How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
One fully grown werewolf had been tracked down somewhere in the wilds of northern Australia—where he'd been living a miserable, isolated existence, drinking himself to death. (14.11)
It's not just vampires that get the short end of the stick when it comes to isolation; werewolves have to deal with it, too. The McKinnons have become pretty good werewolf trackers, so they manage to find ones like this poor dude mentioned above, who is completely isolated from the rest of humanity (until the McKinnons get their grubby mitts on him, anyway).
Quote #8
Vampires don't normally attract even the most backhanded compliments—especially not from a hot guy like Reuben. Of course, he hadn't seen anything even remotely female for a very long time; after five years of total deprivation, even a colorless, anorexic vampire with a lousy haircut must have looked good to him. (14.93)
Nina is stunned when Reuben makes a pass at her. She knows that she looks, well, half-dead. But then again, Reuben is a teenage guy, and he's been isolated from the fairer sex for five years or so. Maybe that amount of deprivation has made him desperate for female company?
Quote #9
At this point you must be thinking that Nefley was out of his mind. But he wasn't. […] His problem was that he didn't have anyone sensible to talk to. (16.6-7)
Poor Nefley. He's not a particularly bad dude, or a crazy one; he's just one of those awkward, obsessive nerds who lacks a social circle of any kind. Maybe if he weren't so socially isolated, he'd have had someone to talk him down when he decides that killing vampires sounds like a good idea.