The Cravings - T.K. Shields Book Review

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"The Craving LTD Books, Jan 2003, 170 pp. ISBN: 1553168879 After dealing with a haunted house and an island that appears and disappears at will, one would think that Jackson Rutledge, part time sports columnist for the Toronto Star and full time mystery writer, and his partner Sabrina, also a writer would have had enough of the supernatural. However, Sabrina is working on a book about shapeshifters and the natural born werewolves want to stop her. One of them eats her editor, intercepts her e-mail, and tries to arrange a mating with Jackson. By the time they figure out what is happening, they decide to travel to the small mill town of Atschen to talk to the one person who might be able to help them. Professor Gunther Velben has settled in Atschen because he knows there is a large population of werewolves in the area. His mission in life is to destroy as many of them as possible and he believes he can kill all of them at their special ritual when they all gather together. Jackson and Sabrina are drafted into helping them, a risky endeavor that may cost all of them their lives. There is nothing romantic or likable about the werewolves in THE CRAVING because they are bestial cannibals who love human flesh. T.K. shields has written a very exciting horror story in which the lead couple battle because it is the right thing to do. They do not look at themselves as heroes but as people who want to exterminate a deadly animal that is inimical to humanity. This is an exciting, at times gory book. Harriet Klausner "
Harriet Klausner, Resident T.K. Shields Scholar

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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%

Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror story? Yes
Horror plotlets - werewolf teething

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - writer
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - an entire race
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
Earth setting: - current (early 21st century)
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue? - mostly dialog

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