rihoward 's review for:

Untamed by M. O'Keefe
5.0

4.5 stars

Whoever thought of this Midnight Dynasty interacting series deserves all the accolades because each book, although different, keeps building up the characters so that they jump off the pages. I find myself invested in every single character(well, except Caroline and Bryant). This book was just another amazing example of how well this series is.

Since Poppy and Ronan were first introduced there has been this palpable chemistry between the characters. They were dynamic in their own write but they were magic together. Things have been building for a while and finally seeing it come to fruition in this book was EVERYTHING. I loved watching the characters grow into themselves. For Poppy, it was an inner strength that I admired. She was no longer timid and kowtowed. For Ronan, it was seeing him realize the potential that he had as someone other than a monster. Seeing him learn to trust and experience the joy of love was powerful and reminded me that even love can grow in the darkest and most unlikely of places; like a flower in a sidewalk. The smexy times... especially that first scene... yeah, FIRE.

The whole "secret" and cause of this whole trilogy left me feeling a little lackluster because it just seemed to have more power than it should have in my opinion. However, I was okay with it because, for me, the story quit being as much about the Constantines versus the Morellis and more about Poppy and Ronan and their journey to love. It was great having some cameos of other characters from the other authors. I look forward to the few remaining books in this Midnight Dynasty collection. It truly is phenomenal how well these authors have worked together to keep the characters and storylines consistent.