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This review is of “Savage Obsession”, book #1 in the “Chippewa” series by Cassie Edwards. (Note, only the first two books in the “series” appear to be related to each other).

The book begins in Minnesota in 1859 in a remote area outside of modern-day St. Paul. It is here that Lorinda Odell, 17, the heroine of the book, lives with her father, Derrick, her mother Mavis, and her 5 month-old sister, Amanda. The Odells are not a well-off family, and so Derrick’s sister, Rettie, who owns a boarding house in town, urges Derrick and Mavis to let Lorinda stay with her for a better life. They reluctantly agree.

Lorinda runs into problems in town, however, namely being accosted, kidnapped, and nearly raped by Lamont Quimby, owner of a mining camp and one of Rettie’s boarders. She is saved from him by Yellow Feather, the hero of the book. Yellow Feather is the son of-and therefore future chief of-a band of Chippewa Indians led currently by his father, Chief Wind Whisperer.

As their relationship deepens, Lorinda and Yellow Feather face many challenges:

The kidnapping of Amanda by Sioux Indians after they kill Derrick and Mavis; Amanda is later rescued.

Another villain, Silas Konrad, who tries to rape Lorinda.

Flying Squirrel, Yellow Feather’s friend, who is far less a loyal friend than Yellow Feather believed at one time.

Foolish Heart: Before being banished for her actions, she was one of Yellow Feather’s wives; another wife, Happy Flower, is pregnant with his child. She is used and abused by Quimby before being abandoned.

By the end of the book, Amanda is found, Lorinda and Yellow Feather-somewhat-reconcile with Rettie, Lorinda gives birth to a son, Gray Wolf-who gets his own story later-and Lorinda and Yellow Feather have their Happily Ever After.

Upside: Mrs. Edwards does a lot of research into her Tribe of the Book that she writes about, and it shows.

Downside: Although I am a fan of Mrs. Edwards-mostly for her love scenes-I am also not unaware of her many issues as a writer (Mrs. Edwards career essentially ended after being accused by the romance novel blog “Smart Bitches, Trashy Books” of being a plagiarist. Then there is the fact that Mrs. Edwards’ novels, especially her Native American books, are horribly formulaic. That formula, which is on full display in “Savage Obsession”, goes like this:

Beautiful, innocent, naive, sweet heroine, who is almost always Anglo, meets and falls in love with handsome, noble, strong, Indian brave, who is ALWAYS either the chief or son of-and therefore future chief-of his band of the the Tribe of the Book.

After they fall in love, the hero and heroine’s love is threatened by the Evil White Man, the Evil Indian Brave, and/or the Evil Indian Maiden. While these efforts ultimately fail, the Evil characters do manage to cause the hero and heroine pain and suffering before the hero and heroine find happiness. (All of the above characters appear in “Savage Obsession”. Quimby and Konrad are the Evil White Men, Flying Squirrel is the Evil Indian Brave, and Foolish Heart fills the Evil Indian Maiden quota).

I didn’t find either Lorinda nor Yellow Feather particularly likeable. Lorinda is whiny-although to her credit she kills Quimby as he’s trying to rape her-but Yellow Feather is an obnoxious, unfeeling individual whose verbal tone toward Lorinda is described-constantly-by Mrs. Edwards using the adjective “flatly”. The “romance” between Lorinda and Yellow Feather is very much a Stockholm-Syndrome type of romance with little to no passion or tenderness.

Sex: Mrs. Edwards love scenes are the best part of her books for me. They aren’t super erotic all the time, but she is willing to occasionally add some pepper to the soup.

Violence: “Savage Obsession” contains scenes of assault, battery, attempted rape, and murder. Most of the scenes aren’t graphic.

Bottom Line: Mrs. Edwards’ books are like going to a fast-food chain restaurant. You pretty much know what you’re going to get. From what I read of others reviews of her books, there is no middle ground with Mrs. Edwards' work; some love her, and others absolutely hate her. I’m kind of in the middle. “Savage Obsession” won’t make anyone a fan of Mrs. Edwards’ work who wasn’t already one.


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Savage Obsession Cassie Edwards 9780821779682 Books Reviews

I borrowed this from my local library, so at least I can say that I didn't pay for it. I got it in large print so I could read it while on the treadmill. This served its purpose - namely to distract me during my workout - but was so terrible that I found myself laughing at several points.

It started off well. I liked the description of Lorinda and her family, her abduction by a nasty man in St. Paul. But it spiralled out of control once she met the hero - Yellow Feather. They have sex, and she is suddenly in love with him. The only thing that stands between them is the fact that he has two wives. That plot point takes care of itself when one runs off and the other dies.

There is some other drama about the fate of Yellow Feather's people, and Lorinda's aunt who is looking for her, etc etc. However the book was so uninteresting that I didn't want to finish it - and I ALWAYS finish books - but I forced myself because I had nothing else to read. I'm sorry to say that Cassie Edwards is a bad writer. She takes some cliche, but interesting, ideas and turns them into utter garbage. Her characters are terrible, her plot is dry and eye roll worthy. If only the sex scenes were hot I could give her some points there, but no such luck. The sex is as boring at the characters having it. Plus...the...ellipses...are...too...annoying...to...get...over!
Lorinda lives in a small shanty with her parents and baby sister. When her aunt comes to visit she decides to return to the city with her aunt to continue her schooling. Upon her return to the city she encounters a lumberjack, Lamont, who started pressing her attentions the previous visit to her aunts. When Lamont continues his clumsy courtship again, and is flat refused...not only by Lorinda but her aunt as well, Lamont takes matters into his own hands and kidnaps Lorinda. On the way to Duluth, where Lamont plans to have his way with Lorinda and force her into marriage, the couple passes by Lorinda's home just to learn that the homestead had been savagely attacked by indians. Her parents were murdered and her baby sister missing. Giving Lorinda a few days to mourn the loss of her family Lamont continues his pursuit only to be interuppted by Yellow Feather, who hears Lorinda's cries while trying to steal Lamont and Lorinda's horses. Yellow Feather, of the peaceful Chippewa tribe, decides to rescue Lorinda from the evil white man. Upon rescuing Lorinda, Yellow Feather recognizes her from his vision quest as a young man. He now believes that she is an important piece to his new life now that he is the chief of his tribe and tries to convince her of his love and of his innocence in the murder of her parents. Lorinda, while being convinced that she is now Yellow Feather's wife, struggles with her desire for Yellow Feather and her desire to find her missing baby sister and trying to cope with the fact the Yellow Feather also has 2 other wives, one of which is pregnant with the next chief. Read this book and find out how it all comes together to make a wonderful ending.

I thought this story started rather slow, but it progressed into a great read, with the beginning characters having effect throughout the story. I thought the characters were well written, the passion consuming and the story compelling. I do recommend this book to avid western/indian romance fans. However, even if you are not a fan of the western/indian genre I believe this book will spark interest regardless. I believe I will check out another Savage book by Cassie Edwards.
I haven't started to read yet. Received in a very timely manner. The book was in good condition.
i love indian romances. it was a great book. i would recommend it to family and friends. she is a great author and i hope she keeps writing.
great
My first and my favorite. Highly recommend. And the story goes on and on. I will be buying more in the series.
This review is of “Savage Obsession”, book #1 in the “Chippewa” series by Cassie Edwards. (Note, only the first two books in the “series” appear to be related to each other).

The book begins in Minnesota in 1859 in a remote area outside of modern-day St. Paul. It is here that Lorinda Odell, 17, the heroine of the book, lives with her father, Derrick, her mother Mavis, and her 5 month-old sister, Amanda. The Odells are not a well-off family, and so Derrick’s sister, Rettie, who owns a boarding house in town, urges Derrick and Mavis to let Lorinda stay with her for a better life. They reluctantly agree.

Lorinda runs into problems in town, however, namely being accosted, kidnapped, and nearly raped by Lamont Quimby, owner of a mining camp and one of Rettie’s boarders. She is saved from him by Yellow Feather, the hero of the book. Yellow Feather is the son of-and therefore future chief of-a band of Chippewa Indians led currently by his father, Chief Wind Whisperer.

As their relationship deepens, Lorinda and Yellow Feather face many challenges

The kidnapping of Amanda by Sioux Indians after they kill Derrick and Mavis; Amanda is later rescued.

Another villain, Silas Konrad, who tries to rape Lorinda.

Flying Squirrel, Yellow Feather’s friend, who is far less a loyal friend than Yellow Feather believed at one time.

Foolish Heart Before being banished for her actions, she was one of Yellow Feather’s wives; another wife, Happy Flower, is pregnant with his child. She is used and abused by Quimby before being abandoned.

By the end of the book, Amanda is found, Lorinda and Yellow Feather-somewhat-reconcile with Rettie, Lorinda gives birth to a son, Gray Wolf-who gets his own story later-and Lorinda and Yellow Feather have their Happily Ever After.

Upside Mrs. Edwards does a lot of research into her Tribe of the Book that she writes about, and it shows.

Downside Although I am a fan of Mrs. Edwards-mostly for her love scenes-I am also not unaware of her many issues as a writer (Mrs. Edwards career essentially ended after being accused by the romance novel blog “Smart Bitches, Trashy Books” of being a plagiarist. Then there is the fact that Mrs. Edwards’ novels, especially her Native American books, are horribly formulaic. That formula, which is on full display in “Savage Obsession”, goes like this

Beautiful, innocent, naive, sweet heroine, who is almost always Anglo, meets and falls in love with handsome, noble, strong, Indian brave, who is ALWAYS either the chief or son of-and therefore future chief-of his band of the the Tribe of the Book.

After they fall in love, the hero and heroine’s love is threatened by the Evil White Man, the Evil Indian Brave, and/or the Evil Indian Maiden. While these efforts ultimately fail, the Evil characters do manage to cause the hero and heroine pain and suffering before the hero and heroine find happiness. (All of the above characters appear in “Savage Obsession”. Quimby and Konrad are the Evil White Men, Flying Squirrel is the Evil Indian Brave, and Foolish Heart fills the Evil Indian Maiden quota).

I didn’t find either Lorinda nor Yellow Feather particularly likeable. Lorinda is whiny-although to her credit she kills Quimby as he’s trying to rape her-but Yellow Feather is an obnoxious, unfeeling individual whose verbal tone toward Lorinda is described-constantly-by Mrs. Edwards using the adjective “flatly”. The “romance” between Lorinda and Yellow Feather is very much a Stockholm-Syndrome type of romance with little to no passion or tenderness.

Sex Mrs. Edwards love scenes are the best part of her books for me. They aren’t super erotic all the time, but she is willing to occasionally add some pepper to the soup.

Violence “Savage Obsession” contains scenes of assault, battery, attempted rape, and murder. Most of the scenes aren’t graphic.

Bottom Line Mrs. Edwards’ books are like going to a fast-food chain restaurant. You pretty much know what you’re going to get. From what I read of others reviews of her books, there is no middle ground with Mrs. Edwards' work; some love her, and others absolutely hate her. I’m kind of in the middle. “Savage Obsession” won’t make anyone a fan of Mrs. Edwards’ work who wasn’t already one.