Review: Don't Mess With My Man!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 23, 2011
There was a song out a few years back that warned women about messing with another woman's man. It also stated how the girlfriend would react if it occurred.Let's just say that "Devious Savages" takes that song to its very core.Elizabeth Savage is the matriarch of a family that is truly run by the women it contains. From her daughters Christina, Chrisette and Christy, down to her granddaughters Diva (Moriah), Drama (Monisha), and Dymond, they ALL have something going on.Whether it's seducing their siblings man to have a taste of them or swaying a man's mind to prove a point, these females do it all.Leila Jefferson did a fine job of displaying each character's level of ability, from Elizabeth, who could get nasty in a semi-polite way to Drama, who had no couth whatsoever. Several subplots unfolded as to why some of the characters were behaving the way they did and some were left for future answers, spurning a forthcoming novel.There was excessive use of one word and even for its context, it could take away from the story, but not much. A couple misspelled words (but note: I received an advance copy, the errors should be corrected at this point and will not take away from the story.)Expect more from the Savages, as there are unanswered questions that Jefferson's readers should be anxious to learn.To learn more about this talented author, visit: [...]