Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Twisted Hate by Ana Huang

91 reviews

ka_ke's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

If there is one thing I love about Ana Huang’s romance novels, is that when the couple inevitably breaks up, they don’t spend CHAPTERS heart broken and angry. Twisted Hate is a classic enemies to lovers romance novel with the right amount of clapbacks, attitude and smut.

I’m glad we see Josh get the closure he deserves and his relationship with Alex recovers

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Medical content, Pedophilia, and Vomit

Minor: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

martinealstadpeeters's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Rape

lana_andreja's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying and Toxic relationship

hannibanani29's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Death, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

fr4n_m's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Medical content, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, and Car accident

tragicgloom's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

3.5

I liked the book up until the point where the MMC turned into a giant asshole and took his anger out on the FMC by "fucking her" and then saying all this:

"It seems only fitting for us to end things with a goodbye fuck." ... "At least you got an orgasm out of it, so don't say I never gave you anything. I'll miss that tight pussy of yours though. No one takes my cock better than you do. It's your best quality."

To me that's unforgivable, cruel and abusive (he knew what the FMC's been through and still chose to hurt her). I was so angry when she forgave him and they got back together. Finishing the book after that just wasn't enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Vomit, Violence, Medical content, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Car accident

culzean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, Torture, Car accident, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexism, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Body shaming, Alcohol, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Classism, Murder, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Grief, and Bullying

g_monaghan's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

This fuxking book man

This couple owns my heart

Enemies to lovers to friends to enemies to lovers how can you resist.

These two strike up a relationship of convenience and then accidentally develop 🎇real feelings🎇

There were times when I audibly gasped at how foolish the MC's were, they both tried to protect themselves so much to the detriment of their own happiness - classic. Well written slow burn, well executed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming

plsnotanotherdamselindistress's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

2.0

It was well written. I especially liked how multi-faceded the characters were. 
Lots of drama at some point in my opinion unnecessary. The intercourse as once said by the mal MC is not sensual in any way which may not be everyones taste. 
It is more a watching characters fall in love than a falling in love with the characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Sexism, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

viovio123's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

I already had issues with missing consent in the previous books, but this one took it a step further, which is the reason I give 0 stars. It was completely unnecessary to add that to the story. In addition the book was missing depiction of the thought process in tense situations and the big fight in the book. After a lot of build up many things just happen too fast. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse