Reviews with content warning for Stalking - Twisted Hate

"𝕀 𝕨𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕜𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕪𝕠𝕦…𝕥𝕠 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕜𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕪𝕠𝕦."

Star rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice rating 🌶🌶🌶🌶

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 Friend’s 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

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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

3.0

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essie__reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional lighthearted 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

4.5

4.5 stars

⚠️⚠️⚠️This review contains spoilers!! Spoilers below ⚠️⚠️⚠️

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!

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kiwi198's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

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lalita_d's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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