Synopsis
The bully isn’t supposed to win.
Senior year was off to a rough start: lube in my locker, panties on my front porch, unimaginative name-calling. See, I got a player suspended from the football team for harassing me, and in my small Texas town, you don’t mess with the football players—even if they mess with you first.
I didn’t care if it was an unpopular thing to do; I stood up for myself… and in doing so, opened Pandora’s Box.
I never dreamed I would attract the attention of locally worshipped star quarterback, Carter Mahoney. Never imagined his coveted attention would turn out to be such a nightmare. Beneath his carefully constructed façade lurks a monster, a predator looking for the perfect prey to play with. Now, since I’m the girl no one likes or believes, I guess I’m the perfect target for his dark games and twisted desires.
After surviving my first encounter with his casual depravity, all I really want is for Carter to leave me alone.
But all he seems to want is me.
Warning: This book is provocative. It is categorized as DARK ROMANCE for a reason. It will not be for everyone. If you are a reader with certain triggers or sensitivities common to the dark romance genre, please heed the author’s note at the beginning of this book.
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Review
Carter Mahoney, the hero of Untouchable, is psychotic, and I have to be honest, I am here for it. Make sure you read the trigger warnings before picking this one up.
Untouchable isn’t like other bully romances, where after the hero falls in love with the heroine, he softens and treats her like a queen. No, in some ways, Carter treats Zoey worse after when he finally admits his feelings than he did before. Not that Carter was great before either; I mean, his first interaction with Zoey is forcing her to go down on him. But, somehow, even though Carter is a pretty terrible person, as Zoey starts to fall for him, I get it.
Most books like this are told from a dual POV because you usually have to get inside the hero’s mind, which somehow redeems him. But this book is only told from Zoey’s perspective. I actually think getting Carter’s perspective would have made him less likable, and seeing him only from Zoey’s perspective helped me like him more. As Carter points out, she tends to see the good in people.
The story is genuinely just about their relations, there is no mystery to solve or anything, but it was still highly engaging. I wanted to know what would happen between them so much that I finished the book in one day.
I really enjoyed this one, but again, make sure you read the trigger warnings before picking this one up.
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