Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Wretched by Emily McIntire

52 reviews

gracehannahh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

anna_333's review against another edition

dark fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

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

vicreads24's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Torture

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

emlikescaffeine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Some parts were repetitive. However the storyline was interesting and kept my attention. The small plot twist was enjoyed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

noellelovesbooks's review against another edition

4.25

 Content Warnings: sexual content, violence, gun violence, blood, gore, torture, murder, and death.
Mention of: abandonment, grief, loss of loved one[s], and addiction.

OMG this was, by far, my FAVORITE book of this series! I absolutely adored getting to know Nick and Evalina! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Grief, and Abandonment

swolds's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting