Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Mentiras do amor by Ana Huang, Ana Huang

93 reviews

sleepy_bookworm's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

First of all, I love that we have a character with anxiety. I feel like Stella portrayed a representation of it so accurately. Secondly, I was so nervous to start this book because of my feelings toward Twisted Hate. However, I am happy to say this is probably my favorite book in the series next to Twisted Love. I really enjoyed the mystery aspects in this story as well. I'm looking forward to reading Dante's story in King of Wrath.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Dementia, and Pregnancy

intensej's review against another edition

3.0

This book can be read as a standalone. There is a very short crossover scene with Dante Russo from King of Wrath. Christian Harper is the CEO of a security company. He has been interested in his neighbor, Stella Alonso, since he met her. Stella has a blog and works as an influencer. She dreams of starting her own fashion line. Christian agrees to fake date her so that she can get to 1 million followers. Stella's stalker returns and Christian convinces Stella to move in with him until they find the stalker. The premise of the book was fine, but it started to get a bit too soap operaish for me. This would be a fun, mindless romance beach read though.

This book counts as my "Art Gallery" square of the Ripped Bodice 2024 Summer Bingo.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, and Dementia

katie222rogers's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.25

Good book but took a long time to actually get into it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Dementia, Kidnapping, and Stalking

spatterson7's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Chronic illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

olivia_noelle's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

jayandthehive's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Dementia

Minor: Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

staubitz1025's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This one took a little bit to get into but once I did, I really enjoyed the love story peppered with violence and crime and mystery. I adore all of the female characters in this book and their slightly less than moral men. This book kept me up far later than I should’ve been because it was addictive and interesting. The spice takes awhile to show up and is only moderate but I still enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

essie__reads's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted tense 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

3.5

This was my least favorite in the series, but it's still
a really good book! I personally found Christian a
bit annoying, and his obsession with Stella seemed
creepy and unwarranted for the first half of the book,
genuinely thought he was her stalker for a good
while before he finally revealed how he met her in the
past. I loved Stella, though! I loved the scenes with
her family and the conversations and growth they
experienced as a family. I loved the scenes with their
friends and how the men bicker and give each other
hell for falling in love, lol. Getting another wedding
from the friend group was so sweet, too! The spicy
scenes in this one weren't my favorite but still were
fun and well written!
Ana is a genius, and the way she set up the Kings
of Sin series by introducing the elite library/club
that Alex and Christian are in, and introducing Dante
briefly, was so smart. My interest is PIQUED!
The epilogue in this book was so sweet and I
am going to miss these characters. I am already
ordering the Kings of Sins series to devour in the
near future. Ana Haung just made my auto-buy
author's list!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Dementia, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

cdoubet's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Dementia, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment