A review by kade_spade
Untainted by Lilian T. James

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

I wanted to give this book 3/5 but I just couldn’t because after thinking I don’t think the book’s many flaws out way the books excellent parts. Some of this book felt like and read like fanfiction, which isn’t bad, really just an observation because some may not like that. It felt like a whole lot of nothing happened. I do know there is a second book and more on the way so that could be why. I am looking forward to reading the second book (mostly because of one character, Trey) but I’ll go into it with low expectations. The characters felt very two dimensional and then all the sudden at the end the author tried to flesh out the characters more making it feel rushed and really confusing. There are snippets that make me really love some of the characters, but then there will be a moment that’s just like “what??? That doesn’t make any sense to this character”. The spice in the book sometimes felt out of place and not needed. Some people may like the extra spice though. Overall, not a great book, but enough there to keep me interested in reading book 2. Here’s to hoping that book is slightly better!