An elite monster-hunting squad hooks up with an informant who can help their quest–or push them deeper than ever into danger. Question: What do you get when you cross Harry Dresden with Carrie Bradshaw? Answer: WHO THE MONSTERS ARE main character, Raine Waller. Raine is a Scottish-born member of the Vanatori, a Shadowhunters-type organization committed to ridding the world of the secretive dragon shapeshifters known as the Drakul. On a routine mission to gather intel, Raine saves a man named Jay from a Drakul, then immediately falls in love with him (Jay, not the dragon). Overcome with gratitude, Jay promises information that could be the key to finishing the Drakul, a welcome prospect for Raine, whose parents were murdered by the monsters. Yet some parts of Jay’s story don’t add up. Is his appearance a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to end the Drakul forever? Or is Jay working with the Vanatori’s foes to lead Raine and her team into a trap? The first book in a planned series, Nadine Little’s WHO THE MONSTERS ARE is reminiscent of other urban fantasy series, especially Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files. Little’s world feels fully developed, especially when she puts her own spin on tried-and-true myths, as in her description of Lessers, which are people bitten by dragons in human form who have only transformed their teeth. That fact plus the name “Drakul,” she tells us, “is how the vampire myth originated.” Raine also indulges in quite a lot of Harry Dresden’s world-weary sarcasm, as when she describes America as a place “where buying a gun is almost as easy as buying a pint of milk.” Or her Argentinian colleague Sofia as “stunning in a figure-hugging red dress that will get her arrested for indecent exposure if she so much as bends over.” Unlike Butcher, however, Little isn’t primarily concerned with humor. Or monsters. Or magic. On her website, she remarks, “Sometimes, I let [my characters] have sex (who am I kidding, it’s all the time).” We first see this frisky fixation on page six, when Raine says about Jay, on first encountering him, “Man those cheekbones.” After that, we never go more than a few pages without Raine flirting with Jay or imagining him naked or telling Sofia how much she wants to sleep with him. When they finally do have sex, the scene is straight out of Johanna Lindsey, complete with the revelation that Jay is a (gulp) virgin who nevertheless rocks Raine’s world. Part monster-hunting urban fantasy, part read-it-in-a-tub-by-candlelight shagfest, Nadine Little’s WHO THE MONSTERS ARE has something to satisfy fans of multiple genres. ~Anthony Aycock for IndieReader

‘A cleverly plotted fantasy with a vibrant, descriptive writing style. Highly recommended!’ The Wishing Shelf So, according to the cover, this is the first book of Hunters and Dragons. If that's the case, I'm excited - and so should you be. This is a very well-written fantasy novel which follows the protagonist, who´s a member of the dragon hunting Vanatori, as she attempts to hunt down dragon shapeshifters knows as the Drakul. But the charasmatic Jay is confusing the heck out of her. Can she trust him and is he the key to finding the dragons who killed her parents? I must say, Nadine Little is an excellent writer in as much as knows how to develop her central characters whilst, at the same time, keeping the pacing consistently fast. There's plenty happening in this paranormal novel which will captivate new adults and adult readers. The author is particularly good at developing the chemistry between her characters, allowing it to sizzle away just under the surface. In terms of what needs work - not a lot. A few of the secondary characters are a little too underdeveloped, but, other than that, this is perfect for anybody who enjoys a good dragon adventure with a hefty dollop of romance thrown in. I, for one, will be checking out the second book when it´s out. If it's as good as the first, this could be the beginning of a wonderful set of paranormal novels. A ‘Wishing Shelf’ Book Review www.thewsa.co.uk