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Savage (Daughters of the Jaguar #1)

by Willow Rose (Goodreads Author)

3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 · rating details · 93 ratings · 53 reviews

The year is 1983. Christian is 22 years old when he leaves his home in Denmark to spend a year in Florida with a very wealthy family and go to med-school. A joyful night out with friends is shattered by an encounter with a savage predator that changes his life forever. Soon he faces challenges he had never expected. A supernatural gift he has no idea how to embrace. A haun...more

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Published June 14th 2012 by DMC

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Nov 03, 2012 Bella rated it 5 of 5 stars

Savage by Willow Rose

Christian Langaa is a young medical student. When his father offers him the opportunity to study in America he leaps at the chance. Coming to St Augustine is a chance of a lifetime. He had no idea that the vast swamps would have secrets of their own. Christian is well liked by his hosts, a Doctor with no son to leave his practice too. And a mother image wanting a strong male for her daughter’s husband. A medical training most would only fantasize about. It is all there for...more

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Oct 27, 2012 Rebecca Graf rated it 3 of 5 stars

I've read books on vampires and werewolves. I have never read a book about were-jaguars until now.

Willow Rose brings a unique paranormal romance into Savage when she introduces Christian from Denmark into southern Florida. A rich and snotty new family have taken him in. He has an unfortunate meeting with two angry alligators. But to top it off it is saved as he dies by a jaguar. Coming back from the dead, he finds himself suddenly with powers he never had before nor wants now. It doesn't help th...more I've read books on vampires and werewolves. I have never read a book about were-jaguars until now.

Willow Rose brings a unique paranormal romance into Savage when she introduces Christian from Denmark into southern Florida. A rich and snotty new family have taken him in. He has an unfortunate meeting with two angry alligators. But to top it off it is saved as he dies by a jaguar. Coming back from the dead, he finds himself suddenly with powers he never had before nor wants now. It doesn't help that the black sheep of the neighborhood keep catching his eye until he can longer hold back and finds himself in love with a girl that will change his life.

I found the beginning of the story a little slow, not boring just slow. It describes the young man as he arrives in America and introduces the reader to his past to better understand him. The story really picks up once he arrives at his new 'family's' estate and from there it goes at a very good pace with the alligator attack and such.

Speaking of alligators....That part was curious to me as alligators do not just attack. They only do so if someone is near a nest which would mean there would not have been two of them or if they were too familiar with humans. Also, if Christian had a dog smell on him, they could have attacked thinking he was a good meal. A little better explanation of that might help me, but that's me coming from the deep south.

The plot is well thought out and obviously leaves it open for book 2. There are sexual scenes that are not extremely graphic, but graphic enough that only adults should be reading it. There is some language and violence though the violence is minor when I compare it to other books I read.

I found this a very interesting read with characters that had some depth to them and a plot that had a lot going for it. It wasn't one that kept me glued to the pages, but it kept me wondering about it when I did step away from it which in turn brought me back eagerly.

If you like paranormal romances, this is a book you should consider trying out.

Note: This book was provided as part of a book tour with no expectation of a positive review.(less)

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Oct 24, 2012 Jeanbooknerd rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Willow Rose’s Savage (Daughters of the Jaguar) is a paranormal romance about twenty-two year old Christian who leaves his home in Denmark and lives with a wealthy family in Florida. His dream of going to med-school is completely ruined when a night out with friends ended up ugly with he is attacked by twin alligator, but strangely saved by a black jaguar. His life changes overnight and now faces challenges that he never thought of before. To make things more interesting, his newly found supernat...more

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Oct 15, 2012 Ana♥ Beach Bum Reads rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Savage is a pretty good book. Albeit, it did take me a while to get into it and I did get thrown a few times while reading, I was intrigued and stuck through it til the end. We have Christian, 22 years old and recently moved to Florida from Denmark to go to med school. On his first night in Florida he went out with friends and was attacked by alligators in the swamp, but was saved my a jaguar. And ever since his attack, he's felt like he owes his life to the jaguar...more

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Oct 10, 2012 Tee loves Kyle Jacobson rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fmb-blog-tours, oct-2012

First I would like to Thank FMB Blog Tours for allowing to read and review an ARC of Savage. I have to say that this book was good. I love the cover and the premise of the story was very good but there was just something missing for me. I am not sure what it is but as I was reading I found myself wandering at times and lord knows anyone who knows me knows I LOVE TO READ anywhere anytime and anyplace. So it bothered me that I was wandering in the beginning. With that being said I will say this LO...more

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Oct 06, 2012 Jessica(WonderlandReviews) rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book surprised me from start to finish, a task that is not an easy thing to accomplish these days.

When I first picked this book up, I was disappointed, and as my eyes scrolled along the text I figured I would end up skimming pages, it would be the same old paranormal romance deal. Boy was I wrong.

Rose elicits a variety of emotion as we are taken on a roller coaster ride through the entire book.

I love that it was from a P.O.V. not often explored, and while it took away some of the suspense...more

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Sep 06, 2012 Majanka rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, paranormal-romance, read-2012

After reading Savage, I needed to take some time to set my thoughts straight. This isn’t an easy book. It shows the reader a rich, compelling world with intriguing, relatable characters. It shows heartbreak and courage, pain and despair, and it takes the readers on a rollercoaster of a ride from start to finish. But it’s not something you can let go of easily – I certainly couldn’t. It took me a while to make up my mind about this book, and to decide on whether I should give it a four or five st...more After reading Savage, I needed to take some time to set my thoughts straight. This isn’t an easy book. It shows the reader a rich, compelling world with intriguing, relatable characters. It shows heartbreak and courage, pain and despair, and it takes the readers on a rollercoaster of a ride from start to finish. But it’s not something you can let go of easily – I certainly couldn’t. It took me a while to make up my mind about this book, and to decide on whether I should give it a four or five star rating.

Christian, the protagonist of the story, seemingly has it all. Blessed with photographic memory, he has little or no trouble studying. He picks up one girl after the other, but can’t form any emotional connection to them. This is due to him losing his mother, and he’s scared of losing the people he loves. Christian is an intriguing character because he doesn’t always do what the reader expects him to do. What I did find a bit offsetting, was that the story was told to us from the point of view of an older Christian. This immediately takes some of the tension away – well, he’s still alive, so nothing that bad will happen to him throughout the story. After going through a near-death experience, Christian has trouble dealing with what happened. He’s never been one to believe in the supernatural, but when confronted with something science has trouble grasping, he has no choice but to hit the books and figure out what happened to him.

Christian is intrigued up to the point of obsession with the family next door. Although they’re more than a little eccentric, he quickly grows close to one of them, Aiyana. She is mysterious and open at the same time. The book is entirely told from Christian’s POV, but at times I wished we saw more of Aiyana’s POV as well. I wanted to get to know her better, but had a feeling the author kept much about her in the dark on purpose. Maybe for a later book? I wouldn’t know, but I do know that she’s an interesting person, and not at all like other heroines in paranormal romance books. I had the feeling she was a multi-dimensional character with her own goals and motivations, although I couldn’t always understand them.

The story itself is unlike anything I expected as well. At times, I had the feeling the story was too ecclectic, running from one genre to the author. When I picked up the book, knowing it was paranormal romance, I didn’t expect to read about a guy with incredible academic achievements struggling with life in a foreign country. I thought I’d stumbled into a contemporary book instead, but nothing was less true. It’s hard to match this book into one genre. At its core, it’s paranormal romance, but the book touches upon so many subjects that it’s actually a whole lot more. The lore behind what was happening to Christian was original, well-researched and well-explained. The relationship between him and Aiyana was heartbreaking and fascinating.

You will not find the typical paranormal romance plot and/or prototypes in Savage. No damsel in distress, no charming bad boy with supernatural powers. Instead, you will find an intriguing world filled with interesting characters and a story that is both moving and fast, from start to end. As a sidenote though, this is not YA. The book isn’t suitable for anyone below sixteen years of age, mainly because of some adult relationships mentioned in the book. Older teens can read it just fine though. Recommend to everyone who’s old enough, and who enjoys paranormal romance and wants to see something different.(less)

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Sep 05, 2012 Michelle Lewis rated it 3 of 5 stars

I have to say that this book took me for a ride.The story line was good,setting and plot.

The book was from the main characters point of view,22 year old Christian Langaa from Denmark.Christian,sent to the US(Florida) by his father to live with a fellow colleague Dr. Kirk and his family in pursuit of a better education.Not even in the US more than a day Christian is in a fatal accident that almost takes his life, but is saved my a jaguar that appears from nowhere. Soon Christian finds that he has...more

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Sep 04, 2012 BethSky Rose Reviews rated it 4 of 5 stars

Christian is... well perfect for the lack of a better word. He has it all amazing good looks, intelligence money and even a musician. He was all in all the perfect male specimen which I was not fond of. Yep, I like my men rough around the edges at least in books and the fact that the book was narrated by the older Christian took some elements of mystery from the story. So naturally, I thought I was going to hate it but boy was I wrong.

The fact that Christian is not dead right now and is alive an...more

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Aug 21, 2012 Vickie Dold rated it 5 of 5 stars

WOW! By the way did I say WOW!

This is not really a YA book due to the adult relations. I just wanted to say that right away.

As many books that are the first of a series the author needs to set the situation and tone with the first few chapter. We need to meet and get to know the characters, so yes it is a bit slow in the beginning but since it is the first of a series that is expected. So, don’t be surprised and stay with it learning about the characters and their situations and BAM! The story...more WOW! By the way did I say WOW!

This is not really a YA book due to the adult relations. I just wanted to say that right away.

As many books that are the first of a series the author needs to set the situation and tone with the first few chapter. We need to meet and get to know the characters, so yes it is a bit slow in the beginning but since it is the first of a series that is expected. So, don’t be surprised and stay with it learning about the characters and their situations and BAM! The story gets REALLY GOOD.

One of the unique aspects of this book is an older version of Christian the main character is narrating his story. At times it really stood out that he was reminiscing but most of the time I was so engrossed in the story I forgot he was telling his life story and I was just in the moment.

I really got sucked into the story once Aiyana and her wonderful family join the story. I so want them as next door neighbors! I can’t say too much about Christian and Aiyana without busting out the story.

I loved all the supernatural things about Aiyana and her family and their names were sooooo cool. I was going a bit nuts wanting the shifter aspect to kick in and thankfully it finally did or I may be in a straight jacket right now.

This quote really rang true for me and has stuck with me:

“This is your soul we are talking about. Your soul wants this; it craves to become an artist. You can’t demy your soul for very long, my friend. That will only lead to misery and bitterness. Look at the world outside these windows. It is filled with people who never followed their dreams. People who gave up. Mediocre people living small mediocre lives filled with bitterness and resentment because their heart wanted to do something completely different. You, my friend, you could be something truly great. You have an amazing gift. You need to listen to what is inside of you. What is your heart telling you? Only the heart knows your real purpose in this life.”

I have been thinking back on this book al day and it has been a long time since a book has stuck with me in such a way. Thank you so much Willow for writing this book! 5 HUGE stars!(less)

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Jul 31, 2012 Douglas Meeks rated it 4 of 5 stars

Savage by Willow Rose

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

After finishing Savage (Daughters of the Jaguar) I had to sit back and kind of soak in what I had read. This is Paranormal Romance by genre but it was actually something a bit more as it tends towards trying to impart the author’s sense of morality to the reader in a very general sense. Let me be clear, if I feel an author has decided to get on their soapbox and tell me how to live/vote/make a “better” world in a book I read for entertainment, I usually follow that with a trip to the trashcan. I read this genre for entertainment not enlightenment, with that said this book did it subtly enough for me to overlook most of it and enjoy the story.

Christian is a recent arrival in the USA from Denmark; he is brilliant and shallow at the same time. His life, in addition to his academic prowess due to a photographic memory, has been a tale of women attracted to his good looks and cast aside due to his lack of ability to feel much on an emotional level due to facts that the book will provide. The book starts slowly, giving background and making you wonder if this book was accidentally placed in the wrong genre because it is pretty much story of a medical student going to live/work in Florida on the charity of others. Then things change after a near death experience followed closely by meeting the “crazy” people next door and finds them to be much more than anyone suspects (no I am not going to tell you, read the book). The title should give you enough hints but you should NOT expect the usual paranormal boy meets girl story, to quote some of my Alabama relatives “this ain’t it”. This starts down a road of romance combined with urban fantasy that you think you know where it is going and you will be wrong, I can safely say that this story kept surprising me in the directions it would take off in that you could not see coming. The story revolves around a myriad of things not the least of which are Christian trying to get a medical degree, not getting shipped back to Denmark, getting the girl (or not), trying to figure out why a wild animal saved him (yes that is a teaser), supernatural gift he has no idea how to embrace, and in what could have been left out IMHO a bit of what I would describe as “the Meaning of Life mixed with World Peace). Fortunately that last bit was subdued enough for me to enjoy the story.

Readers should be aware that for the most part this novel is character driven rather than action packed (although there is enough of that to keep my interest) and the romance though heartfelt is somewhat low-key and rates probably closer to PG than R in that respect.

BOTTOM LINE: While a bit slower than I prefer it held my interest, the editing in the first 25% needed some help but whether it got better or I got wrapped up in the story and blew right through it I could not say (I think that is a good thing either way) . Christian embracing his gift a bit more would have helped the book, some better follow-through on a side story or two would have helped, I got the feeling the author was less interested in telling the story than her desire to enlighten me (no I DON’T like that). Finally, the ending was no ending at all, it was like she just stopped writing and I assume there will be more books in this series which will answer a few questions. The premise and characters in this story have a huge potential that was not realized in this first book, but which do get its hooks into you enough to make you want more, I shall look forward to the next book. Overall rating – 3.5/5 Stars – Maybe more if you are a starry eyed dreamer that is striving for “The Meaning of Life” but for those common folks like me who are selfish and just want a good story with a bit of action and romance, 3.5 is as good as it got.

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Jun 29, 2012 OpenBookSociety.com rated it 4 of 5 stars

Brought to you by OBS reviewer Lee Jutton

Christian is a playboy with a past. He seems like he has it all: amazing good looks that harkens back to his Danish ancestors, the Vikings; intelligence enough to pursue a career as a doctor; a wealthy father; a knack for songwriting and guitar playing that makes girls swoon. Christian has all of these gifts and knows it, which makes him a somewhat irritating protagonist at the start of Savage, the first in a new YA trilogy by author Willow Rose. However,...more Brought to you by OBS reviewer Lee Jutton

Christian is a playboy with a past. He seems like he has it all: amazing good looks that harkens back to his Danish ancestors, the Vikings; intelligence enough to pursue a career as a doctor; a wealthy father; a knack for songwriting and guitar playing that makes girls swoon. Christian has all of these gifts and knows it, which makes him a somewhat irritating protagonist at the start of Savage, the first in a new YA trilogy by author Willow Rose. However, the story that Rose drops Christian into is interesting and compelling enough that not only does the reader forget about Christian’s ego, but soon Christian does as well. The evolution of the main character is one of the biggest strengths of Savage, and I look forward to seeing how Christian involves in the next two installments, which are due to take place at ten year intervals in Christian’s life.

Christian has a darkness within him due to the death of his beloved mother at a young age. Upon leaving Denmark for the sunny beaches of Florida, that darkness remains within him, even as he bonds with the beautiful young daughter of the couple he is staying with and her friends. When one of the group’s nighttime excursions goes awry, Christian is nearly killed by alligators in the Florida swamps. However, he is rescued by a mysterious jaguar that pulls him from the reptiles’ jaws and leaves him on shore.

Why did the jaguar not kill him? Why has Christian started having visions and premonitions since the accident? Who are the beautiful women living next door, and why do they appear to have supernatural powers? These are the questions that plague Christian even as he is trying to concentrate on starting medical school in Florida. Eventually he meets and falls passionately in love with the gorgeous Aiyana, one of the exotic and mystical women from next door. However, being with Aiyana isn’t as easy as it would seem—especially when the jaguar keeps haunting Christian in both dreams and reality. Yet Christian is willing to do whatever it takes to be a part of Aiyana’s life, even if it means throwing aside a respectable life to live amongst the spirits and magic of the swamps.

Christian, as I previously noted, becomes much more likeable throughout the novel, especially after he falls for Aiyana, who brings out the humanity in him. The cast of characters is diverse and interesting, and the interesting aspects of Native American culture and myth that Rose writes about are fascinating. Because the book takes place in 1983 there are plenty of other cultural references that might make older readers chuckle, though they might go over the target YA audience’s heads.

However, it is important to note that Savage is far more adult than young adult. The book is rife with adult language and violent situations, as well as several explicit sex scenes. If it were a film, it would most definitely be R rated. I would keep that in mind, and advise that no one younger than 16-17 years old should be reading Savage. However, the older readers will enjoy Christian’s journey and Aiyana’s culture, and look forward to book two in the trilogy, due out this fall.

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Oct 01, 2012 Holly rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

May have slight spoilers.

I have not read a book like Savage before. Not to say there was anything wrong with it I truly enjoyed it but the point-of-view was odd to me. It was the main character narrating his past.

Again nothing wrong with that and the author did it very well it was just not something I have encountered in a book before so t made me pause at first.

This book is actually really hard for me to review, I have nothing bad to say about it mind you I enjoyed it but t is one of those book...more

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Sep 07, 2012 Anatea Oroz rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, romance, new-adult

This review also appears on my blog, Anatea's Bookshelf.

This is the kind of book that surprises you nicely. I haven't expected this, especially after the begining.
Christian is perfect. He's the kind of character that has it all. Good looks, photographic memory, he can sing and play guitar, he surfs and he can have any girl that he wants. Boy was I wrong.
You'd think it is just another, supernatural-romance kind of book blah,blah,blah. But no. In every way, Savage is not an easy read. There is so...more

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Jun 21, 2012 Natalia Bona rated it 5 of 5 stars

Wow... Im a little stunned right now to be honest.. because the lovely Willow Rose has actually done what I didn't really think was possible anymore. Stun me so much that I actually have to think about the message of the book, which can be summed up perfectly in this quote from the book:

"We don't want to be like other people, like normal people. Life has taught me that unhappiness comes when you try to be like everyone else rather than embracing the unique person that you are"

Christian, the mai...more

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Nov 30, 2012 ~*~Princess Nhya~*~ rated it 4 of 5 stars

This one took a completely different path than I had expected it would or even hoped for. But yet I still find myself loving it.

The year is 1983 and Micheal Jackson reigns supreme on the radio. Christian comes to Florida from Denmark to finish Med School. It's his first time ever being in the States, but he's looking forward to this new experience. His father sets him up in a nice house with a wealthy family and thus his adventure begins... With a near death experience his first night in Florida...more

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Aug 19, 2012 Amber rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When reading Savage I was drawn in immediately by the passion and desire that was between Aniyana and Chris, it was captivating and alluring. However, I felt the beginning of the story dragged on for a while until you almost got to the end that's when everything really started. I loved the story line, it was about a Med student from Denmark coming to the US to stay with a wealthy family to continue his education, but he never thought that he would have been attacked by a jaguar and find love in...more

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Jun 25, 2012 Gothic Angel rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: from-author, to-review, favorites

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When I first picked up this book, I was a little taken aback by the fact that an older Christian was narrating the story. I wasn't sure how it was going to work with an older version of him telling us what happened to him when he was younger. But - and this is a very big BUT - it worked perfectly. After just a chapter, I had settled into his narrative and was looking forward to him taking me on a journey.

That, is exactly what hap...more

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Feb 28, 2013 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: shifters-cat-panther, states-florida, fiesty-heroine, genre-paranormal, genre-young-adult, series

In 1983 twenty two year old Christian arrives in Florida to go to med school. The difference between his home life in Denmark and that of the wealthy family he is staying with is vastly different. Invited out to meet new friends should have been the time of his life, instead Christian is attacked by a predator and nothing is ever the same again.

After the attack the town wants to hunt down the jaguar who attacked Christian, but something from within is wanting Christian to protect the beast. When...more

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Sep 15, 2012 Gaele rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fmb-tour, review-reads

I received an eBook copy from the author for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review, and all conclusions are my own responsibility.

Not your average paranormal story; Christian is hearing voices and having premonitions of evil to come. The only answers can be had, come from the house next door and the family that lives within, shunned and gossiped about. Weaving a thread of shape shifting, Native American lore, premonitions, telekinetic powers and the lore of the Fountai...more

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Oct 03, 2012 Kristal rated it 3 of 5 stars

Okay, this book was a lot different than the books I normally read. It was based in the 80s (before cell phones and personal computers - eek!) and is told from a male-perspective. Christian is from Denmark and has moved to Florida to attend med school.

Apparently Christian is handsome, because he talks about breaking a lot of hearts back in his home country. With golden curls and being super talented on the guitar one can only guess why. He also doesn’t really seem to hesitate to jump into bed w...more

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Aug 21, 2012 Nickle [NightOwlReads] Love rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012-paranormal-fantasy, 2012-reading-challenge, aug-summer, tbr-challenge3

Review can also be found at my blog. There's also a giveaway.

Savage was an interesting read. It explained a lot of things about the story and the background was laid out one after the other. We are reading the story in Christian's first person point-of-view as it revolves around him and his experience when he moved from Denmark to Florida for his medical studies in the 80s. He was taken in by a wealthy family who welcomed him to their home with open arms...widely open arms to the point that the...more Review can also be found at my blog. There's also a giveaway.

Savage was an interesting read. It explained a lot of things about the story and the background was laid out one after the other. We are reading the story in Christian's first person point-of-view as it revolves around him and his experience when he moved from Denmark to Florida for his medical studies in the 80s. He was taken in by a wealthy family who welcomed him to their home with open arms...widely open arms to the point that the head of the family, the doctor, (view spoiler)

Christian's future in Florida seemed to be heading in a promising direction until that incident that changed his life forever. Sulking in his thoughts and wallowing in self-pity, he wanted explanations with how he survived, if there is any rational explanation for what happened. (view spoiler)

The writing was pretty good, you could tell it was researched well, although I think it was laid out too much. Like Christian, I wanted more of Aiyana. She is just so mysterious and I wish we could see her point-of-view as well. The sexual situations were mostly mild. A little bit of description but not much heat in it. Still would not recommend it to teens under 16. I wish there was more about the strange family of women, and I also found the ending quite sad because (view spoiler) Maybe we would find out why in the next book, I am intrigued with how that would pan out.

I haven't read much shape-shifter stories to compare this one with, but I enjoyed reading and am looking forward to the rest of the series.(less)

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Jan 15, 2013 Jenny rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Aug 13, 2012 Mary rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, shapeshifters

"Savage" is the first book in the Daughters of Jaguar series.

Christian, a young med-student from Denmark, is coming to Florida to stay for a year with the Kirk family to study at the med-school there. At his first night in Florida Christian almost dies under tragic circumstances. After that experience Christian changes forever. He’s hearing voices in his head and meets the mysterious girl next door who seems to know more about what happened to him than she lets on…

The story is told from Christia...more

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Aug 14, 2012 Britney rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

Wow! I loved this book. It is an absolute must read for anyone who enjoys paranormal romance and shapeshifter novels!! It kind of reminded me of something Anne Rice could have written. I think anyone who enjoys her books would enjoy this as well. I could not put it down once I picked it up. The story was incredible. So unique and intriguing. I fell completely in love with Christian (he is hot hot hot) He is kind of a bad boy too - especially in the beginning. I liked that a lot. Aiyana is my fav...more

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Oct 27, 2012 Lily rated it 3 of 5 stars

Review originally featured on Bookluvrs Haven

This YA novel was a little different than what I am used to.

1. It is set in the 80's which is actually my favorite era. Throughout the novel I forgot that it was set in the 80's, to be honest. But there were a couple of mentions here and there that brought that back to my mind.

2. Told from a male POV. Not the first YA that I have read told solely from the male character's perspective, but those are few and far in between for me so far. Not unpleasant....more

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Sep 29, 2012 Hilary rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-teen, sf-f

Not impressive. The writing was a little clunky, and I feel a good editor could have tidied it up a bit more, and the characters all feel a little flat. Maybe this is because English isn't the author's first language, but again I think the editor could've done more to build a connection to any of the characters.

That said, it was interesting to see Florida from Christian's viewpoint as a relatively sheltered Dane. The protaganist is 22, so I wouldn't normally class this as YA, but the style of wr...more

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Aug 19, 2012 Erleen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: inspirational, fantasy, mystery, supernatural

Savage is the first in the Daughter of the Jaguar series, about Christian, a 22 year old Danish who was sent to the US by his father to study in Medical School, and how his life turned upside down after he was saved by a jaguar.

I liked it but I don't loved it as much as I wanted to. The book was good. It has great moral lessons, great plot and setting, but I don't know why, I feel like Christian was a little shallow with his decision making. I know it must be the mindset of the people in that er...more

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Aug 26, 2012 Angela Noviana rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, ebook, paranormal-romance, giveaway

First, sorry for my grammar and vocab which are not perfect >,<

This is the first time I read a paranormal romance for young-adult although it is recommended for ages sixteen and up because there are several making love scenes in some parts.

While reading this book, I felt that the initial plot is a bit slow, but after the one-third book, it became tense. The jaguar which saved Chris already made me curious from the start, why the jaguar help him? Since Chris was helped, he got these "gifts"...more

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Nov 08, 2012 Nancy (The Avid Reader) rated it 5 of 5 stars

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The following review is my opinion and not a paid review. I was given a copy of Savage from the author for a review via Full Moon Bites.

Christian Langaa is 22 years old and prefers to be called Chris. He leaves his home in Denmark to spend a year in St. Augustine, Florida. He will be going to med. school. He is going to be a doctor like his Dad. Chris is going to be staying with a very wealthy doctor and his family. Leaving his home and coming to America was his father's idea. His Dad called in...more

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I am a Paranormal Romance, fantasy and mystery/horror/thriller writer. I am originally from Denmark but currently living in Florida, USA.

I am the author of the Afterlife-series - a Y/A Paranormal Romance-novel with a twist of both fantasy and mystery in it. I have also written a Horror/mystery-series called the Rebekka Franck-series.
I have furthermore released two books in another paranormal seri...more

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