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Savage Sunrise

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3 star:		(1)
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I can say with all honesty that this is the best Cassie Edwards Savage book I have read so far. In the ones I read before, the white girl is always kidnapped and practically-raped by whatever Indian man kidnaps her (it's always a chief or the son of the chief of the tribe!)

The Indian who kidnaps Ashley does so under a misunderstanding. However, misunderstanding is cleared up, and he does not force her to stay with her, and she is willing to make love with him. He never has to force her into anything and she willingly goes with him. This was new to me, so I upped the star rating.

However, as always. Ms. Edwards abuses ellipses, and some of her dialogue is pretty terrible, especially when putting ellipses in bad dialogue, so I cannot give this book any higher than a 3. Still, it's a decent book, and one of the better Savage books I've read.

From the back cover:

The hunter of the Hinterland...

As powerful and untamed as the majestic Mississippi, Yellow Thunder hated the white men who were selling his people into bondage. Determined to keep the notorious slaver Calvin Wyatt from destroying his tribe, the Osage brave travelled to New Orleans, and there he fell under the spell of the only woman who would ever master him--Wyatt's stepsister.

Young and beautiful, Ashley Bradley knew nothing of her stepbrother's slave trading or of his lust for her. Fleeing his seduction, she was captured by his vicious cohorts and threatened with a life in chains. Rescued by Yellow Thunder, Ashley soon yearned to forsake civilized society for the warrior's tender loving and wild spirit. But both knew that until their enemy was stopped they would never be free to enjoy the glory of another savage sunrise.

And my review:

I'm only continuing to read Cassie Edwards because I made the mistake of stocking up on her books when they were recommended to me. I've yet to read one that I could even finish.

The writing is just plain bad. Full of head-hopping, an overuse of exclamation points (at least 3 on every page is overkill), and lots of rhetoric about the plight of the Native Americans. (I agree that what was done to them was wrong, but I don't like being preached at.) The character development is minimal, and the "falling in love" part of the story is always over so fast you'll miss it if you blink. It's almost always the same plot over and over in each of her novels: Native man meets white woman. They spend two seconds together and BAM! they're in love. Seriously, that's it. Somehow, the Native character can speak perfect English, or the white character can fluently speak the Native language. I often feel as if I'm reading a young adult novel with some sex scenes thrown in. That's how low the level of writing is in Edward's books.

Cassie Edwards' writing fails to engage my emotions. I read romance to see a couple on their bumpy road to love. This "love at first sight" theme so prevalent in her novels comes across as laziness. It's no struggle to write about a couple who's eyes meet and they are in love in an instant. A truly good romance novel has the couple feeling attraction, questioning their feelings, getting to know one another, and overcoming obstacles before they realize that they are meant to be together forever. Obviously, with this author's big following, not everyone feels this way, but I do.

If you're already a fan of this author, then you will probably like SAVAGE SUNRISE. If you're not, I suggest you borrow one of her books from the library first to get a sample of her writing--you might want to just pass this author by altogether.

I would have to say that I really like this book. The reason this book caught my eye was the main character, Yellow Thunder. In fact, my family's last name is Yellow Thunder!!:) Like me, I would recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of Cassie Edwards. I absolutly love her Indian series!! And since I am also a Native American, I can probable relate to the book's theme.

I would have to say that I really like this book. The reason this book caught my eye was the main character, Yellow Thunder. In fact, my family's last name is Yellow Thunder!!:) Like me, I would recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of Cassie Edwards. I absolutly love her Indian series!! And since I am also a Native American, I can probable relate to the book's theme.