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A review by virgo_reader
Untouchable by Talia Hibbert
5.0
I love Talia Hibbert. Let me repeat that: I LOVE TALIA HIBBERT.
Forgive me if another one of my reviews on Talia's books started like this, because I'm having minor deja vu but I'm too lazy to check. And even if I did... the statement stands. Because Queen Talia Hibbert reigns over new age contemporary adult romance in terms of plot, characters, diversity, and damn... the writing.
I read A Girl Like You a few months ago and gave it 3 stars. I liked but didn't love it, if that makes sense. I don't think I connected to either Ruth or Evan - though I liked both of them - but it's still a book I'd recommend.
But she hit it out of the PARK with Untouchable. Is it because I'm biased and Hannah is my absolute favorite type of heroine? Type-a, neurotic, protective, put together, always has a brave face on, doesn't ask for help, trying to be strong? (Ahem, there's a bit of self-projection going on I think.) Maybe. Is it because I'm so into single parent romances right now and Nate was a capital "D" Daddy with tattoos and a nipple piercing and so much love for his kids? Maybe. Is it because the writing was so hauntingly beautiful that I literally put my Kindle down at the end of the prologue and screamed? (Silently screamed - I was at work on my lunch break. I'm not a monster.) I'm going to say it's "d: all of the above".
The middle had some parts that felt like a bit of a slog of internalized monologues of "woe is me" - but there were also great conversations about consent and power struggles, as he is technically her employer and landlord.
Overall this book just gave me the warm fuzzies.
CW: sick parent, death of a spouse, talk about depression
Forgive me if another one of my reviews on Talia's books started like this, because I'm having minor deja vu but I'm too lazy to check. And even if I did... the statement stands. Because Queen Talia Hibbert reigns over new age contemporary adult romance in terms of plot, characters, diversity, and damn... the writing.
I read A Girl Like You a few months ago and gave it 3 stars. I liked but didn't love it, if that makes sense. I don't think I connected to either Ruth or Evan - though I liked both of them - but it's still a book I'd recommend.
But she hit it out of the PARK with Untouchable. Is it because I'm biased and Hannah is my absolute favorite type of heroine? Type-a, neurotic, protective, put together, always has a brave face on, doesn't ask for help, trying to be strong? (Ahem, there's a bit of self-projection going on I think.) Maybe. Is it because I'm so into single parent romances right now and Nate was a capital "D" Daddy with tattoos and a nipple piercing and so much love for his kids? Maybe. Is it because the writing was so hauntingly beautiful that I literally put my Kindle down at the end of the prologue and screamed? (Silently screamed - I was at work on my lunch break. I'm not a monster.) I'm going to say it's "d: all of the above".
The middle had some parts that felt like a bit of a slog of internalized monologues of "woe is me" - but there were also great conversations about consent and power struggles, as he is technically her employer and landlord.
Overall this book just gave me the warm fuzzies.
CW: sick parent, death of a spouse, talk about depression