Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Mentiras do amor by Ana Huang, Ana Huang

256 reviews

unerhoertlaut's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.75

I didn't enjoy the plot nor the spicy scenes — really disappointing and Christian is really not my type.

For me the whole relationship was based on him stalking her — which ironically is also part of the plot meaning someone else stalks her? Maybe Ana wanted to make Christian seem less problematic by adding a clearly psychotic stalker to the book. Na na, Christian is toxic too and you can't convince me otherwise. He fantasizes about killing people that look at her a little too long.

Thanks, but no thanks. I came for the spicy scenes and even those didn't live up to my expectations — sad.🤷‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Minor: Pregnancy

weekdaygladers's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

caleena's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Stalking

itss_kayy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

the_reading_italian's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-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

3.5

This wasn't my favorite romance, but it also wasn't bad. I like Christian Harper loads more than I like Alex Volkov, and I think this book is slightly more fun. I enjoy the characters more and the plot makes sense to me - it seems to be more put together. Overall, pretty decent book. Would recommend if you enjoy a (VERY) morally gray mmc. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Stalking

zoe_senaye's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

jessbooks20's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, and Pregnancy

mika_rom's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-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

3.75

worst book in the series, christian is basically an alex dupe and their romance had no build-up

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

carina_1206's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Kidnapping

charlie_hatch's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

This was alright. At the end I was kind of waiting for the book to end and it just kept going. There were times when I could see the book finishing at one chapter and it just didn't. Ana Huang's portrayal of these men is kind of concerning to me to the point I am glad with the end of this series. Alex ended up stalking his girl until she caved and Christian would literally torture people who did anything to Stella. I think the scene with the guy who groaped her was so unnecessary. 

There were other times that the book seemed to sway away from the og plot. There were times you forgot that there even was a stalker unless the author included one sentence in a romantic scene. It was an ok read but definitely one of my least favorites of this series.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, and Stalking