Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Mentiras do amor by Ana Huang, Ana Huang

182 reviews

starredbyalice's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

Ana Huang loooves a 2010s CW plot twist reveal and villain monologue. She also looooves trying to make the novel a dark romance by adding elements that were not necessary at all to the plot… like just embrace your love for a romcom!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

falisha_01's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

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

dvy's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Rape and Sexual harassment

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

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

mgaligher23's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Dementia, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: 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

ac_52's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book was the longest one in the series, which obviously leaves so much to talk about in this review. I'll start off by saying this: I absolutely adored this book. I walked into it with absolutely no spoilers about the content which made it all the more impactful. 

Not many books have made me cry, but this one got me - not as hard as Twisted Games, but it still brought some tears to my eyes. 

Stella and Christain are both... Interesting, to put it simply.

The whole ending sequence with Stella finding out about Christian's obsession and lowkey finding out that he murders people in his free time was... Something. I didn't mind it much, but it bothered me a bit that Stella just... Accepted it because she loved Christian. Considering that the book spent a lot of time establishing the depth of Stella's morals, it was kind of sad to see her just accept something like that (though I can't argue for the sake of the happy ending and the warning that this was the darker of books Huang has written).

Onto my opinions about Christian. I liked Christian for what he was. I'm not super into dark romance (maybe I just haven't found the right book), but I think for him being darker than the other male leads, it made sense. He was really only 'dark' in the sense of murdering people and torturing them, but other than that it wasn't super dark. Yes, he did illegal things. But don't most rich men in romance books? It was really cool to see Christian inside of his own book rather than within the context of the others as it really lets you see his character shine through. He's a huge softie at heart, as much as he tries to deny it. Christian and Josh are very similar in the kink department, except Christian is Josh on steroids. Nothing was sensual about the sex scenes in this book, and I was very much digging that. I liked how it was able to represent another side of intimacy while making it a space where it wasn't weird or out-of-the-ordinary. If super BDSM stuff isn't for you, then I'd say skip over the intimacy.

The pacing of this one was a lot faster than the other books. The added pages helps to tie everything together while also giving readers new content about the rest of the Twisted couples. It's very BDSM, so be warned. I think it was a satisfying conclusion to the series and left no questions to be answered with everybody getting their happy ending. 

TLDR; This is my second favorite book out of the series. The relationship dynamic between Stella and Christian was refreshing and was enjoyable to follow. It plucked my heartstrings a few times- through tears and laugher. 

Spice level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

backitupmoony's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, and Pregnancy