Naomi's Reading Palace: Savage by Willow Rose

Title: Savage
Author: Willow Rose
Series: Daughters of the Jaguar #1
Publisher: DMC
Published: June 15^th 2012
Format: eBook supplied for Tour

Summary from Goodreads

The year is 1983. Christian is 22 years old when he leaves his home in Denmark to spend a year in Florida with a very wealthy family and go to med-school. A joyful night out with friends is shattered by an encounter with a savage predator that changes his life forever. Soon he faces challenges he had never expected. A supernatural gift he has no idea how to embrace. A haunting family in the house next door. A spirit-filled girl who seems to carry all the answers. An ancient secret hidden in the swamps of Florida. One life never the same. One love that becomes an obsession. Two destinies that will be forever entangled.

Savage is a paranormal romance with some language, violence, and sexual situations recommended for ages sixteen and up

My Review

This wasn’t the typical Paranormal book I was expecting it to be. I thought it was more about the destinies of the main characters, their histories and their developing relationships. It was a fair way into the book before anything Paranormal occurs.

In Savage we meet Christian; he is extremely good looking with his blue eyes, blonde curly hair and perfect body. He is also incredibly smart with a photographic memory. When he lived in Denmark he was quite the ladies man who broke a girl’s heart on more than one occasion. He wasn’t one for forming relationships.

He moves in with Dr & Mrs Kirk and their 19 year old daughter Heather. They are like his wealthy Foster family that he lives with while in Florida. Heather is very attractive as well and they quickly make a connection.

After a tragic accident near the start of the book, Christian’s life changes drastically. He meets the mysterious family next door and the beautiful Aiyana. He begins to question the direction of his life; whether to continue with his medical studies or to pursue his love of music. And he is drawn to Aiyana. She understands him better than anyone else and she tries to help him with the changes that have happened to him.

This is the first book that I have read which is told only from the Males perspective. When I have previously read a males POV, they appear to be quite in touch with their feminine side. Christian is not like that at all. He has confidence in abundance and is used to women falling for him. But if something doesn’t go his way he buries the pain and moves on like it doesn’t affect him, by drinking and hunting animals or women!!

Although the book is set in 1983, the narrator seems to be recalling the plot. It is all about the bigger picture and he is showing us the circumstances which lead to what will happen. He reminisces about his Mother and mentions a few things that haven’t occurred yet, which don’t relate to what is happening now.

Savage is not a very fast-paced book, but it is a captivating read. I really enjoyed the way the plot unfolds, but it is not yet finished. This is only the start and I am curious to see where it is heading!

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About the Author

Willow Rose writes Paranormal Romance, fantasy and mystery. Originally from Denmark she now lives on Florida’s Space Coast with her husband and two daughters. She is a huge fan of Anne Rice and Isabel Allende. When she is not writing or reading she enjoys watching the dolphins play in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Giveaway

During the Savage Tour Blitz Willow is running a giveaway. The Grand Prize are 5 of Willows books that will be signed and are shown below.