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Summary: A young woman struggles to master her deadly heritage.
Review: From my first encounter with horror -- Bram Stoker's DRACULA, at age 12 -- I've always wondered how the "monster" saw the events in which he or she was framed as the villain. I have always been drawn, also, to variations on the Ugly Duckling theme.The person who feels like an outsider in her own home and the misfit "afflicted" with seemingly negative traits, later revealed as hidden assets, have a deep resonance for me, as for many readers of fantasy and science fiction. In SHADOW OF THE BEAST I show the world through the eyes of a "monster" in the process of discovering her "monstrous" nature, learning to control it and recognize its positive dimensions. The story is set in Annapolis, where we've lived off and on since 1983. I enjoyed giving my protagonist the same job I've held for the past few years (legislative proofreader) and working out her self-exploration in a setting familiar to me. The psychiatrist who helps the heroine unearth the truth about herself reappears in DARK CHANGELING, also set in Annapolis, a vampire novel to be published by the Hard Shell Word Factory.
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Summary: A poor novel and a truly disappointing werewolf story.
Review: From the first few pages I knew I had made a mistake purchasing this book. It is formulaic light horror romance of the worst kind. The plot as well as the characters are predictable and ultimately forgettable with a juvenile interpretation of the werewolf archetype.
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Summary: A poor novel and a truly disappointing werewolf story.
Review: From the first few pages I knew I had made a mistake purchasing this book. It is formulaic light horror romance of the worst kind. The plot as well as the characters are predictable and ultimately forgettable with a juvenile interpretation of the werewolf archetype.
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Summary: Werewolves are back!
Review: How nice to read a horror novel about werewolves struggling to understand their existence. The characters are glowingly real and the problems that the main character faces are interesting and many faceted. A very good read for horror and werewolf buffs alike.
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Summary: Predictable Lightweight Horror 'Romance'
Review: I can't believe the glowing reviews of this book. Despite being 241 pages long, half of this page count are blank pages at chapter ends with a typeface so large as to almost seem like a childrens book. I read the whole book while waiting for a flight at Warsaw airport. The writers style was so lightweight and the plot so predictable (it was obvious the female central character would kill the rapist and her father in her werewolf guise). Also at times it felt like I was reading a cheap dime store housewifes romance novel in the descriptions of the love affair between Jenny and Kurt (and God how cheesy are these character names). Not enough real horror or dark descriptive narrative for my liking. As an avid reader of werewolf novels, I would recommend avoiding this. Appalling.
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Summary: Enjoyable quick read
Review: I purchased this book not knowing much about the author but I found the book to be fun and exciting. It's not your ordinary werewolf novel but it was gruesome enough to keep my interest. Lately I have found that female werewolves are alot more entertaining than the traditional male werewolf genre.
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Summary: Enjoyable quick read
Review: I purchased this book not knowing much about the author but I found the book to be fun and exciting. It's not your ordinary werewolf novel but it was gruesome enough to keep my interest. Lately I have found that female werewolves are alot more entertaining than the traditional male werewolf genre.
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Summary: A fantastic werewolf suspense novel
Review: In Annapolis, Maryland, to say that life has been harsh for legal research assistant Jennie Cameron would be a major understatement of the truth. Jennie's biological father simply vanished not long after she was born. She has no memories of the man except for the few tidbits her mother mentioned over the years. A red-eyed feral animal killed her two siblings in her home, leaving Jennie in shock, with nightmares, and an unsuccessful therapy. However, Jennie's nightmare is just beginning to turn real as the neighbor's cat is mangled and left dead in the nearby snow followed closely by the death due to cardiac failure of her mother. Still grieving, a rapist attacks Jenny only to be ripped apart by some animal that leaves Jenny alone as if she is a ward. Only Jenny has the power to defeat the beast of evil that stalks her every movement, but she needs to go deep into her own past to release the feral power hiding inside her. The cost of freeing her dark side could be her grip on humanity. THE SHADOW BEAST is a brilliant tale that combines classic werewolf horror with psychological suspense. The story line is fast-paced with no wasted subplots as the reader follows Jenny's descent into the early stages of depression. Jenny is a great character and her boyfriend Kurt provides more insight into her personality. Fans of horror tales will fully relish this grim, taut thriller that demonstrates the genre has a new star, Margaret L. Carter. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: A fantastic werewolf suspense novel
Review: In Annapolis, Maryland, to say that life has been harsh for legal research assistant Jennie Cameron would be a major understatement of the truth. Jennie's biological father simply vanished not long after she was born. She has no memories of the man except for the few tidbits her mother mentioned over the years. A red-eyed feral animal killed her two siblings in her home, leaving Jennie in shock, with nightmares, and an unsuccessful therapy. However, Jennie's nightmare is just beginning to turn real as the neighbor's cat is mangled and left dead in the nearby snow followed closely by the death due to cardiac failure of her mother. Still grieving, a rapist attacks Jenny only to be ripped apart by some animal that leaves Jenny alone as if she is a ward. Only Jenny has the power to defeat the beast of evil that stalks her every movement, but she needs to go deep into her own past to release the feral power hiding inside her. The cost of freeing her dark side could be her grip on humanity. THE SHADOW BEAST is a brilliant tale that combines classic werewolf horror with psychological suspense. The story line is fast-paced with no wasted subplots as the reader follows Jenny's descent into the early stages of depression. Jenny is a great character and her boyfriend Kurt provides more insight into her personality. Fans of horror tales will fully relish this grim, taut thriller that demonstrates the genre has a new star, Margaret L. Carter. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: supernatural and psychological terror merge
Review: Like all good horror novels the core of Shadow of the Beast are the secrets which are ultimately revealed as the story progesses --- the book is a fantastic interveaving of Jungian themes, horror tale archetypes and likable characters. As a reader it amazed me to see who or "what" I was in sympathy with --- an excellant book for horror fans and a fans of the psychologically based novel
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