Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Twisted Games by Ana Huang

6 reviews

mmontemurro's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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

This book is my first 5-star read this year! Incredible story and characters. This one was much better than the first book, even though I really liked the first book (and wouldn't have read this one without it!). Handsome bodyguard Rhys Larsen is taking over for Princess Bridget's previous bodyguard, Booth. She defies his rules at every turn and he is attracted to her (she is also attracted to him). It does take them a while to admit it though, and there is a lot of delicious sexual tension along the way! Bridget eventually has to go back to Eldorra to see her aging King grandfather. Her brother has also abdicated the throne for love (they are unable to marry commoners). This book very much reminds me of Princess Diaries 2, except with a lot more drama and sexual content. Rhys eventually follows Bridget to her home country, becoming her bodyguard once again, and they secretly begin a relationship. They fall in love (or are already in love) and have lots of amazing, possessive, approaches-on-dom/sub-sex. I loved the scene where Rhys sits Bridget on the throne and they have sex. Also in the gazebo the first time they met secretly - that was amazing. Bridget begins to look for a suitor and finds Steffan, who is also in love with someone else. Rhys is, of course, absolutely possessive. They both look for loopholes in the law. Rhys finds out that Bridget's cousin Andreas is his half-brother and that Rhys is actually a royal (but unacknowledged as the son of a prince) and Andreas wants to help them. They essentially blackmail the speaker of the house (Rhys' long-lost, dead-beat father) to repeal the law of royal marriages, and they succeed. The story absolutely captivated me and there were lots of twists and turns, emotion, and true romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

sea_vid123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.75

The "stuff" is gone for a while so gets boring

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Violence, Alcohol, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Medical content, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Drug use, and Sexual content

direguard's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Infidelity, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Classism, Cursing, and Drug abuse

Minor: Stalking, Blood, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Toxic friendship, War, and Medical content

anaya_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

3.25

I honestly didn’t like it as much as I thought it would. It definitely lost me for a minute there and caught myself skimming once I got to like 65%. I can’t put my finger on any dislikes though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Car accident, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Mental illness, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Grief

zc2's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Okay first off loved it definitely better than twisted love . I will say that because the book takes place over four years there’s so much detail and it moves so fast. It all blends together nicely though. The emotional aspect is there and it really just tugs and crushed your heart strings. Definitely a rollercoaster ride but a pretty good one at that. On to twisted hate….

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, and Abandonment

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Child abuse, and Cursing

culzean's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Death of parent, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Stalking, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, and Sexism