Book Review: Savage Lands

 

Almost twenty years after the barrier between Earth and the Otherworld fell in the Fae Wars, Budapest is balancing on the precipice. A battle for dominance is brewing between the elite fae and the privileged humans in Eastern Europe. The prejudice between the sides is bubbling with hate and violence.

Nineteen-year-old human, Brexley, has grown up in privilege, but not without heartbreak. After being orphaned, she is taken in by General Markos, living in a walled city rife with power grabs and ruthless political games. Then one night the course of her life changes, and Brexley is thrown into the most feared prison in the east. Halalhaz, the House of Death—where you go in but don’t come out.

She must learn to live with the worst of fae and human criminals. The rule of hierarchy puts humans on the bottom, where the only way to survive each day is to make alliances with the fae.

Here she meets the sexy, vicious legend, Warwick Farkas. A myth among man and fae. He is as brutal, cruel, arrogant, and as lethal as the lore says he is, ruling the prison with unchallenged authority. Brexley can’t deny an intense draw to him, one that might cost her life.

If The Games don’t take her out first—A fight to the death where only one survives.

My Review

Caden and Brex are friends. Their relationship is even starting to progress to something more. Yet, before this can happen, an incident happens and Brex is captured. She is sent to the fae prison, House of Death. It is there that she becomes prisoner 85221.

It is not too long before Brex becomes a fierce fighter. I liked seeing Brex turn into a strong FMC. She is someone that I could cheer for and get behind. Another main character in the story is Warick Farkas aka The Wolf. The dynamics between these two is enemies to lovers. Yet, there is not much love shared between them. I am sure this will happen in later books. 

I love the world building that Stacey created for this book. I could envision everything in my head and had a clear picture of what everyone looked like and the landscape. I look forward to continuing this series.