Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Twisted Love by Ana Huang

53 reviews

pigsjillyjiggs's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Violence, Death of parent, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Confinement, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Panic attacks/disorders

msflameo's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment

briony_2010's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Suicide, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Gaslighting and Abandonment

Minor: Violence

madhattermommy94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

I really liked it. I've been in a reading slump lately, and this kinda helped me out of it a little, but towards the end I got kind of bored. It went from mafia romance to puppy love and became meh. I still liked it and want to continue the series though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Child abuse, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders

marionlundqvist's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Child death, Death of parent, Torture, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Stalking, and Blood

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

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

a_l_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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

3.0

personal review notes:

C 6/10
A 5/10
W 7/10
P 7/10
I 4/10
L 6/10
E 5/10

-> 4.7/10
-> 3 stars

• C: idk, didn't really connect, but wasn't bad either
• W: was an audio book, narration was fine:)
• P: i'm torn on this one, even though there were plot twists i wasn't expecting, a lot was quite predictable, like that michael is not ava father. and even if it was surprising, i didn't really care...
• I: it took me forever to finish listening to this audiobook, i usually only listened to it, when i was doing other things and not, because i really wanted to know what will happen next
• L: not quite sure why alex lied to ava about his feelings after the kidnapping, but chances are high that that was mentioned and i just forgot...
• E: was alright, but i'm not eager to listen to the second book...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Murder, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Suicide, Violence, Cursing, Grief, and Sexual violence

Minor: Abandonment

dexlud's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Twisted Love is a really interesting book and I read it quite quickly. The epilogue had me giggling a bit but most of the story is just incredibly odd. My main gripe is the

plot twist of Ava’s father, Michael, which felt incredibly forced for some reason?

, and another one is how forceful Alex was. I’m sure it was all consented and stuff, but the things this man was doing were quite illegal. Other than that, I slightly enjoyed this romance book! Out of my comfort zone but will try to read the others! It feels like a book that not everyone will like, but everyone needs to at least try to read it because it’s definitely an experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Child death, Cursing, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Gun violence, Stalking, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Medical content

madisone's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Suicide, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment