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Twisted Love by Ana Huang

29 reviews

theya_ayeth's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction

norcana's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Murder, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction

irenemayblack's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

Alex Volkov is a bitter man with a dark past, and never wanted to look after his best friend's sister, Ava Chen. But every day he spends with her, his heart lightens just a little bit.

Let me just start by saying this book killed me in ways I never anticipated. I went into Twisted Love with the expectation that it would be overhyped and written like a bad wattpad mafia fanfiction. Now after reading the story, I can say Ana Huang is my new favorite author!

Alex did have some possessive behavior, but for a new adult romance novel I found it pretty fitting for his character. Ava was a stubborn ball of sunshine and I loved her right at the start for it. The way she loved Alex and her friends was a wonderful display of her personality and values.

I did find Ava's friend Jules to be a bit annoying at times, but I'm hoping to like her better when I read Twisted Hate. I liked Bridget and Stella. I'm hoping to get to the rest of this series soon!

4.5 ⭐️
3/5 🌶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Death, and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Gaslighting, Rape, Addiction, and Sexual assault

hello_divine's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Dieses Buch war nichts für mich… Wer jedoch auf vulgäre Sprache, sexualisierende Personenbeschreibungen, seitenlange Szenen über besitzergreifenden Sex und arrogante, toxisch männliche Hauptcharaktere, die verblendete weibliche Hauptcharaktere schwach werden lassen, steht, ist bei dieser Geschichte genau richtig. Dieser Cringe-Faktor stellte in gewisser Weise aber auch einen Unterhaltungswert dar, weshalb ich das Buch komplett gehört habe. Die Idee und eine Handvoll schön gestalteter, tief gehender Szenen zeugen davon, dass die Autorin auch anders könnte. Schade!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Gaslighting, Suicide, Torture, and Vomit

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Alcohol, Stalking, and Addiction

sbordo's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Gaslighting, Suicide, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Stalking

kelcee24's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

Loved this book. Everything about it made you never want to put it down. The duplicity of the characters, the consistent referencing to mythologies, the trauma tropes and we can never forget THAT SMUT! It is incredibly well written and consistently keeps the readers engaged. I LOVE IT, can’t wait to read the rest of the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

platypusd10's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Drug use, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Kidnapping, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

lhaylameansnight's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.75

Lot of sex

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Sexism, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Vomit, Child abuse, Blood, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Suicide

mirandap442's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Excrement, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Murder, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use and Cursing

Minor: Stalking

ambaburr'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Addiction, Murder, and Suicide