Shortly after Zoey Ellis (why is NO ONE else talking about how she has the same name as a popular Omegaverse erotica author? Every time I heard her name, I kept thinking CRAVE TO CONQUER?) is sexually assaulted in a classroom, Carter comes a-courting. It was super uncomfortable to read, but it felt accurate, and the heroine's responses mostly did, too. I thought it was super brutal and portrayed how much privileged guys think that they can get away with when they're held up by a town. I actually did like the beginning of this book. Unfortunately, most of them aren't positive, but some of those reasons are a me-thing and not an author-thing. I have a lot of thoughts about UNTOUCHABLE. (Thank you, Heather, for reading this book with me.) But UNTOUCHABLE is popular enough (hello, Hype Week!) that I figured one negative review wouldn't make a difference or not, and I really like the author as a person, so I figured, why not? After all, it seemed like something I would love. I don't usually read author friends' books unless I'm sure I'll like them because I refuse to lie about how good or bad I find something, and since I've lost friends over this in the past, it's just easier to not read anything by buddies unless they're already a fave so I don't have to deal with fallout. I'm friends with the author, which is why I didn't touch this book for so long.

So before I dive into this review, a quick disclaimer.

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