Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Twisted Hate by Ana Huang

65 reviews

psydneigh's review against another edition

emotional tense 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? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this. Felt like the miscommunication was a little annoying, but overall thought it was resolved well.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Death of parent

jlaz_13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Murder

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Cursing

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

hilom's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.0

I solely liked the banter between the protagonists 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Torture, Cursing, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Incest, Child abuse, and Death of parent

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

cgp1234's review against another edition

4.0

I have seen mixed reviews for this one, so I was a little apprehensive going into it, but I loved it! I am apparently a huge fan of enemies with benefits and I (as per usual) am obsessed with a mean FMC (typically I prefer a mean brunette, but I'm willing to make a red-headed exception for Jules). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Medical content, Murder, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

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

lauramparis's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

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

Minor: Abandonment, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, and Stalking

noellelovesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Content Warnings: Explicit sexual content, bullying, violence, grief, anxiety, death, murder, misogyny, abandonment, torture, blood/gore, and medical trauma. Mention of: child abuse, child neglect, child endangerment, grooming, sexual assault, predatory behavior, rape, coercion, toxic relationships, parental abandonment, stalking, kidnapping, blackmail, revenge porn, and suicidal ideations.

Ever since I read, and loved Twisted Love, where we get to see a few fiery interactions between Jules and Josh I knew I needed to read their book. We get enemies to lovers between Ava’s [the MC of Twisted Love] BFF and older brother and it is steamy.

Seven years ago Jules befriended Ava and Josh has been against the friendship ever since. Only seeing Jules as a bad influence who’s prone to trouble Josh doesn’t want his younger sister anywhere near her and has been very vocal about it.

A lifetime of people disregarding and making assumptions about her has led Jules to despise anyone who looks down on her especially overconfident, and rude, future doctors like Josh Chen.

Both Jules and Josh are positive they know exactly who the other is…and hate them. Little do they know when forced together they may find they’re not that different after all.

I was not prepared for how good this book was. A fan of enemies to lovers and the BFF’s brother tropes I knew I was going to enjoy reading this book I just didn’t anticipate how much. Not only do we get great tropes between Jules and Josh but we also get to see Josh handle his severed relationship with his father and his ex-BFF Alex. Getting to see both characters face their pasts and overcome them had me cheering for them individually as well as together.

Knowing nothing about book four, which will feature Stella and Christian, I’m excited to see what happens. I feel like we’ll finally get more information about the stalker Stella dealt with, and since Christian is in security maybe she goes to him for help…really curious to see their love story unfold. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Abandonment, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder