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animals4lyfe's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Death of parent and Child death
spatterson7's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Grief, and Sexual assault
farah_s's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Stalking
owly2014's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Stalking, Body shaming, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Vomit, Cursing, Blood, Sexism, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Violence
b00kl0v3rastro's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Violence
Minor: Car accident, Deadnaming, and Stalking
hipearson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Cursing
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Gun violence
robynslibrary's review against another edition
- 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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The enemies to lovers slapped so hard! This is by far my favourite Ana Huang book, from the couple to the spice to the plot!!! I am thoroughly obsessed, the tension between Josh and Jules was top-tier for me. You could see the hate they had for each other and how they wanted to keep on hating, however, cupid got involved and things changed. I loved the forced proximity as it added so much tension to the two of them and what was to happen next! I loved that they were more relatable from the point of them not being rich or CEOs, middle-class people, falling head over heels and I was there for it all!
Genre: Romance
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Best Friendβs Brother, Forced Proximity, Opposites Attract, a possessive jealous MC, a morally grey MC, and a grumpy x sunshine
Trigger warnings: Abusive parents, Blackmail, Death of a parent, Death of a minor (small scene), Mildly dubious consent (one scene), Sexual harassment, Stalking
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Child death and Child abuse
sophie14nm's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Stalking, and Emotional abuse
essie__reads's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
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Somehow, each book in this series continues to get better!
I thought for sure this book because it is enemies to lovers, and that is typically not my favorite trope, wouldn't be my favorite Twisted book. But so far, I think this is. Ana Huang might be becoming a new favorite author for me.
I love that these books have strong friend groups, enjoyable steamy scenes, but also captivating plots aside from the romance.
I felt for Jules and Josh as they navigated their traumas and daddy/mommy issues and how they ultimately made those hard decisions and handled things, in order to help them grow and be able to move on without letting those truamas control them. I also enjoyed seeing more of the softer side of Alex and how he and Josh talked and worked on repairing their broken friendship. Jules acknowledgment of growing up and how it feels to be an adult and have less time for friends and friendships changing as people marry was so relatable and described very well.
I would definitely recommend this series! It can be a bit corny at times, but so can any romance book, but these books leave me hugging the book against my chest and believing in love. They also make me reflect on my own friendships, parent relationships and traumas- in a good way I think- and I think that says a lot about the author's ability to write relatable and complex life-like characters/relationships.
And I love how Ana tied in Christian- the love interest in the next book-into this series as well. I am definitely intrigued to learn more about Stella and Christian!
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Grief, Abandonment, Violence, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Car accident, and Gaslighting