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Savage Lover by Sophie Lark

47 reviews

kenziewol's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Bullying and Cancer

sdupont's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed Savage Lover but felt the romance wasn’t as strong as the previous two books in the series. I like Camille and Nero but I feel like their romantic journey was on the pages less than Aida/Callum and Nessa/Miko which prevented the reader from emotionally connecting with them as a couple. That being said I still couldn’t put this book down. I would recommend this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

reads_all_the_books's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, and Sexual content

gwynn0715's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

hq_reads's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

3.0

Another quick, easy read. This wasn’t my favourite from the series, I found the relationship development between Nico and Camille to be a bit contrived with them falling for each other based on no real reason. BUT it was still enjoyable and I was still rooting for them. The spicy bits were pretty hot too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

taroroot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

i love Nero <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, and Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming, Drug abuse, and Police brutality

midnightrose_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

Savage Lover is the third book in the Brutal Birthright series, and is about Nero Gallo. Nero is at a house party at the beginning of the story, and he comes to the defense of Camille Rivera. She’s getting harassed by some people she knew in high school while looking for her 17 year old brother, Vic. Camille finally finds him and pulls him out of the party. While driving him home she discovers that he’s been selling the street drug Molly on the side for a guy named Levi. Unfortunately they get pulled over, and the bag of drugs he had get confiscated by a man named Officer Matthew Schultz. In order for her brother Vic not to get in trouble Camille says the drugs are hers. Schultz let’s them go for the night then comes to see her at her father’s autobody shop where she works the next day. He convinces her to become his confidential informant in regards to Levi by selling drugs for Levi. She then would report back to him everything that goes down, including the location of the lab where he makes the drugs. Camille reluctantly agrees, and goes to Levi’s place to convince him to let her take her brother’s place selling drugs for him. He takes her on as a dealer. She never actually sells the drugs, she just pretends she does, with Shultz giving her a wad of cash each time to give to Levi.

Meanwhile the Gallos are on to their next project with Gallo Construction. Nero has the idea for the next project which would be the South Works site. They don’t have enough capital at the moment for it, despite partnering with the Griffins combined. So Nero gets the idea to rob Alliance Bank, cozying up to Raymond Page, the owner of the bank’s daughter, Bella.

Camille finds out her father has cancer, and convinces Nero to let her in on the heist as the getaway driver. She wants in on it so she can help pay her dad’s medical bills, and pay for Vic’s upcoming college. He eventually agrees. All the while both Nero and Camille are falling for each other, as the confide more and more in each other.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

gemin1reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

3.75

I’m still really enjoying this series, and I think Camille is my favourite FMC so far, but I wish more of their relationship had been developed on-page as it seemed to happen very quickly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, and Violence

romie_chat's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

2.5

I feel so extremely underwhelmed. so far, this is the weakest instalment in the Brutal Birthright series. the pacing was off, the plot was kind of a mess, and I simply could not believe in Camille and Nero's love story. the entire development of their relationship was off-page, which made for a rather two-dimensional relationship and unconvincing character development (2.43)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Death of parent

shaddia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

2.5

Not my fave of the serious so far but not horrible. Spice was good. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use and Violence