Jessica
On one hand I feel like this book could have had more... there were characters that I feel would have had much more impact on the story if they were just giving a little more time.
On the other hand this was a YA fantasy that was already more than 500 pages. I get why an author would have to tone things down.
Overall I didn't expect to fall in love with this book as much as I did ;v;
The ending was awfully abrupt, and ruined what would have been a 5-star rating. Book isn't quite grimdark like others have said, but its certainly not for the faint of heart. The POV list was expanded, and for the better!
Medieval Fantasy, but dinos - what's there not to love?
Everything. Every fking thing. I don't even think I made it through the prologue.
I originally rated this book at 2.5 stars, but the more time goes on the more I love it??
Its a fking weird book. Don't go into it expecting things to line up.
I had fallen in love with The Summer that Melted Everything, and was ecstatic to try another one of McDaniel's books. However, I found myself unable to finish; this book needs some serious trigger warnings attached to it.
A well-written and captivating story, On the Savage Side surprised me with some of the content within. SpoilerThe themes are harsh, and unforgiving; child abuse, drug use, relapse, sexual assault, torture, and pedophilia are only some of the topics that are dug into extensively. I made it only 60% of the way through before I found everything to be too much.
McDaniel is clearly a talented author, and I will continue to read her books. I just hope that, in the future, her publishers note any triggering topics the books contain.
This just... really wasn't my cup of tea. Felt terribly generic, and I honestly didn't want to invest three books worth into reading this story.
The only two things I have heard about this novel is that either a) it's unfinishable because its so horrifying/disgusting, OR b) it's horrifying/disgusting but phenomenally written so worth the read.
I had to DNF it because it was just so damn boring. It starts off strong, and the hoops the MC jumps through to justify his thoughts and actions WAS very well done. But when the MC starts getting what he wants, the story just... sizzles. Like the author just didn't have enough content for a full-fledged novel.