Silken Savage in Bodice Ripper Readers Anonymous

Dec 29, 2010 Lynsey A rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorite-book, pregnancy, child-children-involved, baby, books-i-own, 2014-reads, non-pc, historical-romance, captured-kidnapped-by-hero, native-american-romance

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Jan 09, 2011 Jena rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: maybe, bodice-ripper-raper, rapey, caveman, beautiful-heroine, stockholm-syndrome, native-american

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This book has rape, also a scene where the heroine witnesses multiple girls getting raped together. I don't think the hero ever "cheats" on the heroine, but it's been so long, I may be wrong about that. ...more

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Oct 28, 2014 Lisa - (Aussie Girl) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: historial-romance-bodice-rippers, read-in-2014

Even though I don't mind reading the odd bodice ripper, this one was your fairly average Native American variety - the feisty heroine is captured by the handsome young Chief who treats her kindly and secretly has a Spanish mother and is heir to a large ranch in Texas. Full of the obligatory purple prose, it felt quite dated by 2014 standards. For nostalgia's sake, an extra half a star for the lovely Boo Blue eye shadow worn by the heroine on the front cover.

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Jan 17, 2015 JennyG marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: kidnapped, boring, virgin-heroine, alpha-hero, reading-slump-didn-t-finish, beautiful-heroine, 2015, native-american

I expected more from this. I am about to start chapter 4 and I have no desire to continue this book. Why?

First of all the writer is using mostly TELL instead of SHOW.
The consequence of that is that I feel like I am being given a history lecture which doesn't make me emotionally invested in the book.
I feel like I'm reading a newspaper account of the events.

Does it get better? Do I continue or give up?

I wonder if I've been influenced by all the negative reviews I've read about this book? ...more

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Jul 16, 2018 Dawn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: hart-catherine, own-paperback

I can't believe how long it took me to read this book. About a month and a half! Granted, I have been busy. But that's no excuse. Part of it, though, is that it's only in paperback. Not quite as convenient for me. Anyway, great story. Tonya and her family were working their way across the country enroute to California when she and 3 other girls were captured by a band of Cheyenne. She ends up falling in love with a chief, Panther, and embracing the way of life. It's a big book and there are many ...more

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Aug 16, 2010 Riccarla Roman rated it really liked it · review of another edition

"Silken Savage" is a great example of the bodice rippers of the 80's. No long drawn out historical set-up, just right into the young women from the wagon train bathing in the river, kidnapped by Indians, and raped. Except for our heroine Tanya Martin who is claimed by A Panther Stalks, a young, handsome brave who treats her kindly. Well, there was that one beating when she tried to run away, but then he treats her gently, kindly, teaching her how to live as a Cheyenne. Of course, they fall in lo ...more

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