![]() ![]() Garton does not ascribe to the newest trend that the monsters are simply misunderstood instead he throws what these things truly are right in your face from the beginning and challenges the reader to find anything redeeming about the beast that is currently trying to rip the characters apart. Ravenous is not your typical werewolf story. Beginning with “werewolves come to town,” the book follows the expected plot of “hunters follow and tell the sheriff” and “mass chaos ensues.” It is a credit to Garton’s ability as a writer that he takes such a clichéd plot and somehow manages to make it work. Also, while the plot is well written, there’s not much to the actual story. ![]() While his development of the main characters is good, his development of secondary and tertiary characters is non-existent at best. ![]() It does, however, fall short in several areas. There is also an impressively written scene in which the sheriff has to convince his deputies that werewolves are real. Among scenes that are sure to set the gorehound’s bloody bone twitching is one in which two werewolves play catch with a fetus and another in which an eighteen-month-old child is devoured. Also, this book caters to those who love gory goodness. His descriptions of the original werewolf colony alone are enough to make the reader feel they are there. ![]() Garton’s attention to detail in description is second to none, especially when describing the setting. ![]()
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