Untamed

I found the concept of Untamed quite unique. Seven (named after the number of children her mother gave birth to) belongs to the Untamed - a group of people who rebel against the Enhanced - so called because of the augmenters they injest. Liquid augmenters have the ability to change everything - your beauty, make you calm etc - but they changed the appearance of your eyes - to have a mirror effect.

Seven begins her journey when her mother volunteers to become part of the Enhanced after an Untamed raid on an Enhanced town to stock up on supplies.

Seven is a likeable character and Madeline Dyer definitely puts Seven through her paces. Her story is richly narrated and the charters are really believable.
I look forward to reading the sequel.

The novel throws you right into the action, even from the first line. We follow Seven, a young woman who lives in this dark future where most of the population is addicted to mood enhancing drugs. The drugs, or Augmenters, can also make you more beautiful, stronger, faster, smarter… at the cost of your humanity. You feel no negative emotions, and your eyes glaze over with a mirror-like sheen. Those who are augmenter free live in constant fear of being converted, and are called Untamed.

After Seven is captured and then saved from the Enhanced, her life is constantly torn between the two camps. She’s addicted, to put it mildly. This makes her a fascinating character, as she tries to make the right decisions for her camp, while at the same time craving something she knows she mustn’t have.

The world that Dyer has created is just so dang fascinating. It’s a world in which not only we have these two opposing forces, but spirits are loose as well. Spirits that can influence Seven’s visions, or physically hinder the gang as they try to escape the clutches of the Enhanced. It’s pretty brilliant the way the author intertwines reality with these spirits, making you wonder just how they came into being and why they hold so much importance.

But I have to say what sol me on this novel was really the author’s effortless style. It’s perfect, making it easy to get sucked into the story and yet impossible to put down. I found myself eagerly turning the pages until I was outraged that there were none left to turn. The plot could easily have come off as being something seen before, but instead I felt like I was reading something entirely new, which plot twists I definitely did not see coming.

If you need a kick-butt story with amazing characters and outstanding world building, pick up a copy of Untamed. You deserve it.

Untamed is a fast-paced dystopia full of energy and action. For someone who constantly dives into fantastic/dystopian worlds, Untamed has a fresh theme of addiction, humanity, and emotion is told in an incredibly compelling way, could not drop the book. The setting of the book is a very interesting combination of new technology-driven society and ancient spiritual beliefs and rituals.
That being said, the main character"s inner struggles change very little throughout the book, and some plot twists are actually not that surprising. Still, it left me wanting more (thankfully we already have more of the series) and I will definitely jump into the next book as soon as I finish posting this haha.
I would recommend it for those who read the likes of Hunger Games and Divergent.

I love dystopian worlds so had to get this book after reading the description. This is a book that will pull you right in from the beginning.

This is a good dystopian story. The story is very well paced and has very interesting storyline and good described characters. I also like the dark setting and the great writingstyle.