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livs_getting_bookish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Gun violence, Torture, Murder, and Drug use
bookybeckyboo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder and Gun violence
what_karla_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Sexual content, Drug use, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Cursing, Gun violence, and Violence
rdmoreland0801's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
There was one scene, however, that made me question whether I should seek help. It definitely shouldn’t have been hot, but I think I liked it…?
Definitely not my favorite in the series, but a decent read.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Grief, and Gun violence
ednam0dewannabe's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Grief, Gun violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Drug abuse, and Abandonment
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Addiction
hariboreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Death
Moderate: Blood, Drug abuse, and Sexism
ktpayne's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Torture, Murder, Drug use, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Blood
Minor: Stalking
katiem716's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Blood, Death, Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence
art_books_chemistry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Torture, Murder, Gun violence, Gore, and Cursing
Moderate: Abandonment and Drug use
Minor: Addiction
lovepotion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I felt like a lot of writing was “tell and not show” for example, Nessa.
Dorothy’s reason for killing Nessa seemed underwhelming. There was so much talk of Nessa, yet I feel like we hardly got to know her. A lot of secondary characters felt two-dimensional to me.
Nicholas backstory was lacking. Much of his backstory was his sister getting involved with drugs and his mother disappearing. I would like to see more of the drive as to why join the DEA. We know, he wanted to put drug criminals behind bars, similarly the ones one cost him his childhood. But that’s just about it. I wish we saw a detailed memory of when he came to recognize the problem in his childhood and when drugs became an issue or the deciding moment of him wanting to join the DEA. I felt like Nicholas’ character fell a little flat, I would have like to see him more thoroughly in depth.
Also, Nicholas was also referred to as “heartless” but, I don’t see him as heartless really. We see him care for his sister Rose, Evie, and Seth. He has a big heart for the people around him. I get that he was supposed to be the tin-man in series. But the idea didn’t really quite catch on for me.
The “I love you” was a little sudden. I get it’s a short book, but I would like to see there characters grown more and develop to reach that stage.
I felt like at times, the set up was a little similar to Hooked. The drugs, a club, problematic father, a charity formal event scene.
Evie I did enjoy. It was refreshing to see a FMC with a backbone. I did enjoy her quick wits and bold comments.
The smut was decent- there a gun scene that wasn’t for me, but hey if you are into that. No judgment.
Overall, I did enjoy Wretched. I just there more of a development along the cast of characters for it make me really enjoy it. It was a fun take of Wizard of Oz.
Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, and Sexual content