Just when I thought I thought I was losing interest in this series, there is my favorite kind of heroine! I loved Melisande. Bitter, cold and tortured. I loved watching Fox slowly process through her trauma and help her deal with it. It got a bit sugary in the end, but I still loved the anger and vulnerability. Between Mel and Skye, I've got two of my favorite traumatized heroines in this series.

Re-read in 2018: Still love the angsty, wounded heroine, but I feel like the resolution of her trauma was too abrupt. Great beginning, but honestly it just felt like her character randomly changed into someone else - I prefer a slower healing, and am not a fan of insta-love. But still has all the right elements for my favored trope! ( )

The Feral Warriors seem to have so much going against them, it was sometimes hard to keep hope for them. But it seems hardship creates strong bonds
( )

Just when I thought I thought I was losing interest in this series, there is my favorite kind of heroine! I loved Melisande. Bitter, cold and tortured. I loved watching Fox slowly process through her trauma and help her deal with it. It got a bit sugary in the end, but I still loved the anger and vulnerability. Between Mel and Skye, I've got two of my favorite traumatized heroines in this series.

Re-read in 2018: Still love the angsty, wounded heroine, but I feel like the resolution of her trauma was too abrupt. Great beginning, but honestly it just felt like her character randomly changed into someone else - I prefer a slower healing, and am not a fan of insta-love. But still has all the right elements for my favored trope! ( )

Heroine was too stupid to live (tstl). ( )

A Love Untamed
3 Stars

The divisions among the Feral Warriors are emphasized when the original nine are faced with the knowledge the the newly discovered seventeen are either the best or worst their lines. The warriors problems are only compounded when Kara is kidnaped by one of the evil Ferals. As they search for the missing Radiant, Kieran aka Fox must work with Melisande, the coldest and most merciless of the Ilinas, who is apparently his predestined mate. Betrayed in the past by Therians, Melisande finds it difficult to trust Fox, but finds herself inevitably drawn to him. Will the two be able to get past their personal issues and work together toward a common goal?

An improvement on the previous book, but does not approach the quality of the first few installments.

The developments in the ongoing story arc are compelling. However, the journey through the labyrinth that Fox and Melisande undergo lacks a certain intensity that would make it completely absorbing and exciting. The rescue and battle at the end are also anti-climactic.

While Melisande has been a secondary character in previous installments, Fox is relatively unknown. Consequently, there is a need to present both of their backstories in a short period of time resulting in a lack of sufficient detail for the reader to identify or empathize with. Fox and Melisande come across as one dimensional and their romance feels forced and unbelievable.

Grizz and Lepard’s quest is far more interesting, but not enough page time is dedicated to it and readers are left hanging. New information is also provided on Wulfe’s history and as he is the most mysterious and enigmatic of the warriors, I am looking forward to his book. Hopefully, it will live up to expectations. ( )