A review by edingmann
Untamed by A.G. Howard

1.0

I really wanted to love this, because I've been a huge fan of the series. But I had to put the book down in the third novella. I strongly disagree with the book's messaging about female sexuality and the value of being "innocent and untouched," as the book puts it. I have a big problem with equating a person's state of innocence or not innocence (i.e., guilt) with whether or not they have been the recipient of sexual touch. Messages such as this have the deep potential to instill shame in female readers—especially ones who are first learning about their own identity as a sexual being. And that message is even more destructive for victims of sexual assault, who didn't have a choice in whether they remained "untouched."

I couldn't finish the book after the scene in question, and I won't be back if more books are published in this series. And that makes me sad, since the author has created an imaginative, vibrant, and fascinating world.