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Wretched by Emily McIntire

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_courtreads's review against another edition

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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

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noctemagus's review against another edition

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dark tense 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

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thechaoticreader_'s review against another edition

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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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angielee83's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

This was a wonderful re-telling of the classic wizard of OZ. Character names are different and the setting is completely new. I loved how imaginative it was and the character strain of emotions was intense! Love, love, love this book!

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cowboykae's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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nightowlreader46's review against another edition

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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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kyrstinmikal's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? Yes

5.0

Perfect book to jump into dark romance with for me. I was tired of the sappy love stories, so I decided to dive into dark romance. And my goodness, I've been missing out this whole time! Can we talk about that alley scene?! I can't wait to get into the rest of the series now!

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