Bubba the Monster Hunter, Seasons 1-3

Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons

by John G. Hartness, John Solo (Narrator)

Robert "Bubba" Brabham never wanted to hunt monsters. He mostly wanted to drink beer, hunt deer, and chase women, like every other giant redneck in the world. But life interfered, and Bubba found himself holster-deep in the family monster hunting.

Now he's the Southeastern Regional Hunter for the Holy Roman Catholic Church, and along with his technical wizard and best friend Skeeter, his Knight Templar liaison Uncle Father Joe (because he's Skeeter's uncle, and he's a priest) and his...girlfriend (?) Agent Amy Hall of DEMON, a shady government agency with a ridiculous name just so it can spell out something cool, Bubba has to save the world from the things that go bump in the night!

Just as soon as he's done with his beer. And maybe after one more lap dance.

This collection includes:

Scattered, Smothered, & Chunked: Bubba the Monster Hunter, Season 1
Grits, Guns, & Glory: Bubba the Monster Hunter, Season 2
Wine, Women, & Song: Bubba the Monster Hunter, Season 3

All in one collection!

Genres: Horror, Audiobook, Fantasy

38 pages, Audible Audio

First published February 18, 2019

About the author

John G. Hartness is a teller of tales, a righter of wrong, defender of ladies’ virtues, and some people call him Maurice, for he speaks of the pompatus of love.

He is also the award-winning author of the urban fantasy series The Black Knight Chronicles (Bell Bridge Books), the Bubba the Monster Hunter comedic horror series, the Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter dark fantasy series, and many other projects.

In 2016, John teamed up with a pair of other publishing industry ne’er-do-wells and founded Falstaff Books, a small press dedicated to publishing the best of genre fictions “misfit toys.”
In his copious free time John enjoys long walks on the beach, rescuing kittens from trees and playing Magic: the Gathering.

For free short stories and to follow his activities and appearances on his newsletter, follow this link - http://eepurl.com/fV4In

Reviews

[Stephen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok, first this is NOT related to the Monster Hunter International book series by Larry Correia. This is NOT about Bubba Shackleford. Now if your are an MHI lover, you WILL enjoy this take on a redneck monster hunter. It is fun, has some great laughs and one liners, and some interesting plot points.

[Erin Penn · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first three Seasons of Bubba the Monster Hunter in one quick purchase - saving room on your kindle. (Season four is available separately and has four more titles.)

Twenty-six separate titles, a combination of short stories and novellas, available in one place. You need to be aware you might already have some or all of these titles in other formats as Mr. Hartness releases titles separately before gathering them into larger packages. If you haven't started in Bubba yet, or just had a handful of titles, this is a great time and money saver to get everything in one big pack.

For those interested in writing/editing growth in writers, this collection shows an author moving from simple, disconnected shorts to interwoven stories with a strong multi-character cast.

For those unfamiliar with Bubba - be prepared for a titty-appreciating redneck who has just enough guns, swords, knives, and spur-of-the-moment weapons to stand toe-to-toe with monsters and keep the South part of America safe from things that go bump in the night since it helps him earn beer money. (His armory exceeds most small and some medium-sized countries.) The stories are crass and funny and are meant for simple entertainment. Do not read if you can't appreciate a bad fart joke.

[Pete Ducheny · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first book was an enjoyable read. Although I did get this book thinking it was an MHI book being Bubba and all. It flowed great and kept you entertained throughout. At least til book 2 and the 10 short stories. While they all seemed to be in order and follow the events of the first book it became apparent that the author couldn’t keep his story straight. Bubba and Skeeter became best friends in middle school when Bubba saved him then in a later story he saved him when he was 16. His mother left when he was around 6 but then she left when he was 16. His father killed his girlfriend Brittney then later blamed his brother. The family sword was a war trophy from WWII that his grandfather brought home but then later it was his great grandfather’s sword that was created using meteor metal and an Indian wolf bone. His college leg injury went from a snapped femur to a torn knee. The stories were entertaining but reading this book in a span of a few days has made my head hurt with the amount of story changing he does. The final entry is more of the same. Mildly entertaining but all over the place with continuity.

[Dave Shields · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a long haul but worth it. I became a fan of the Quincy Harker series and wanted to sample more of Hartness’ work and this book delivered. Yes, there were many similarities between it and QH, most notably the writing of Agent Amy Hall and Rebecca Flynn. But the book is fully capable of standing on its own.

I found that Bubba was a great character with many layers that the author slowly introduced as the story progressed. I felt that the storyline from book 1 to book 2 was solid and left me wanting more. Book 3 didn’t have an overarching story but that was actually a bonus because it allowed for lots of time for character development in other ways.

If you enjoy the author’s writing and sense of humor, you will enjoy this book.

[Rhys Causon · Rating 4 out of 5]

As I listened to this as an audiobook collection the voice change between seasons one and two jarring. The season three voice is better (either because it’s less gritty sounding or I just got more used to it) but the new narrator didn’t have has much charm as the first narrator.

There was an interesting choices in the monsters used and although the constant repetition of facts within the story (obviously a holdover from the stories being published individually) can be irritating, the overall story can be amazing at times, though a bit stretched out at times. At least for seasons one and two. Season three had the benefit of being some longer stories and the ending of the last story makes me want to immediately listen to season four.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

This isn't The Great American Novel, and Bubba ain't one of the great classic fiction characters. No, this is a rip roaring party with all of your rowdy friends sitting around a fire, sitting on buckets and swilling Budweisers. The typos are irritating and are one of the things keeping it from being the Great American Novel.

Each book is a collection of novellas and short stories, so each time you'll have to deal with Bubba introducing himself and his toys. It can get repetitious, but isn't bad if you keep in mind how it was written.

[Mark J. Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Stuff

I started to with the idea that I would probably stop after a few pages but I got into the story and characters and found myself eager to see happened next. I am looking forward to reading more by Harkness.

[Dennis Heizelman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like Bubba

Good book. Can't think of anything I don't like about the books. Was sure about the way it skipped from mission to mission initially but the individual stories were great. Need to go see if the is another book...

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not really my cup of tea, but hard to look away from. Rather in need of a good editorial polishing...many, MANY errors that should never have gotten past a good proofreading and into the published work.

[Cally Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent read

So bubba knows how to hit and with his crew can usually figure out what the bad guys are not only up to. But what they are. Ya gotta route for bubba

[Eric Loflin · Rating 4 out of 5]

GREAT read...good fun.

[Mark Wilcox · Rating 5 out of 5]

So the first narrator just didn't fit well but the second guy... oh yea he's bubba and the gang no problem. A great listen even if you've read.

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG this was the funniest book I've listened to in a long time!!!

[Shauna · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars....good but it's a lot in one go lol

[Ali · Rating 1 out of 5]

Piece of trash. No story. Just a dude fighting zombies et al. Literally! Nothing else. No fuckin story.

[Jarod Forest]

DNF - not my cup of tea. From all accounts it's still a good book. It was referred by a friend that apparently doesn't know my taste in books very well.