Everlife would be the end. But it was a new beginning. On to book 3.
February 3, 2023
Overall, I enjoyed the book. It got a little too harem-y for my tastes, so I won't be finishing the series. I love Harmon Cooper's universe though and look forward to reading his other works.
December 19, 2025
Book two of Monster Hunt NYC builds nicely on the foundation of the first, delivering a more confident story with stronger character dynamics and higher emotional engagement. The action remains fun and fast-paced, but what really stands out this time is the interplay between relationships.
The flirtation between the main character and his hunters adds a layer of charm and levity without tipping into excess. It’s playful, character-driven, and helps give the team a sense of chemistry beyond just combat roles. That dynamic is made even more interesting by the contrast with his real-world love interest, creating a subtle tension that grounds the story and keeps the protagonist feeling human rather than purely power-focused.
The pacing is tighter than the first book, and the worldbuilding continues to expand in ways that feel natural rather than overwhelming. While a few moments still lean a bit heavily on genre tropes, the story is clearly finding its rhythm and voice.
Overall, this installment is a noticeable step up and a genuinely enjoyable read. Monster Hunt NYC book two deepens both the action and the relationships, making it easy to stay invested and look forward to what comes next.
The flirtation between the main character and his hunters adds a layer of charm and levity without tipping into excess. It’s playful, character-driven, and helps give the team a sense of chemistry beyond just combat roles. That dynamic is made even more interesting by the contrast with his real-world love interest, creating a subtle tension that grounds the story and keeps the protagonist feeling human rather than purely power-focused.
The pacing is tighter than the first book, and the worldbuilding continues to expand in ways that feel natural rather than overwhelming. While a few moments still lean a bit heavily on genre tropes, the story is clearly finding its rhythm and voice.
Overall, this installment is a noticeable step up and a genuinely enjoyable read. Monster Hunt NYC book two deepens both the action and the relationships, making it easy to stay invested and look forward to what comes next.
September 15, 2019
An amazing read
The pace for this book was much better than the first one for me, but the ending was shocking. I can't wait for the third book
The pace for this book was much better than the first one for me, but the ending was shocking. I can't wait for the third book
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