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She's not sweet. She's not nice. She doesn't fight evil. She doesn't protect the weak. She doesn't serve humanity. She doesn't work in an office by day and have a secret identity by night. She doesn't have friends and family who know nothing about her but when they find out they love her anyway. She's not cool. She's not clever. She's not kind to animals. She won't help children, the elderly, and those less fortunate than herself. In fact, she doesn't care. But if you hurt her, she will kill you. Actually, she'll do worse than that - Meet Laura. She'll eat you alive.
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Inventive, Brutal and Precise, Maneater Will Chew You Up and Spit You Out
8 Mar 2010
Format:Paperback
Maneater is infused with vice: greed, and power and Emson flexes his literary muscle to convey just that. He's plausibly set forth a tale of two ancient bloodlines warring for countless centuries, waging their battle in flashbacks and in contemporary London. The chronicle of Laura Greenacre, the last full-blooded werewolf of the Greenacre clan is riveting as she butts claws with the Templeton's, the distinguished society family responsible for massacring all the members of her vast clan. She'll stop at nothing to exact revenge.
Shunning their lycanthropic side for generations, the Templeton's finally realize the power they've denied themselves. Getting their hands on Laura's pure blood and wielding it indiscriminately is the goal of the new patriarch intent on building up his clan's strength and power once again. It's a battle to the bloody, meaty death as the Templeton's hire a team of mercs to take out Laura.
Emson is deliciously inventive, brutal and precise. Maneater is like no other werewolf tale you've read recently. A lonely werewolf girl, Laura Greenacre is not. She's nothing like Millar's character, or any other shifter you've been exposed to. Instead she is a ravening beast, ruled purely by instinct, and dead set on revenge. Emson does not trifle with wasted energy at times; we don't get to really peer in depth into the minds of his characters to make an emotional connection with the exception of Laura and perhaps Thorn. And while there is a certain fragility to her, don't be fooled, Maneater is meant to be undiluted horror and that's exactly what it is.
I purposely had to stop tearing so fast through the book in order to really savor each scene.... Read more ›
Shunning their lycanthropic side for generations, the Templeton's finally realize the power they've denied themselves. Getting their hands on Laura's pure blood and wielding it indiscriminately is the goal of the new patriarch intent on building up his clan's strength and power once again. It's a battle to the bloody, meaty death as the Templeton's hire a team of mercs to take out Laura.
Emson is deliciously inventive, brutal and precise. Maneater is like no other werewolf tale you've read recently. A lonely werewolf girl, Laura Greenacre is not. She's nothing like Millar's character, or any other shifter you've been exposed to. Instead she is a ravening beast, ruled purely by instinct, and dead set on revenge. Emson does not trifle with wasted energy at times; we don't get to really peer in depth into the minds of his characters to make an emotional connection with the exception of Laura and perhaps Thorn. And while there is a certain fragility to her, don't be fooled, Maneater is meant to be undiluted horror and that's exactly what it is.
I purposely had to stop tearing so fast through the book in order to really savor each scene.... Read more ›
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Ok I know I am totally out of sync with all these glowing 4 and 5 star reviews but I really did not get the appeal of this book at all.
Spoilers from here on...
Where do I start? Well lets take Laura Greenacre our heroine. We're told on the dust jacket she's not nice, she's mean, she'll eat you alive, she'll wear her mucky shoes on your best shagpile etc etc. Why? because she was fathered by a man who first abandons her and then has all her immediate family killed by mercanries. On top of this when Laura enters the care system she discovers another girl has been raped by a care worker, later minding her own business in a club she is hit on by a stranger who throws his beer all over her, all this before a doctor and lawyer who are their to help her turn out to be sex pests. All these negative experiences of men mean that Laura naturally becomes a....you've guessed it, pole dancer! (when she is not being a werewolf).
Initially she lives up to her billing, she slaughters a couple of guard dogs, piddles in a police car and spends much of the first third throwing people around by their faces. Despite all this she manages not to be either thrown in jail or as is much more like detained under section 2 of the Mental Health Act. But then she kind of morphs into avenger mode and it turns out she only eats alive rapist's, murderer's and those really unhelpful doctors receptionists.
But don't worry another villian emerges in Michael Templeton. He must be bad because even though he is definitely not a hippy he has a pony tail! Which any watcher of 80's crime thrillers will tell means he is into drugs, treating women badly and given half a chance will be rude to your Mum! Despite being heir to a fortune and his Dad's mansion with a 50 meter swimming pool??!... Read more ›
Spoilers from here on...
Where do I start? Well lets take Laura Greenacre our heroine. We're told on the dust jacket she's not nice, she's mean, she'll eat you alive, she'll wear her mucky shoes on your best shagpile etc etc. Why? because she was fathered by a man who first abandons her and then has all her immediate family killed by mercanries. On top of this when Laura enters the care system she discovers another girl has been raped by a care worker, later minding her own business in a club she is hit on by a stranger who throws his beer all over her, all this before a doctor and lawyer who are their to help her turn out to be sex pests. All these negative experiences of men mean that Laura naturally becomes a....you've guessed it, pole dancer! (when she is not being a werewolf).
Initially she lives up to her billing, she slaughters a couple of guard dogs, piddles in a police car and spends much of the first third throwing people around by their faces. Despite all this she manages not to be either thrown in jail or as is much more like detained under section 2 of the Mental Health Act. But then she kind of morphs into avenger mode and it turns out she only eats alive rapist's, murderer's and those really unhelpful doctors receptionists.
But don't worry another villian emerges in Michael Templeton. He must be bad because even though he is definitely not a hippy he has a pony tail! Which any watcher of 80's crime thrillers will tell means he is into drugs, treating women badly and given half a chance will be rude to your Mum! Despite being heir to a fortune and his Dad's mansion with a 50 meter swimming pool??!... Read more ›
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Maria
Format:Paperback
I would actually rate this 4.5 stars only because having just read Skarlet by thomas Emson I can't quite bring myself to like this as much. Having said that after reading the back of this book i didn't expect to like Laura Greenacre at all as she wasn't meant to be a likeable character so I was quite surprised how after few chapters I found myself quite fond of her.
What I like most about Thomas Emson's books is the fast pace, there is simply no time to get bored or fed up. Once you start reading you have to keep on reading until the book is finished.
I would definatly recommend this book to everyone, it won't disappoint!
What I like most about Thomas Emson's books is the fast pace, there is simply no time to get bored or fed up. Once you start reading you have to keep on reading until the book is finished.
I would definatly recommend this book to everyone, it won't disappoint!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Readalot
Format:Paperback
Read this excellent novel on holiday and it was one of those rare treats - a book you didn't want to put down or to end.
Beautifully crafted with totally believable characters and a story line that zoomed along.
Here's to the sequel.
Beautifully crafted with totally believable characters and a story line that zoomed along.
Here's to the sequel.
Format:Paperback
So even just going by the blurb you can tell this chick ain't gonna be painted as a lovely family woman who had some terrible accident and got turned into a werewolf. She's a bitch. Literally! She has few friends and no family.
I loved this book ... well ..... I would have if it didn't have so many spelling errors and typos in it. That really puts me off! So as it is I liked it very much.
Unfortunately, with this blurb, there's not a whole lot for me to say without giving anything away. Let's just say it doesn't fall in line with the more recent werewolf books. It's kind of confusing to read purely because it's told from everyone's point of view. There's no outright narrator in this and sometimes it takes a few sentences to even work out who you're currently reading.
Definitely a must read for all werewolf fans. It's Thomas Emson's first English novel but I'm going to be on the lookout for more.
I loved this book ... well ..... I would have if it didn't have so many spelling errors and typos in it. That really puts me off! So as it is I liked it very much.
Unfortunately, with this blurb, there's not a whole lot for me to say without giving anything away. Let's just say it doesn't fall in line with the more recent werewolf books. It's kind of confusing to read purely because it's told from everyone's point of view. There's no outright narrator in this and sometimes it takes a few sentences to even work out who you're currently reading.
Definitely a must read for all werewolf fans. It's Thomas Emson's first English novel but I'm going to be on the lookout for more.
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Twilight fans run and hide!
I purchased this book just because I loved the front cover and my wife's obsession with all that is Twilight. Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2011 by Tinylittle
4.0 out of 5 stars
good,but...
I liked this a lot. Got the impression that the author really wanted to write a book about a Saab, but had to put in werewolves to get it published, but that's ok, I like Saabs. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2010 by emperors servant
5.0 out of 5 stars
more great writing and a great lycan story
I'm really growing to enjoy Emson's style. More than that - he writes good stories and puts you in the centre of the action. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2010 by C. E. MCKEOWN
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow!
WOW. Maneater was definitely a book that I wasn't expecting and I mean that in a good way.
Maneater has a lot of action, a lot of gore, and a refreshing take in... Read more
Maneater has a lot of action, a lot of gore, and a refreshing take in... Read more
Published on 29 April 2009 by Kelly
5.0 out of 5 stars
An author to watch out for!
Laura is a werewolf out for revenge but doesnt expect all the revelations that she is faced with along the way. Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2009 by S. Lockett
5.0 out of 5 stars
When is the TV series out
Having just read On Beauty by Zadie Smith and finding it such a chore/bore I was in need of a really good book with a story and characters you liked. Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2008 by J. Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic
This book moves along at a cracking pace and the characters are well scripted and thought out. The way their lives intertwine is interesting and only serves to make the plot more... Read more
Published on 29 May 2008 by Ms. Tm Law
5.0 out of 5 stars
Un-put-downable!
This book sucked me into the action from the first page - I've barely put it down since I started reading a couple of days ago. Read more
Published on 16 May 2008 by Joanna L. Roberts
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