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Untouchable
by Sam Mariano
The problem with romanticization of male sexual trauma.
Now going into this book I knew it would be a problematic and dark romance. The author literally said so in the first page. But it was problematic in a way I did not expect.
So we find out (late in the book) that Carter Mahoney is so dominant because he was sexually abused at the age of 12. And…. that is it. His trauma is not explained or explored further. And he is now “fixed” because of Zoeys love. It made it seem like the author did not care about Carters sexual trauma, yet we have an entire book that explores Zoeys.
I really wanted more backstory on Carter, it would have gave his character more depth, so maybe we could understand why he behaves the way that he does.
The smut was on point tho, so it gets 2 starts **
Now going into this book I knew it would be a problematic and dark romance. The author literally said so in the first page. But it was problematic in a way I did not expect.
So we find out (late in the book) that Carter Mahoney is so dominant because he was sexually abused at the age of 12. And…. that is it. His trauma is not explained or explored further. And he is now “fixed” because of Zoeys love. It made it seem like the author did not care about Carters sexual trauma, yet we have an entire book that explores Zoeys.
I really wanted more backstory on Carter, it would have gave his character more depth, so maybe we could understand why he behaves the way that he does.
The smut was on point tho, so it gets 2 starts **