Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Twisted by Emily McIntire

87 reviews

mrsklwilson13's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

wendyk's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

A villainous twist on Aladdin, but it fell kind-of flat for me.

Yasmine is the only daughter of a very wealthy man, but now her father is ill and wants to find her a husband to help run the business after he's gone. Julian, his righthand man, would love to be taking the helm and even though he and Yasmine are enemies, he has a plan that might help them both.

I wasn't terribly invested in these characters. Yasmine once had a crush on Julian, but now she hates him and he apparently hates her. Enemies to lovers with some killing on the side.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Murder

lolaluftnagel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Torture and Murder

arielthereader's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism

megsssss_'s review against another edition

dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

jessanicolesingh's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

Fourth in the Never After series, Twisted is a loose reimagination of Aladdin. Set in modern day NY, we find Yasmine, the daughter of a sick billionaire, who's dying wish is to marry her off and leave the legacy of his jewel empire to her husband-to-be, all the while she is already engaged in a secret relationship with her childhood friend, Aidan. Julian is her father’s right hand man and  COO of Sultans, who has murdered his way to the top and has his eye on the fortune to be left by the mogul. He devises a plan to force Yas's hand in marriage to him, while also getting the boy, Aidan, out of the way by sending him on a wild goose chase for an ancient lamp artifact in Egypt. The two had great banter and a true enemies to lovers blossoming, and I loved seeing the transition of him wanting to own her for power, to owning her for love. 

I'm so torn because although I thoroughly LOVED this book, I felt the plot was predictable the whole way through, so I never really felt at the edge of my seat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

lizzysk555's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

elledanie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer and Death

Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

cristina_reading24's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mbolde8's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Loved this story! It’s a slow burn romance, enemies to lovers, age gap with a protective “touch her and die” MMC. The MMC had a rough childhood that leads to a heart of ice which get melted away by the daughter of his business partner. A girl he should not learn to love but does after a forced marriage. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder