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Twisted Hate by Ana Huang

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thewildbookcase's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I'm not sure if I hate Josh or Jules more... The first half of the novel I was loving the plot, an easy 4 stars. I really like the best friends brother/ sister's best friend storyline. I thought the tension and enemies with benefits was great! However, starting at the third act breakup it felt too much like sexual assault and abuse for me to enjoy seeing them get back together. The scene wasn't attractively spicy, it was heartbreaking and hurtful. It made me hate Josh so extremely that to have Jules apologize to him and be willing to get back together felt wrong. Jules' manipulation and unwillingness to simply TALK to Josh just made me angry. I was very close to DNF'ing because it felt too much like lies and poor choices wrapped up in manipulation.

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zadsavage's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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franziphlr's review against another edition

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emotional funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Four point five stars for the perfect mixture between the romance and the story woven around Jules and Josh. Just the right amount of heartbreak and happiness together with a minimum of adventure. Even though Jules character wasn‘t exactly my favourite, her and Josh kept me rooting till the end. Their ongoing bickering fills the book with a lot of funny interactions.

It is a perfect enemies-to-lovers book. Though I have to subduct a star for the (traumatic) s*x scenes. For me they were a bit too much. But that won‘t keep me from trying another of Ana Huang‘s books. The plot and storytelling is just too good. :D

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diamondsequallove25's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was missing a few things to be considered a five in my opinion, starting with the lack of groveling from both ends (Jules stole from him his trust and his painting, and Josh had sex with Jules after he said he forgave her). The second Ana attempt at the touch her, you die trope with Josh felt weirder than having Alex or Rhys say it.

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3.5

well, i liked it more than i thought i would, but it still wasn't my favorite. i read the first two books back in 2021 and then never picked this up because i didn't think i would like jules and josh together. i will say that i came around to them by the very end (and i loved their cameos in twisted lies), but it was until the very end.

i honestly just was so disgusted with the whole "i lied" bit, iykyk, and don't know how josh is anyone's favorite twisted MMC - like i genuinely HATED him for that. i don't know if i would go as far to say it was sexual assault, but it was damn close if it wasn't

overall, i had a good time, but damn this book was way too long in length.

⚠️: violence, death of parent, sexual harassment, sexual assault, stalking

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