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Unhinged by Onley James

10 reviews

niamhstorme's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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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bigtjustreads's review against another edition

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⭐️ out of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book had so much potential and was actually comedic but the porn aspects ruined it. Because the book dealt with so many triggering and traumatic topics the sexual aspects between characters should have been done more tastefully. Also the psychological jargon is just not accurate and it was so noticeable. Failed the show don’t tell rule and also had poor grammar. I wish this story had an editor. It had so much potential and so many pros but it was not bearable. It feels like satire but the author doesn’t know it. Great plot but the sex scenes and dirty talk were cringe and not embedded properly.

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aylen_96's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

5.0


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silver_lining_in_a_book's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

 
Just you. My brain has picked you, and now, I can’t undo it. You’re trapped. With me. For life.

I found this to be a very easy book to read - not because of the topics discussed (those were very triggering) but because the writing is very straightforward, the plot is simple and the characters have clear goals and desires. I did, however, feel that the book was too one-note and the development of the relationship was too rushed, I like to see at least a little bit of tension or conflict. The tone, as well, was something I struggled with. Onley James is clearly a good and very creative writer, but the contrast between the darkness of this book and the lighthearted nature of the prose was off-putting for me.

I did think the idea for this series is very interesting, so I would be interested in giving the other books a go. 

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frantic_vampire's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

Goddamnit! I wasn’t expecting to fall in love with this series quite this fast, but here we are. This was so good! And I just want to reread it immediately.

I love Noah and Adam. For how fucked up this story was, they were so sweet together. I loved how Adam just kind of swept in and started taking care of Noah when his life started to implode in the worst way. And I loved how Noah in turn, was able to ground Adam whenever his temper flared towards the murderous side at inopportune times. I also loved that even though Adam is a psychopath he was willing to ask others for advice on how to help Noah when he didn’t have a clue. These two were so sweet together that I almost got cavities. I also really liked the (fucked up) family dynamics that the Mulvaney’s had. The sibling banter was top notch and the fact that all of Adam’s siblings gave (sort of) shovel-talks to Noah was priceless. And that Noah gave them back just as much shit/good natured teasing was so good!

This was the perfect start to a series that I’m already so invested in from one book. I love this family of psychopaths and I can’t wait to dive into the rest of the series! Unhinged is getting five out of five stars.

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takemetomilos's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-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

4.0

me 🤝 obscenely traumatised main characters 

Seriously though this book was balls to the walls insane. And incredibly sweet. 

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jessie_h's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

4.5

Okay, how could such a dark book have the sweetest romance? I ended up loving this! The hype is deserved. I will say that this won't be everyone's cup of tea and there's some pretty big CWs/TWs. I am intrigued by this family of psychopaths and can't wait to read the next one! Hopefully we get to see more of Adam and Noah in the next books because I love them!

Read for Romanceopoly 2023- Flirt's Corner

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booksbutmakeitgay's review against another edition

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dark funny tense fast-paced

4.0

*content warning: a couple hp references*

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niamhstorme's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny tense fast-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

5.0


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ruthiedr89's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75


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