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Wretched by Emily McIntire

11 reviews

kylasmv15's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Addiction, and Misogyny

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

There is no redeeming qualities when it comes to Evie in my mind, that woman is off her rocker. I did like Nick, though, which made it more complicated. Also the spice hit well. 

Dark Romance, Enemies to Lovers, 3 3/4 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexism, Sexual content, Body horror, Blood, Stalking, Bullying, Cursing, Abandonment, Addiction, Gun violence, Child abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

lydiasmith's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I liked that the lady main character had the morally gray traits! Also the wizard of oz/wicked references were amazing. Always makes me smile. I didn’t love the Mr. Main character I didn’t find him to be particularly interesting but I don’t think that was the intent. The focus is more on other characters growth and drive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Violence, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

barbarianmissy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.5 stars! ⭐️ 

Very very very spicy, quick, and easy read! 🌶️ 

A cool alternate universe twist on the wizard of oz! Thanks Jessica for the recommendation! I loved slowly trying to figure out who each character represented in the original story! 

The only issue I had with the book was that I didn’t necessarily like or agree with how it ended. But other than that it’s a very wild ride! 

Side note: Even though the entire story is completely based in Illinois, I 100% read this entire mobster book in my head as Buddy the Cake Boss would. Hoboken style BABY! 🍰 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, and Addiction

chelle22's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Torture, Bullying, Excrement, Confinement, Stalking, Abandonment, Drug use, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Gun violence, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Sexual content, and Trafficking

emwalynn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

In the beginning, I thought the book would feel stereotypical, but I found that everytime I turned a page I got more and more invested. The relationship between the two main characters captivated me and was the reason I decided to stick it out. I'm glad I did, because the story got so much better the deeper you read. 

(mentions of the story)

The twist of Cody being in the FBI at the end came as a shock to me, which is something I look for in books. I've always been able to predict a twist ending very easily, but this one actually managed to blow me away.

My one critique has to be the overuse of the same sexual terms. The sex scenes were great, don't get me wrong, but could at times feel slightly repetitive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Addiction, Violence, Drug use, and Gun violence

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

izzyf16's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Drug abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Death, Abandonment, and Gun violence

Minor: Cancer

ecravens's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

naky's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Addiction

ka_ke's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

If it wasn’t for the smut, it wouldn’t be worth reading. While an interesting idea, the fractured (more like shattered) telling of the Wizard of Oz could use some character development.

I appreciated the idea of the female m/c being the true villain, however the entire book is predictable and nothing new.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Gun violence, Blood, Cursing, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Police brutality, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse