Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Twisted Love by Ana Huang

20 reviews

viselik's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

I won't lie I read this in like 4ish hours, I was somehow hooked and could not put it down. I would pay attention to the content warnings though.
The book majorly sped up on the last 50%, the first 50% was still good though!

This book does have its issues which I'll try to sum up:

• Alex is kinda stalkerish and gives off creepy vibes. Even more so in the last 50%
• The singing scene was... uncomfortable to read.
• This book is leaning quite heavily on the fact you would read the next one, this can't be read as a stand-alone.
• At times to me it felt like I was reading a Twilight fanfiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Drug abuse

oblivious_girl's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

It's not good, but it's like watching a train wreck- can't really look away even though you know you should.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Cursing, Blood, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Torture

m_lubbers's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Sexual content

coco78337's review

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Infidelity, Body horror, Kidnapping, Cursing, Sexism, Death of parent, and Child abuse

gingerbiscuit's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

A well written bad story. But that's what I get for trusting the overhyped side of BookTok.

It's fast paced and well written so it was a quick and entertaining read but both Alex and Ava made me want to puke. Their love story doesn't have as much love as it does possessiveness and abuse. By the end of it, I was rooting against Alex. At times the plot twists were a little too twisted but at least the book lived up to its name. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Stalking

vii_412's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-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

3.5

"It's what humans seek from the time we are born until we draw our last breath. It's more powerful than any other emotion we feel. It can cause unlimited damage and pain, but it can also be our savior."

Este libro fue divertido, tierno y fácilde digerir, lo que "Power" quería ser pero no logró. 

Si bien el romance me gustó en su mayoría, la historia de Alex me aburrió y me pareció demasiado para la trama, al principio me gustó su forma de ser, hasta me hacía reír, pero entre más leía su historia, más annoying me empezó a parecer, eso de que era todo poderoso a sus 27 años y que tenía hasta al vicepresidente del país comiendo de su mano... me dio sueño. 

La historia de Ava me gustó como parte de la trama, como que se sentía más cómodo que estuviera ahí para dar inicio a la relación de Alex y Ava. Ava me pareció un personaje femenino bueno, si algo ingenua, casi no era como otros personajes insufribles, pero me hubiera gustado que fuera un poco mayor, aunque su forma de ser y reaccionar a ciertas situaciones, encajaba muy bien a su edad, para mí.

Seguiré con esta saga, son libros entretenidos y divertidos, para relajarse un poco si no quieres leer algo tan serio.

"Most people thought the biggest sacrifice they could make was to die for something. They were wrong. The biggest sacrifice someone could make was to live for something-to allow it to consume you and turn you into a version of yourself you didn't recognize"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Cursing, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Abandonment, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse

Odié el final, el cómo Alex acosa a Ava y la obliga a estar nuevamente con él, que la amenace porque no quiere que ningún otro hombre se acerque a ella. OK, ENTIENDO que es parte de la trama y si hay un warning al respecto, pero aún así, no puedo evitar odiar ese tipo de personajes. Me gustaría que hubiera un libro donde el personaje tóxico se resigne a perder a la mujer que ama y la deje ser feliz con alguien más, aunque al final ella lo perdone, jajaja ✨️deconstrucción✨️

klubbgodis's review against another edition

It was really cringe and I get it's suposted to be a sunshine x grumpy but Alex was just mean and rude and not just "grumpy". 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

danaegg's review against another edition

dark fast-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

2.0

this is probably the horniest book ive ever read 😭. i had some issues with it, not just with what some of the characters (alex) did but with how it was executed. seemed like with everything that was packed in, it should have been longer, maybe a little more fleshed out? as for the character’s actions, at some point i surrendered to fiction bc it really is just a book and hopefully there arent any young/impressionable ppl reading this thinking its okay act the way alex does.
the only one of the series i really had an interest in was the third book, but i thought i would read this one first as josh and jules are extremely close with alex and ava. but ofc now im a teeny bit interested in the second book so sigh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic relationship

solacelight's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Ava doesn't feel like a real human being and Alex is a misogynist who treats women like sex toys so really lovely, non-problematic combination here!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Cursing, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicide

ashlightgrayson's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.0

The book description was accurate in describing the male lead as an alphahole. I don't mind that in and of itself. What I did mind was that it does not feel like Alex redeems himself or has enough character growth to merit Ava accepting him as a partner by the end of the story. He overrides Ava's autonomy before they are an item. This often comes off as sexist and possessive rather than endearing. He even partakes in stalking at some point as a way of protecting Ava which read very 50 Shades of Grey creepy rich stalker to me. He causes Ava a lot of heartbreak at the climax of the story and I have a hard time believing that he could rebuild a sense of trust in their relationship after everything that happens. He just never won me over and I feel like he could have if his actions were not so unhealthy to me. I didn't mind his possessiveness in the sex scenes because it was consensual, but otherwise it just left a bad taste in my mouth. What I liked the most was Ava's friends and how supportive they were of her. I also liked Ava's personality and just felt she deserved a better partner. Overall, this was disappointing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism