Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Mentiras do amor by Ana Huang, Ana Huang

164 reviews

scorpireads's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

🌶️ erotic romance.
tropes: billionaire, fake dating, roommates, neighbors, forced proximity, touch her & you d!e
— slow-paced, dual pov

“despite what i said about love being a drug, stella was my greatest high. an temptation with no escape. an obsession with no end. an addiction with no cure.”

it took me a couple of days to finish this because i was reading multiple books at the same time, but i loved the story so much. it follows stella, a sweet, shy, and introverted despite her social media fame. she is also a hopeless romantic who keeps her heart in a cage. but when a threat from her past drives her into the arms—and house—of the most dangerous man she’s ever met, christian, she’s tempted to let herself feel sonething for the first time in a long time. 

first of all, if i am going to rank the whole twisted series, this will be on the second spot. the plot is amazing and it was perfectly written. for me, this book has the darkest concept in the whole series. the stalking trope also made the story more thrilling and interesting. i liked how ana huang built the characters and their personalities, especially the mmc. plus, the sexual tension between the main leads is phenomenal! one more thing i like about this book was the fact that ana huang made sure that the other characters in the previous books will be featured in the story. 

if you’re into erotic, drama romance, with spice and a little bit of dark concept, i would highly recommend for you to read the whole twisted series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Stalking, and Murder

smartcookiesca's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

escapeoffreality's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

It’s my favourite book in the series and in my opinion the perfect ending of the whole series and every characters story.♥️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Stalking

Minor: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

emis_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

I love Stella and Christian. It’s so sad I’m done with the whole series…
I love how Ana Huang always brings up the other couples from the other books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Emotional abuse and Vomit

I love that Stella is pregnant and that she changed Christians mind about basically everything (LOVE). And omg the way they “met”, or rather he met her.

agw622's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

This is my favorite of the series. While still not great, the relationship is a bit healthier. I also enjoyed the overlap with her King of Sins series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

bri__'s review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I loved this so much. I was initially intimidated going into it because I heard that others find it slow or boring but for me it was the perfect pace for the characters. I loved Christian harper!!!!! when i tell you that man is OBSESSED with his girl, very much a swoon-worthy read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

megreads12's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent

tarlie_12_xoxo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

evareads123's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Everyone single person in this entire series needs THERAPY

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Stalking

jazzysreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense slow-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

4.75

A slow burn book for sure but it pays off in the end. You see Christian's backstory and how that affects him in how he handles a relationship. I loved Stella's development in being more comfortable in standing up for herself and finding her voice. I loved how Christian was there supporting her. This book proves again just how well Ana is at writing deep and emotional characters. You don't get a spicy scene until halfway through the book. It is based on emotional connection rather than physical.  I really enjoyed the guy's interaction with each other. Probably one of my favorite scenes of the entire book. The ending was nice and written beautifully. A good way to end this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Kidnapping