Book: Their Dangerous Game: Untouched Vol 1 of 6 by C.S. Berry
Reviewed by Booksbystarlightandshadows
Rating: 3/5
I love a good bully romance and although there were parts of this I enjoyed, it stuck at the three star mark for me. The dubious consent is very prevalent and the initial reason why the Horsemen pursued Harper was pretty gross. I didn't like any of the MMCs at all for quite a big chunk of the book. The manipulation, the punishments and the control the Horsemen exert over Harper is uncomfortable at moments. I agree with other reviewers when the high school element doesn't really add anything; this could easily have been a college age setting.
I liked Mollie Stark's Harper; body betrayal is not one of my favourites but I genuinely felt the conflict in her performance and how Harper articulated her feelings about it. Harper may have liked some of the things the Horsemen did but she recognised where her limits were and was still not comfortable. I did like though how she could be herself a little more now beyond her relationship with Kenzie. I liked Kenzie too but I am hoping it comes out Brandon is the one who dropped Harper in it!
Luke was the standout MMC for me closely followed by Caeden but Eli and Jack felt a little in the background for the most part. The narration though is excellent and it kept me more engaged than if I was reading alone with the narrators really making each character their own; the chemistry is excellent and some of those lines definitely melted my headphones! With Nico entering the chat I'm interested to see how he is going to fit in as someone who has a connection with Harper beyond simply wanting something from her. Harper states more than once that they want her for what she is not who she is and I'm hoping we see some development in that area in book two. I'm also trying to figure out who the mysterious artist is, and what the story with Tanner is as something tells me Mia isn't just at another school....
My interpretation of the star system;
3 stars - I enjoyed it; would read the author again
4 stars - I really liked it; I am invested and definitely want more from this author/series
5 stars - I loved it; I engaged with this book completely until I finished it and it is one I will re-read