Savaged by Mia SheridanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Let’s be clear right from the start—this story is implausible, filled with holes the size of meteor craters, and at times laugh-out-loud ridiculous. It’s also feral, animalistic and peppered with enough unbridled lust to make it a GREAT read. This author has mastered the art of character development and does so here with a brilliant, heavy hand that left me breathless and wanting my very own Jak.
The story is that of Jak (aka Lucas), an eight year abandoned to nature fifteen years prior and left to fend for himself in order to survive the elements. This modern day Tarzan grows from a frightened boy to a man who is bewildered by modern society whilst perfectly at home in the dense and isolated forest. His coming of age is multi-faceted—first, learning as a child to hunt and forage, then as a man feeling his way through societal norms and expectations. It’s a fascinating, though admittedly preposterous, idea that wraps the reader in a willing suspension of disbelief as the story progresses. It’s difficult to explain the juxtaposition of these opposing forces, to somehow justify such a visceral reaction to such a seemingly inane premise, but suffice it to say, it works! I was gripped from beginning to end, and I shared in Jak’s feelings of wonder, shame and even embarrassment as he navigated his way back to civilization.
If you’re in any way prudish about sex in your reading, this is definitely not the read for you. If, however, you enjoy a little spice in your soup, this one definitely brings the heat!
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