Savage Beasts by Alexa SaintMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Intriguing Paranormal NA RH Bully Academy Genre Mashing Story
I normally stay away from genre bingo books. I simply feel that the author is trying to hit all the genre buttons to maximise revenue, but this book feels like the story is the the motivation for hitting all the genres.
Cadence was raised by a really terrible foster mother from 6 weeks old. Her 16 year old mother died when she was born and no father was listed on her birth certificate. The one thing that Cadence has is her music. She is truly gifted and can play any instrument superbly, even if she’s never seen it before. When her awful foster mother gives her a letter saying she’s been accepted into a college for gifted individuals on a scholarship basis, she sees it as an escape. When she accepts the place, on her 18th birthday, her foster mother kicks her out.
After being homeless for a month she starts at her new college and the bullying starts before she’s even moved into her dorm room. She is tormented by the 6 ruling members of her freshman year, but thankfully makes 2 great friends, Lorcan, a superb singer, and genius with make up brush, and Horror, a goth and English major, early on.
There is so much to enjoy about this book. It’s well written, the plot is very deftly constructed and the main character is interesting. There are so many hints of why things are happening, but you really can’t guess outright from the hints. They just intrigue you more.
What I didn’t like was how attracted Cadence was to the three guys who were tormenting her and she didn’t seem to have any backbone against them, at all. I’m assuming that there is a reason for this, but that reason is not laid out in this book, which is why it annoys me. I also wished to see more of Horror and Lorcan’s personalities, apart from how they interact with Cadence. I know there are plot reasons for keeping it all from her point of view, but I like getting to know all the characters involved in a story.
Despite these few annoyances, I will definitely be reading the next book in the series, because I have to know what happens next, I have no other option!
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