Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Wretched by Emily McIntire

51 reviews

__romancereader__'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

I liked this book a lot it did bore me real bad in the beginning and the middle but i ended up enjoying it at the ending i debated wether giving it a 3 or 4 star it was a good book i loved the story i just think some parts were rushed and some were to slow but i love Evelina and Nicholas and so far in the Never After Series my opinion is i feel 

1 is Scarred an Twisted 

2 is Hooked and 

3 is Wretched 

I can't wait to read the rest of the series and if you don't know the Never After Series it's pretty much a Disney retelling series where the villains get the happy endings Hooked was Peter Pan Scarred was The Lion King and Wretched is the Wizard Of Oz overall i rated this book 4 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️😁😁😁😍😍😍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Not all content warnings are about the main characters some are and some are about the other characters you meet/hear about in the book⭐️🫶🏻😍

sabsboutin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

I loved seeing a female villain as unhinged as Evelina! She knew she was crazy and she embraced it. The slow burn development of love between her and Nick/Brayden was really well done and I loved the ending of their story!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism

bookhyperfixation's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Emily McIntire does it again.  I can't wait to read Twisted when it comes out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

lilithreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

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

marissalouisee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

my first dark romance, 5 stars. this was so good, not only because of the really compelling remix of the wizard of oz, but also because the sex scenes were THAT good. i will be reading the rest of this series promptly 

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Content Warnings

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

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

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Toxic friendship

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

booksbytheglass's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• 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

3.5

once upon a time, shannon got very obsessed very quickly with dark romance fairytale retellings, and basically fell down the rabbit hole into the lovely emily mcintere’s trap ✨

AND THE REST IS HISTORY

I’m in love with this entire series!! I don’t think anything can top hooked, but emily is so so creative with the way that she brings in subtle but noticeable details from the original stories and makes them fit into her own storyline SO perfectly. 

and while I’m a sucker for a bad boy trope, I’m turning to the dark side of badass I’ll literally kill you females, such as evie 😍😍

in this wicked witch retelling, I devoured this book in basically a day because I just had to know how it ended! the way these characters were brought and adapted for the darker modern world was just so remarkable - I swear, I’ll shut up about it someday - and intriguing to read!!

this one was a bit more predictable and slower paced than the others in the series, but I still read it cover to cover with so much investment 🫢

rating: 3.5 stars
wine pairing: margaux bordeaux blend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

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

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

thefatpaperback's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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