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Wretched by Emily McIntire

60 reviews

smorz'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

2.0

Gosh it started off so good, I thought finally a good one from Emily McIntire. Her vocabulary has expanded from the first two never after books to this one.

But then she has characters with irreconcilable differences just throwing their morals away for a good lay.

If she can just get story telling down these would be great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Drug abuse, Grief, Murder, and Drug use

rreyesreads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, Sexual content, Torture, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Blood, Murder, and Drug use

kitsunasaur's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about the female being the “bad guy,” but it was done so well. She was still portrayed in a way that made her sympathetic in a dark way of course. Spice was also top notch. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

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

I consider Nessa and Eveline’s relationship like parent/child as well, since she raised her.

rtrotzko's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

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

quietmarki's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

I dnefed this books, at page 275. 
1. There is no plot. 
2. A grown **s men calling women b*tches is a ick for me.
3. I don't care for these charachters...
4. THE WRITTING IS AWFUL!
5. Okay smut scenes almost every chapter. Also the gun smut scene like no please !
6. Just a waste of time read something else.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Gun violence

oceancervantes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I have read previous books by this author and really loved them, I really enjoyed Hooked due to the ability to take an already made, widely known and loved story and make it your own which is what lead me to read this. However, this book had no real connection to The Wizard of Oz apart from some of the characters names, it's a kind of Mafia x FBI Agent love story whereas i was kind of expecting at least a little fantasy. The book was OK which is the reason for 3 stars but not something I would really recommend. I felt the characters were a bit bland, there was no build up in relationship so even as a love story it was fairly disappointing. The ending was a little flat so if you are to read this then I would definitely recommend reading the epilogue you can find online or in the physical book (I read it on the kindle).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gore, Torture, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

_courtreads's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-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

Wretched - Emily McIntire

“Are you quoting Shakespeare to my pu$$y”

Wretched is a dark “retelling” of the wizard of oz. Eveline, our FMC, is a morally grey, trigger-happy bada$$, compared to the cinnamon roll MMC Nicholas. Whilst they’re polar opposite, she should be everything he hates, they could be each others downfall, you cannot tell me they were not meant to be. The reason I say “retelling” is because everything you know about The Wizard of Oz? Forget it. 

If you love;

✨Morally grey FMC

✨Fairytale Inspired

✨Age Gap

✨Kn!fe to Throat

✨Villain gets the man

I wanted an “easy” read/listen whilst I was doing something, and by easy I mean didn’t need my full 4 brain cells working at once. And this was that. Don’t take “easy read” as cute and fluffy, whilst this was cute in the darkest way, it was dark, possibly triggering for some, but for my blackened soul this was perfect. I don’t know how something so dark had my wanting to kick my feet. There were times my partner questioned why I was smiling to myself. 

The 🔫 scene, makes others look sane.

I loved this book, devoured it in one sitting, it had me feelings so many things. I think Evie is up there in my top 3 FMCs. If there’s something Emily knows how to do, it’s write a villain you can’t help but love. 

Genre; Dark Romance X Fairytale “Retelling”

Pages; 306

Rating; 4.5/5⭐️

Spice; 4/5🌶️

Series or Standalone; Interconnected Standalone (3rd in the series)

Tropes or Themes; morally grey FMC, cinnamon roll MMC, Age Gap, Villain gets the man, kn!fe to throat, praise, undercover cop x crime boss, enemies to lovers

⚠️ Check for content warnings ⚠️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Drug use

Minor: Violence, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

thechaoticreader_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

wretched is probably my most favorite out of the never after series so far! the story line is intriguing. the smut is still my least favorite 😂 but if you ignore the cringy smut, its worth the read solely for the plot. also a twist that it’s the fmc whose unhinged & not the mmc. i like evelina & how she doesnt stand for anyones shit. Dorothy deserved what she got coming to her! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Murder, Blood, Gun violence, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, and Addiction

nightowlreader46's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Drug abuse, Grief, Addiction, Blood, Abandonment, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Cursing, Gore, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content