Yes, the crew is back again—this time plus one. Maggie and Susan give hosting a try with a camping trip out in the middle of the boonies. Add a game of Capture the Flag, paintball guns, and an eerie voice begging for help, and you are safe to assume that the weekend will not bring out the best in them. Maybe our hostesses had something else in mind.
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Yet another month has passed, and the Lesbian Adventure Club is ready for a new adventure. This month belongs to Maggie and Susan, who have dragged all of their friends out into the middle of nowhere for a camping excursion, a "family outing" of sorts. Claudia, with her ever present best friend Earl Grey, and Kate, with her latte, are en route to the specified location, dressed all in black like cat burglars, with absolutely no idea of what lies ahead. As always there is a level of unknown and unpredictability but as Kate clarifies, "The activities were never the variables. It was us, together: a bunch of unruly kids."
When the women all arrive, they hit the ground running as they are told they must hunt for their camping gear which has been scattered about by their hosts. This is the very first sign that this is not your typical camping trip. Soon the plans for the weekend are laid out by Maggie and Susan, and the women learn they are to take part in an elaborate game of Capture the Flag. The goal of the game is to capture and protect flags from other teams while protecting their own flags, without being caught and going to jail. Kate and Claudia are green, Holly and Laura are purple, Kris and Ginny are red, and Alison and her new girlfriend Janice are yellow.
In order to make the game even more interesting, there are hidden charms ~ Goddess, Retaliation, and Probation ~ and spells to protect a team's designated area ~ Alarm, Freeze, Humiliation, and Damsel. On top of everything else, one member of each team is armed with a paintball gun in order to help protect her area. Of course, the most unlikely of each pair is chosen and Claudia, Holly, Ginny, and Janice quickly find themselves in a paintball crash course. The ultimate prize for the winning team is a trophy, "a hot little dame with gigantic bobble boobs" engraved with "#1 D-Double-D." Each team will use whatever they can to trick and distract their opposing teams in order to capture the colored flags and rack up points to be the ultimate winner.
Things don't go quite as planned, which is the norm for the "Dykes Who Dare". These friends who are as close as family, immediately become enemies vying to win the game, as their competitive streaks come out with a vengeance. They are a bit ruthless and Kate learns that it isn't always so easy to be competing against your best friends. In the end, Maggie and Susan reveal that there is an underlying theme to the entire weekend, and they are all amazed at how well they have all played into the devious plan.
Savages is yet another amazing selection in the Lesbian Adventure Club series. It is both insanely hilarious and wonderfully poignant, and an excellent example of the strength of friendships between women. Each time I start one of these stories I am thrilled to be spending more time with these characters that I have come to love. At the core, these stories are about "trust and love and camaraderie" and none more so than Savages.
I love all of the characters in these stories, but here we get to see a whole new side of Claudia and Holly. Their normally more feminine natures take a back seat as their crazy and competitive spirits come out to play. Holly in particular has a bit too much fun with the paintball gun, proving Laura's sentiment that she "couldn't hit a barn" is far from the truth! I love seeing so many different sides of these complex women, both in their relationships and individually.
As always, the adventure is overflowing with humor and after reading this story you will have verses of "I Feel Pretty" resonating in your head. You will want to call your friends "B-word" and "F-er." You will find yourself trying to say "big-boobed bimbo babe" ten times fast. Don't ask, just read.
At the same time, there are several touching moments, especially with Kate. The game pushes on her bottom line, things she expects from her friends and things she will not do. She has some difficulty reconciling the cut-throat nature of the game with what she anticipates from her closest friends. Luckily she has Claudia by her side at all times, and the love and support between these two women is emotionally moving. They are soul mates in every sense, and watching their relationship continue to grow and strength is captivating and satisfying.
If you are able to retrieve your memories from English class in high school or Literature class in college, you will most likely be able to figure out the basis of the adventure that Maggie and Susan have devised well before Kate does. It is fun watching her battle to decipher the clues she is fed along the way. I won't reveal the answer as I don't want to ruin the surprise for anyone but it was fascinating how each member of the group unknowingly followed the role set out for them so perfectly. I will offer you a clue provided by Ginny who summarizes the adventure, "It's about the sometimes fragile boundary between human reason and animal instinct." Perfectly clear, right? Don't worry, after reading this story it will all make sense, like the last piece of a puzzle being put in place.
I highly recommend this story for fans of adventure stories with enjoyable characters and exciting twists and turns. This story most definitely stands on its own, but as always I encourage reading the stories in order. Scavengers and Ledge Walkers, the first two books in the series, are hilarious and touching and you will not be disappointed. And the adventures continue as Loose Sleuths, the fourth book in the series, should be available shortly.
There is a perfect line in this book spoken by the character of Janice who is new to the group, when asked why she is crazy enough to join the rest on their wild adventure. "Together, you all create something very special. How could I not want to be a part of that?" That sentiment so perfectly reflects my own feelings about the Lesbian Adventure Club and how much I enjoy these stories. They are truly special and deserve to be enjoyed by all. I can't wait to spend more time with these characters and I hope we continue to be provided with wonderful stories from Wraight!
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