The bully isn’t supposed to win…Senior year was off to a rough start: lube in my locker, panties on my front porch, unimaginative name-calling. See, I got a player suspended from the football team for harassing me, and in my small Texas town, you don’t mess with the football players—even if they mess with you first.I didn’t care if it was an unpopular thing to do; I stood up for myself… and in … do; I stood up for myself… and in doing so, opened Pandora’s Box.
I never dreamed I would attract the attention of locally worshipped star quarterback, Carter Mahoney. Never imagined his coveted attention would turn out to be such a nightmare. Beneath his carefully constructed façade lurks a monster, a predator looking for the perfect prey to play with. Now, since I’m the girl no one likes or believes, I guess I’m the perfect target for his dark games and twisted desires.
After surviving my first encounter with his casual depravity, all I really want is for Carter to leave me alone.
But all he seems to want is me.
WARNING: This book is provocative. It is categorized as DARK ROMANCE for a reason. If you are a reader with certain triggers or sensitivities common to the dark romance genre, PLEASE heed the author’s note at the beginning of this book.
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When I first started reading this book, I was a little taken aback with the classroom scene. It came out strong. But the more I read, the more invested I became. I wanted to slap Carter and bed him at the same time. It was intense, angsty and just crazy all around. I haven’t read a book like it and I loved every page of it. It’s not for the easily offended but it is so well written, you can’t put it down!!
This is my first book by this author and I can’t see it been my last. I loved this book.
Carter seduced me just as easily as he did Zoey. Just like her I tried so hard not to fall under his spell but I fail miserably. There’s something about Carter Mahoney that’s hot af. He’s cold, calculated, follows no rules except his own. He’ll manipulate anyone to get what he wants but he also has his sweeter moments. He’s so self confident in himself and that’s a massive turn on in a man although I didn’t trust in the slightest. I read most of this book waiting for the other shoe to drop and I only put it down because I needed sleep.
This is a really, really good read although it does have some scenes that are on the dark side so if that isn’t your thing, this may not be for you. If the darker themes are your thing, I definitely recommend you try this book.
This is a difficult book to review. I would never want to discourage anyone from reading it or make anyone mad by saying this, but it took me a bit to fall in love with this book. When I started Untouchable the characters felt cold and I just couldn’t establish a connection. Thankfully I took a break and came back to it the next day and pushed through. Once I got past the first few chapters I was hooked! I am SO glad I didn’t give up.
I fell in love with Carter. He may be a major jerk at times but dang if that didn’t make me love him even more because when he loved, he loved with everything he had. His ways may not always be right but you couldn’t doubt his sincerity in going after what he wanted.
Zoey was strong, independent, and not afraid to take on the high school bullies. She fought her battles one at a time and wasn’t afraid to change her strategy if the situation called for it. She and Carter were the perfect couple.
I’m not one to read high school age romances but this one was so highly praised I took a chance. I’m glad I did. I do think the characters portrayed a maturity much older than the high school age given them. It was an interesting journey watching as they found their way. The subject matter, which was handled phenomenally, did seem a bit advanced for high school seniors though.
This one made it into my 6 star read shelf
Stop what you’re doing and get this book!!! My girls Allie and Rea had been bugging me for ages to read this one and last night I gave in and thank goodness I did. I was up until 4.17am reading it. Sleep was nowhere near as important as this book!!!
HOLY SHITBALLS it’s EPIC!!! Definitely not for the faint of heart but if you like your characters complex, your storylines original and your heroines kick ass then this one’s for you.The angst is OFF THE CHARTS!!! There are definitely tough subjects handled but the author does it in such a respectful way that you are constantly pondering what you would do in that position. What decision you would make? Nothing is simple and nothing is as it seems. Zoey has gone into my Favourite Heroines folder – she’s strong and brave and smart and I girl crush her hard! Carter… well Carter is a seriously complicated and messed up guy. There were points I HATED him, points he broke my heart and points that he made me swoon.
This book caused me to seek out the author and send her a rambling voice message and to also throw my Ipad – you know it’s only the 3rd time I’ve ever done that so I’m not playing around…
I have already done my Top 20 Reads of 2018 but I’m changing it to Top 21 reads cause this one HAS to be included. It’s that FREAKING AMAZING!!!!
Please trust me. Read it. Message me and I can relive it again. I know I will reread it – I always do with favourite reads and this one is a FOREVER FAVOURITE
5 CONSUMING WHIPLASH STARS!! Wow, this book made it in my top 10 books of 2018. Carter and Zoey’s story consumed me and gave me whiplash with a Love/Hate relationship for Carter. This story is dark and has tough subject content, so it is not the story for the faint of hearts. This was my first book by Sam Mariano and she has gained a new reader to her world, I can’t wait to read more by her.
Just blow me away why don’t you?!
I didn’t think it was possible to be royally effed up by a book any longer. Most everything is been there done that.
And then Sam brought Carter and Zoey into my life and I have been reborn. Into a world of surprises and twists and twisted minds.
And all I can say is thank you!! You just surprised me with one of my top 3 books of 2018!!
Holy shit! I wasn’t expecting this at all. The element of surprise, the good dark foundation, the plot, the romance, and the sexy times in this book all were spot on.
AMAZING! INCREDIBLE! INTENSE! I don’t have enough words for this book. This was a gift and this is the BEST gift I have received all year.
As a warning/disclaimer, know that the first couple of chapters are crazy intense. The kind of intense where you put the book down every few minutes because you think you see what’s coming, but you don’t want it to come. And that is just the start of the roller coaster of this insanely awesome story. It centers around the senior year of high school and has a lot of traditional high school drama, but it is so much more. I really don’t want to say too much because all of the surprises and twists are a big part of what I loved.
I usually say this is a one-click or must read, but Untouchable is more. You will miss out and completely regret it if you don’t start this book today!