Savage Wild Hearts is the first book in Sean Fletcher’s Savage Wild series. A twisted fantasy novel packed with drama, and intensity that will keep you page-turning, and an ending that will leave you eager for the next book in the series.
Savage Wild Hearts starts things off with an eye-catching cover with a thicket of vines and thorns complete with a crown in the middle. What does it all mean? Well, this simple image is a teaser for what is to come buried deep in this story. Get comfortable, because this is a story that is going to keep you engaged in the characters to the very end.
Author Sean Fletcher has created a beautiful and dangerous new world where the old world is no more. An upheaval has rocked the world. Beings called “wildlings” have come along with the Wilds. The Wilds are a dangerous place filled with dangerous creatures that will tear you apart. The Wilds is no place for humans, and as you read this book you’ll come to understand all to well how true this is. However, one particular human seems to have found a place there.
Val was actually found not too far from the Wilds. She was warned even as a child to stay out, but the Wilds call to her. Plus, they are a source of her only financial stability...as meager as it is. She has a reason to put her life on the line. Someone she cares about is sick...and dying. But everything is about to change...when she crosses paths with a particular wildling.
It’s a gradual build-up, but this book is quick on its feet. Before you know it Val is being whisked away deeper into a situation that she had no intent of involving herself in. But she doesn’t really have a choice. It’s hard to have a choice when a threat hangs over your head. But she’s also desperate, and desperate people will do just about anything. Her new “associate” Rune can attest to that.
Rune has an agenda, and he sees something in Val that will help him accomplish what it is that he seeks. Rune is out for revenge, but he wants more than just that. His past haunts him, and he sees power in her that will help him get a step closer to seeing his enemies dead at his feet.
Savage Wild Hearts is a gripping story that will keep you coming back for more. Val is an interesting character with a past wrapped in shadows and mist. There is something different about her and it doesn’t take long for this fact to come to the forefront. Author Sean Fletcher is quick to tease readers with this tidbit of information early in the story. Yet, it’s really when Val is heading home that he makes sure to put a spotlight on her “abnormality.” Questions are going to begin to pepper your mind, but you’re going to be okay with waiting for the answers to come.
Val is a young woman who is more than a little jaded. As you read this book and get to know more about her, you’ll better understand exactly why. Of course, when she’s called upon to trust a wildling, it’s easy to understand why she’s less than eager to do so. Granted, it’s hard to trust someone when they “strong-arm” you into an agreement with threats. But the threats are tinged with promises, too. Heart gems. If she can get enough, she’ll be set. Money won’t be an issue and she can help the one she loves.
This book brings readers a storyline that keeps you wondering “What is going to happen next?” Questions are going to dog you as the story goes deeper. Packed with twists and turns, nothing ever truly goes the way that you think it will go. The author does a fantastic job keeping readers on their toes as to what is going to happen next. Just when you think that things are going to go their way...BAM! Plot twist!
It’s honestly one of our favorite things about this book. You’re going to want things to go their way and for them to catch a break, but the twists are the best part. Do things pan out for them here and there? Yes, but it’s never in the way that you expect! Which makes it awesome!
Are you a reader who hates cliffhangers though? Well...this book may drive you the tiniest bit crazy then. LOL! The final chapters are absolutely CRAZY! No, seriously. Expect buggy eyes, jaw on the floor, and a tight grip on your device as you devour the final pages. The author throws a lot at you that you will. Not. See. Coming! One thing is for sure...you’re going to be eager for book two.
Love a good fantasy novel with a touch of dystopian elements? Then this is the book to grab and devour.
5 out of 5 stars
Thank you to the author, Sean Fletcher, for the opportunity to read and review this book. We look forward to what comes next!
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