Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Twisted Love by Ana Huang

36 reviews

norcana's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction

irenemayblack's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

Alex Volkov is a bitter man with a dark past, and never wanted to look after his best friend's sister, Ava Chen. But every day he spends with her, his heart lightens just a little bit.

Let me just start by saying this book killed me in ways I never anticipated. I went into Twisted Love with the expectation that it would be overhyped and written like a bad wattpad mafia fanfiction. Now after reading the story, I can say Ana Huang is my new favorite author!

Alex did have some possessive behavior, but for a new adult romance novel I found it pretty fitting for his character. Ava was a stubborn ball of sunshine and I loved her right at the start for it. The way she loved Alex and her friends was a wonderful display of her personality and values.

I did find Ava's friend Jules to be a bit annoying at times, but I'm hoping to like her better when I read Twisted Hate. I liked Bridget and Stella. I'm hoping to get to the rest of this series soon!

4.5 ⭐️
3/5 🌶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Gaslighting

jokawa's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Dieses Buch war nichts für mich… Wer jedoch auf vulgäre Sprache, sexualisierende Personenbeschreibungen, seitenlange Szenen über besitzergreifenden Sex und arrogante, toxisch männliche Hauptcharaktere, die verblendete weibliche Hauptcharaktere schwach werden lassen, steht, ist bei dieser Geschichte genau richtig. Dieser Cringe-Faktor stellte in gewisser Weise aber auch einen Unterhaltungswert dar, weshalb ich das Buch komplett gehört habe. Die Idee und eine Handvoll schön gestalteter, tief gehender Szenen zeugen davon, dass die Autorin auch anders könnte. Schade!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicide, Torture, Vomit, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Mental illness, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

sbordo's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

kelcee24's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Loved this book. Everything about it made you never want to put it down. The duplicity of the characters, the consistent referencing to mythologies, the trauma tropes and we can never forget THAT SMUT! It is incredibly well written and consistently keeps the readers engaged. I LOVE IT, can’t wait to read the rest of the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

lhaylameansnight's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-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

3.75

Lot of sex

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

mirandap442's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing and Drug use

Minor: Stalking

ambaburr'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Gore, Suicide, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

nemeion's review against another edition

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: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Stalking

jambush's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, and Suicide