Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Twisted Games by Ana Huang

95 reviews

kiittycatt's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Car accident, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

ix37lexi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense medium-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

3.0

I wasn’t too big of a fan of the majority of the book, I felt like it was repetitive and dragged on but I like how the ending wrapped it up so that helped redeem the book a little for me. It very much was not my style and there were certain scenes and descriptions I could have done without personally. The characters weren’t very interesting to me and none of the characters besides the main two were fleshed out characters. The relationship between Rhys and Bridget seemed toxic because they relied on each other too much and </spoiler he drinks alcohol for the first time when they get separated from each other which is completely out of character, but at least it didn’t continue after that> There is also something mentioned in the book that was never brought up again, but I’m assuming that’s for the fourth book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Sexism

booksofautumn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Car accident, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Gun violence, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, Infidelity, and Sexual content

stay25's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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? No

3.0

3.5⭐

I really liked this book, it was cute and had holesome and heart fluttering scenes, but I thought it had way too many sex scenes and it could have been a lot shorter. There were times that I would just get bored and didn't want to keep on reading but at the end it was fine, nothing to exceptional but not ordinary either. Above average but not much.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Drug use, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Kidnapping

franthebooknerd's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

1.5

He is way too possesive and the relationship is super toxic. Hoped for something else.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Medical content, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Classism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

acebooknerd_07's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug use

Minor: Death of parent

zc2's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense 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

Okay first off loved it definitely better than twisted love . I will say that because the book takes place over four years there’s so much detail and it moves so fast. It all blends together nicely though. The emotional aspect is there and it really just tugs and crushed your heart strings. Definitely a rollercoaster ride but a pretty good one at that. On to twisted hate….

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, and Abandonment

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Child abuse, and Cursing

kate_mare's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

It is a good book. It was pretty predictable but there was a side plot that was unexpected. If yu dont like dark books and you need

a happy ending

then this book is for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, and Cursing

laneylo's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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? No

3.75

This was sweet. Rhys' description was unrealistic and I found it too fast paced to get any real relationship building in the first half. Towards the end it felt like we were scrambling to tie up the lose ends because they didn't really make sense with the storyline.
It was enjoyable but it was lacking in plot planning and proper foreshadowing, in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Grief, Sexism, and Violence

claire_fitzgibbon13's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

I loved both parts equally and I loved the plot and the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment and Alcoholism

Minor: Car accident