History Literature / UncommonAnimals

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* Achilles Heel: Of the AttackItsWeakPoint variety: Werewolves might heal faster than humans, but a blow to the head is the best way to deal with them.

* {{Achilles Heel}} - Of the {{AttackItsWeakPoint}} variety: Werewolves might heal faster than humans, but a blow to the head is the best way to deal with them.
* {{Action Girl}} - Every female monster hunter counts, but [[GirlyBruiser Mina's]] journey is unique. She starts the series as a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] and kicks much demon ass as a wolf with a human brain. But as the stories go on, she ''also'' learns to fight as a human, usually while [[ImprovisedWeapon utilizing]] to the scenery to make up for her lack of height.

* {{Eating the Eye Candy}} - Jennelle's MO and introduction. She all but takes a spoon to Rick.
* {{I Just Want to be Normal}} - Mina and Matty, for different shades of normal. Mina wants a real job, and something to be outside of a monster hunter. Matty wants to be able to talk to people.
* {{Mood Whiplash}} - It's not usual for the characters make jokes in dark moments, but the first story, The Hunted, goes from Mina and Jennelle drooling over the 'delivery boy' to Mina being terrified of him in the space a sentence.
* {{Mrs Robinson}} - Jennelle is old enough to be Mina's mother and known for dating men younger than Mina herself.
* {{Our Werewolves Are Different}} - Werewolves in this world do not need change by the light of the moon, full or otherwise. The change can be done manually by the wolf, or involuntarily by a Speaker with the Voice.
* {{Painful Transformation}} - If the werewolf initiates the change, it's very painful. So much so, that the human mind can blackout, leaving a frightened wolf. Speaker initiated changes do not hurt at all.
* {{Power Fist}} - Sam and Rick make use of brass knuckles.

* {{Eating the Eye Candy}} - Jennelle's MO and introduction. She's all but take a spoon to Rick.

* {{Painful Transformation}} - If the werewolf initiates the change, it's very painful. So much so, that the human mind will blackout, leaving a frightened wolf. Speaker initiate changes do not hurt at all.

* {{Mrs Robinson}} - Jennelle is old enough to be Mina's mother ad known for dating men younger than Mina herself.

* {{Achilles Heel}} - Of the [[AttackItsWeakPoint variety:]]Werewolves might heal faster than humans, but a blow to the head is the best way to deal with them.

* {{Achilles Heel}} - Werewolves might heal faster than humans, but a blow to the head is the best way to deal with them.

* {{Action Girl}} - Mina, Sonja, Jen, and Allison specifically, but any female monster hunter counts.
* {{Dark Action Girl}} - Daisy and Maureen

A series of short stories and novellas that tell one longer tale.

Five years ago, werewolves Mina and Matty Grekov ran away from the Seven Tribes to escape a life of slavery. Together with their Speakers, Sam and Rick, they start a new life in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Escape is not as easy as changing their names.

They must learn to live in a world where they not only have to pay bills, but hide their magical nature. With the help of the local demon hunting population, they learn to love freedom in the Steel City, but the Tribes are never far away.

The stories have spawned a sequel, a webcomic, and a YA spinoff.
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The storys have spawned a sequel, a [[''UncommonAnimals'' webcomic]], and a YA spinoff.

The storys have spawned a sequel, a {{webcomic/UncommonAnimals webcomic}}, and a YA spinoff.