Re-reading this made me bump its ranking on my Best Traumatized Heroines list. I think Skye was one of my first of that trope, and she is perfect. This book has great angst too. Still a favorite. ( )

Re-reading this made me bump its ranking on my Best Traumatized Heroines list. I think Skye was one of my first of that trope, and she is perfect. This book has great angst too. Still a favorite. ( )

Passion Untamed
4.5 Stars

Synopsis:
A Mage witch with a gentle heart, Skye is forced to kidnap and enslave a Feral Warrior, but when she learns of the heinous crimes her leader has planned, she risks her life to help the warrior escape. Left with a deep and abiding hatred for anything Mage, Paenther swears vengeance against the beautiful enchantress who has ensnared him body and soul. When threated by demonic evil, the only way out for Skye and Paenther is to go against their instincts and trust each other or perish.

Review:
There is a lot going on in this book - an abundance of twists and turns, revelations and shifting loyalties. A certain character, who shall remain nameless so as not to ruin the surprise, is redeemed while another is exposed as a traitor.

More details are provided concerning the ongoing conflict between the Ferals and Mages, and one particularly significant point emerging from the book is that appearances can be deceiving, and that representatives of good and evil are not so easily differentiated.

The characterization continues to be a high point in the series. As a seriously sexy yet tortured hero, Paenther belongs to my favorite category of heroes and his loyalty and devotion to his brothers contributes to his appeal. In addition, his internal struggle between his love for Skye and his prejudices against her race makes for a compelling read. Skye is an incredibly strong-willed and resilient character but the abuse and exploitation she has suffered for her entire life require a strong stomach to read through. Moreover, readers my find her initial interactions with Paenther, in which she seduces him against his will, a bitter pill to swallow. The relationship between the other Feral Warriors and their mates is also entertaining.

On the whole, Passion Untamed is a harsh yet absorbing book. There are some extremely difficult scenes that some readers may find off-putting but the intense writing style and emotional characterization definitely make it worthwhile. The epilogue is absolutely amazing and it also looks as if things are shaping up toward an epic battle, which should be exhilarating. ( )

I never know how I'm going to react to a series I decide to try out. Am I going to like it enough to want to continue or am I going to be over it and don't care to continue? Reading are genre like the Feral Warriors series is fairly new to me. You know, the adult paranormal genre with lots of dirty sex, lots. While reading the first book I thought that maybe I won't want to continue with this series after all. But way before I finished it I was starting to really like the characters and wanted to know everything about them. And so far I've enjoyed seeing these fierce but loyal feral warriors get their happily ever-after.

Since the first book I've noticed Pamela Palmer going there, you know, read at you own risk going there? The sexual situations might go too far for some, although I'm not saying that I'm always a hundred percent comfortable with the graphic sexual scenarios. However, I remind myself that it's just fiction and creative licenses at work and don't take it personal or over-react. This particular book in the series really took on a-"thread lightly", topic. This one so far was a lot more darker than the previous books. In Passion Untamed rape was intertwined with sexual eroticism, even with that I still felt the pain and anger the author portrayed of the disgusting act. It wasn't pleasant at times but I still really enjoyed this book.

The focus was on Paenther, Lyon's second in command and Skye, a Mage under the control of a tyrant. Both have terrible past experiences that has held them prisoner literally for one and figuratively for another. Skye was continually raped while under the evil control of a sadist name Birik. Several centuries earlier before he was Paenther, he was tricked and kidnapped by an also sadistic Mage named Ancreta, who abused his body in hopes of breaking him and stealing his animal. Let me say that the sexual scenes between them was not always comfortable to read but I was enjoying seeing Paenther's and Skye's feelings and trusts for each other grow. Skye's defeated and hopeless outlook and Paenther's distrust of anything or anyone Mage was definitely a obstacle between them and no hope for any kind of future for them.

The feral's experienced a lot in this one, they learned to open their mind and hearts to see that the world isn't always so black and white. They also had some bittersweet news they will be dealing with in the future to come. I am really enjoying these books and seeing these warriors get their deserved good just desserts. ( )

It was awesome!!! Skye is a great female character. She has been trapped for decades with a big mage sicko who torutres her with rape and killing her animals with who she is souly connected. When she finally sees Panther her whole world changes forever. Panther is big hot and fearless a perfect match to Skye. When Skye realizes whats to come and frees Panther he goes to rip her up till she lies willingly taking the beating he gives her he sees she is different . things are different and not at all what they first seem. They get away and an intense adventure begins. This has to be the most heart touching for me. It shows love at its finest. First by helping him get free then him wanting to tear up everything that has ever hurt her , to them both willing to go to the end for each other . Its good to see even though Skye has been push down she is never broken. and its her strength and courage that help the Feral Warriors in the end. This is a great series i will have it on my keeper shelf forever!! ( )