Published by Knopf Publishing Group Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
Tiffany McDaniel can write like nobody’s business! I am in awe at the beauty of her writing. I could feel her words as I read them. Talk about a book that evokes emotion. Whew! On the Savage Side is so beautifully written that it needs to be said more than once. There are so many sentences which moved me in this heartbreaking book loosely based on the unsolved murders of the Chillicothe Six. I became a fan of Tiffany McDaniel after reading The Summer that Melted Everything. I was so excited when I saw this book was available. It blew me away and broke my heart all at the same time.
This book focuses on twin sisters, Arcade (Arc) and Daffodil (Duffy) who have a tight bond and whose grandmother, Mamaw Milkweed made their bleak and sad childhood bearable until she is killed in an accident when they are 9 years old. Their father is dead, and their mother and aunt are addicts. They are left to fend for themselves and suffer sexual abuse and neglect.
Sadly, their lives are full of tragedy, and they continue the cycle of abuse, drug use, prostitution and violence. Can it get worse for them? Sadly, it can.
This was such an exquisitely written heartbreaking book. I could not get enough of it. The book is told through the past and the present. This is not an easy book to read, it has many triggers such as neglect, sexual abuse of children, drug use, death of women, violence against women, to name a few.
If you have not read a book by Tiffany McDaniel, you need to put her on your radar.
Wowza! I look forward to reading more of her books in the future.
Gripping, evoking emotion, heartbreaking and brilliantly told.
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Thank you to Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor, Knopf and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.