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Untouchable
by Shon
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Lord. Smh! This book irritated me to no end! And not for the reasons it was, apparently, supposed to. I’m still trying to understand why there was a disclaimer at the beginning asking the readers to give Tallulah some grace because she’s been through a lot, as if SHE was the problem in the book. And, as I read the reviews (which I tend to do after finishing books I either loved or hated), I’m seeing all these ppl complain about Tally and how Pierre was “too good for her” and how she “doesn’t deserve him” and how “insufferable” she was, and I’m so confused. It makes me think the disclaimer that the author put at the beginning was way too influential, which makes the book even MORE annoying. Please tell me how Tally is the problem. She was hurt by a previous relationship, and it caused her to put her guard up and place strict rules on her dating life. Pierre, her “best friend” since they were little and who was SECRETLY in love with her, offers himself up to be used as a sexual plaything after she complained about a drought she was going through—FULLY AWARE, mind you, of her strict rules and boundaries, but wants the chance to at least get some of her if he can. Tally, completely unaware that he’s in love with her, agrees because as her “best friend” he appears to be a safe bet. Within a year, he professes his love for her (conveniently, always either during or immediately after he brings her to completion—I’m trying not to be vulgar). When she doesn’t reciprocate, he purposely plots with one of their mutual friends to pop up on her dates with other men, show up unannounced to outings, corners her and uses her sexual appetite to seduce her in order to sabotage her dates, is aggressive with the other men in her life even though he knew going into the agreement that she would still date other men, and then…AND THEN (!!!), when she decides that even though she’s realized that she has feelings for him too, she would rather try to salvage their friendship and tells him they should stop having sex. Not only does this “best friend” of hers yell “NO”, but he goes off, accuses her of using him—when HE’S the one who offered his body while, again, SECRETLY in love with her—and then insults her character and stops talking to her for weeks. And it’s TALLULAH I’m supposed to be bothered by throughout this story?? Because she denies her feelings for him in an effort to protect her own heart by abiding by her own rules that he knew about?? Like…tf?? Am I the a**hole for thinking HE’S the a**hole and that she needs to run fast in the opposite direction of wherever he is?? Omg! Pierre made me start to wonder if I hate men. Maybe because I’ve known a LOT of Pierres and UGH none of that is attractive or romantic or desirable. Dude was weird and scary af! And he would’ve been dead to me after the temper tantrum he had over some damn sex. And to top it off, for the majority of the remainder of the book, Tally is self-loathing and blaming herself for messing up their relationship and constantly talking about how she deserves the treatment he’s giving her. What?? Rolling my eyes HARD! I was not happy that they worked it out. And that last part really annoyed tf out of me at the end when she asks if he’s mad at her for “making him a babydaddy before a husband”! Girl, what?!? If that’s not some backward a** sh*t, idk what is! As if HE didn’t impregnate HER without HIM first proposing to his “best friend” that he’s supposedly so “in love with” prior to said impregnation?!? Uggggghhhh! I hated this with a passion! Dishonorable mention to the typos, formatting errors, and the attempt at flowery prose to make a toxic relationship sound beautiful. ‘Twas not!