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A review by chasingholden
The Savage Instinct by Marjorie DeLuca
4.0
England, 1873. Clara Blackstone has just been released after one year in a private asylum for the insane following a breakdown after suffering a tragic loss. Now Clara just hopes to settle back in with her husband in their new home, and to do whatever necessary to remain free from the asylum, but when an unconventional relationship between herself and a serial killer blossoms many questions arise compelling readers to turn the pages as quickly as possible to see just what comes of Clara.
Marjorie Deluca has provided us with one gripping gem that hooks you from the start with absolutely stunningly constructed prose, the reader is immediately catapulted in to the past where we are caressed with striking period accuracy, not once is this illusion broken throughout the whole book, which is a huge breath of fresh air in the historical fiction genre as of late.
The Savage Instinct is certainly a dark, twisty, slightly uncomfortable (in the best way possible) story. History mixed with a stunning fictional narrative this is one you do not want to miss!
A huge thank you to netgalley, publishers, and Marjorie DeLuca for providing me with an advanced digital copy for me to be able to provide my honest, unfiltered feed back.
Marjorie Deluca has provided us with one gripping gem that hooks you from the start with absolutely stunningly constructed prose, the reader is immediately catapulted in to the past where we are caressed with striking period accuracy, not once is this illusion broken throughout the whole book, which is a huge breath of fresh air in the historical fiction genre as of late.
The Savage Instinct is certainly a dark, twisty, slightly uncomfortable (in the best way possible) story. History mixed with a stunning fictional narrative this is one you do not want to miss!
A huge thank you to netgalley, publishers, and Marjorie DeLuca for providing me with an advanced digital copy for me to be able to provide my honest, unfiltered feed back.