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A review by toffeebox
On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Didn't have the same sort of magic as Betty did.
While this book did a fantastic job of the negative themes: drug use, rape, prostitution, violence, family neglect, addiction, it was stiflingly sad all the way through. Positive sides are developed very limitedly - unlike betty, where you had the father, and a few good brothers to give a form of "breathing space" - the sisterhood was superficial at best, despite having a big motif of the Chillicothe sisters.
Nevertheless, the writings and lyricism were fantastic and the plot twist The bit where the murderer was shifted from a human to addiction. really brought it together.
While this book did a fantastic job of the negative themes: drug use, rape, prostitution, violence, family neglect, addiction, it was stiflingly sad all the way through. Positive sides are developed very limitedly - unlike betty, where you had the father, and a few good brothers to give a form of "breathing space" - the sisterhood was superficial at best, despite having a big motif of the Chillicothe sisters.
Nevertheless, the writings and lyricism were fantastic and the plot twist