I really have a hard time grasping the appeal of the virgin/man-whore trend. There were parts of this book that were so blatantly old fashioned and disrespecting towards women that I really wanted to stop reading. The only thing that kept me going was my interest in Jared's reason for bullying Tate. 
 A quote from the book that, in my opinion, expresses everything that is wrong with the image of women portrayed in it: 
 <*spoiler*>,,You were really a virgin." He wasn't asking. 
 "Yeah," I replied weakly. "I haven't had much of a dating life, you know?" 
 Rising up to hover over me, Jared kissed me on the cheeks and forehead. "So you're truly mine." His voice was husky."<*/spoiler*> 
 I really had a WTF moment there. 
 I mean come on. He is sleeping around as much as he wants to, but she <*spoiler*>is only truly his because she stayed a virgin. And the female character thinks there's nothing wrong with this sentiment? So what if she hadn't been a virgin anymore? Would this means she can't be his because another man already marked her/used her?!<*/spoiler*> 
 Generally, the men in this book are allowed to sleep around as much as they want and there is no negative backlash at all, while the women are called sluts or bitches for much less. I understand that sadly, many people still think this way, but I don't understand why so many young, female authors write books supporting this point of view.