Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Twisted Love by Ana Huang

211 reviews

witcheep's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

1.0

This book is so not a good fit for my reading tastes. I was constantly appalled by how Alex seems to get away with anything

and always get his way — by any means necessary, including but not limited to gaslighting, murder, and stalking

. The possessiveness Alex shows is on another level as well. All that is scary, not sexy. 🚩🚩🚩

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Violence

Minor: Self harm and Drug abuse

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

absolutely_court's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Murder, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

ekbrady312's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

Minor: Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Suicide, Stalking, and Murder

tesscurran's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

abbyxphoenix's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, and Panic attacks/disorders

samhalseth's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Violence

honey_pie's review

medium-paced

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

1.0

huge spoiler warning for this review I have a lot to say for some reason but tdlr without spoilers: the first third is fun but then I realised the writing is actually awful and the plot is stupid and Alex is actually insanely toxic and a bit pathetic

anyways

so as I said the first third or so was alright, I got really invested for the first half because I kind of liked the whole enemies to lovers kind of thing even tho they weren't exactly enemies she just didn't like him much and he wasn't interested. but the moment he took interest in her he was just full of red flags like storming into a photoshoot just because she was with another guy and deleting the pics of her like wtf ?? I'm supposed to like this man who's so overprotective she can't have a life of her own if it involves another man (weren't even friends let alone dating at this point btw).

and on top of the countless red flags, there were dumb plot holes like Alex somehow putting Michael in prison only 24hr after they got a confession from him with no court case or ANYTHING. and him discovering stuff about his uncle and literally an hour later the writer saying he had someone researching him "day and night" like it's been literally an hour?? an HOUR?? 

the height of the book was at the 75% mark, I skipped a fair bit after that because it was BORING and then when I did read it the rest was Alex literally following her to London when she wanted nothing to do with him and she had found out he'd been lying to her their whole relationship. and yet he not only hired someone to follow her but shows up and says he is going to be the one following her literally stalking her around London. and he's all pathetic begging for forgiveness and saying he had his heart opened as if he didn't ruin her life, almost gt her killed, STALK HER, prioritise himself at every turn and be insanely overprotective and controlling the whole time. AND SHE FORGIVES HIM

a load of shit imo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Stalking, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

simplys4i's review

emotional lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Murder

hmansfield916's review

dark emotional 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

2.5

If you LOVE drama, this is the book for you. If you LOVE men who are huge red flags, this is also the book for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Death, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship