Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Twisted Games by Ana Huang

123 reviews

things100's review against another edition

5.0

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

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I loved Bridget and Rhys story, they are couple goals, I never reread books but I can see myself rereading this one and the smut oh my gosh 🥵. 10/10 recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Cancer, Death, Car accident

coreylynn_047's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Amazingly breath taking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Sexual content, Medical content

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, War

Minor: Misogyny, Kidnapping, Stalking, Alcohol

olivia_v's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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So much better than Twisted Love!
I loved both the main characters, you wanted to root for them and their relationship. 
I could see the twist regarding Rhys coming from a mile off but it was still enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted 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

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Rating: 4.5/5 stars

Bridget is about to become Crown Princess of Eldorra, and the last thing her Royal future will allow is falling for her bodyguard…

This was SO GOOD, y’all. Thanks first and foremost to the Twisted support group for peer pressuring me into pushing this to the top of my tbr. I had forgotten how much I LOVE a Royal romance, but this book checked every box—forbidden relationship? Political intrigue? Storybook settings? Yes yes and yes.

I absolutely loved Bridget as an FMC—she was tough and no nonsense and fought for what she wanted. And RHYS…his grand gestures made me melt every time, I honestly loved him *so* much, and his backstory broke my heart. I also LOVED the way the third act breakup unfolded in this story—I’m usually not a fan (even though they almost always happen) but this one felt logical, fitting, and not contrived, and I appreciated the genuine growth of both MCs over the course of the book.

I could go on…but I’m typing this review at 3am because I just finished reading, and I’m positive I’ll dissolve into incoherence pretty soon. Bottom line: this was a delight of a read from start to finish.

Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: Royal romance; forbidden-ish romance; political drama

CW: Discussions of child abuse, alcoholism, death of parent; gun violence (on page); mentions of kidnapping

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, War

Minor: Kidnapping

lilyemmaaa's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Medical content

Minor: Addiction, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy

kayleejanes's review against another edition

4.0

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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent

lana72905's review against another edition

3.75

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I will say that this book had probably put me in a slow reading slump. Not that I didn't want to read, but I just didn't enjoy the premise as much as I did the first one. I felt like it had gone stale at some parts and slower at others, and tbh I just didn't enjoy it as much as I did Twisted Love. I loved the characters, of course, but just something about it didn't have the spark that Twisted Love gave me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Sexism, Abandonment, Classism

Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent

takarakeireads's review against another edition

4.25

emotional medium-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: No

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Spicy Princess Diaries (1&2) and personally I was here for it.

Better than the first one, Rhys is just a better character 

• Bodyguard romance
• Age gap (~10 years?)

4.5/5 🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Misogyny, Violence, Grief

Male MC has an abusive drug addict mother this is talked about in flashbacks

folded_between_pages_of_books's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol

wet_towlette's review against another edition

2.25

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I feel very similarly about this book as I did twisted love. Probably because the characters are literally the exact same people 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, War