Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Twisted Hate by Ana Huang

294 reviews

mels_reading_log's review

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

This is an enemies to lovers, secret relationship with the best friend’s brother. I saw Jules and Josh’s relationship coming from the first book, but I really enjoyed learning more about Jules’ backstory. I also love that each of these books has some sort of action/mystery to them. I’m excited to read the last one soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Misogyny and Sexism

slmoore2013's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

lynnegweeny's review against another edition

emotional relaxing sad medium-paced

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

2.5

I had to do it: I read the next one in the series. Also partially because the friend who introduced this series to me (I'm not on BookTok) told me that this was her favourite.

It made sense - this book actually could be the best of the lot, so far. But this is relative to the first two, though! (Writer growth, maybe?) I'm not a fan of the enemies to lovers trope, but this was done pretty well. And there was also a slight Scooby-Doo plot involved but also not completely ridiculous that it was unbelievable.

It was the most realistic of the lot so far - repressed emotions due to trauma, working up the courage to face the things you're avoiding because of said trauma which includes opening your heart up, even if it means to someone you actively dislike. 

Also, it was nice that other parts of the main characters' lives were involved in this story. For Josh, the MMC - it was his relationship with his best friend (Alex, the psychopath from the first book) as well as his father. For Jules, the FMC - it was her relationship and past trauma with her mother and the life she left behind. Both of them felt like they were written like real people coming from hard places as they grow from adversity etc. Also, the enemies part of things really lent itself to the foreplay which really worked with the sum of parts.

If I had to recommend a book from this series, it would be this. But truthfully wouldn't recommend this series at all lol. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Grief

pigsjillyjiggs's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, and Rape

yoohanna's review against another edition

emotional funny relaxing medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Violence, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction and Toxic relationship

jehansen127's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Death of parent

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Abandonment, Grief, Medical content, Violence, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Sexism, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

funny sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Vomit, Cursing, Blood, Sexism, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Violence

adalina_xox's review against another edition

challenging funny lighthearted relaxing fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, and Violence

heatherchrisman's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual content, and Rape

maria_stoycheva_tbr_pile's review

emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence