Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Twisted Hate by Ana Huang

221 reviews

alexismil's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

THE BANTER!!! It wasn’t my favorite twisted series book of the ones I read so far (just gave twisted lies left), but I loved the dynamic between the 2 characters. The one thing I wished would have happened if Jules would have just been open with josh. And josh would have not been such a douche to her after she confessed to him. I literally hated that part. Overall, the book was good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Violence

graceev's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

what_karla_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Abandonment

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Rating: 4/5 stars

Jules Ambrose and Josh Chen are sure of one thing—they hate each other. But when they begin an “enemies with benefits” arrangement, they just might realize that fundamental truth isn’t so true after all…

I loved SO MUCH about this book—Jules and Josh are both great MCs and their relationship was surprisingly sweet given that it started as hatred (or at least intense dislike). It was a true enemies-to-lovers romance, which is my absolute favorite trope, so I ate up the banter, tension, and explosiveness with a spoon. And that first date?!?! Let’s just say if someone planned that for me I’d be shopping for wedding dresses immediately.

All of that said, I dropped a star because there was a pair of choices (first an action from Jules and then Josh’s reaction to it) that I could not stand, and while I understand why they ultimately reconciled (that’s not a spoiler, this is a romance novel, come on), I only half forgave Josh myself.

Still, I’m having a BLAST reading this series, and I can’t wait for Stella and Christian’s story in Twisted Lies!

Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: enemies to lovers; bromance moments; slow-ish burn tension

CW: Grief/death of parent; sexual violence; physical violence

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

carlyjb16's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcohol

carla20's review against another edition

funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Death of parent

rororoxmysox's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

destiny106's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

ell_n's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Blood and Medical content

aelin_morgenstern's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pedophilia