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A review by lifeofchrstnlvly
Twisted Hate - Special Edition by Ana Huang
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
How I rated this book:
-0.5 star: I enjoyed reading this, but almost halfway through, I got bored. While Ana's writing is very easy to read and understand, I think Twisted Hate didn't need to be this long. They are enemies who entered into an enemies with benefits relationship and eventually developed feelings for each other. It didn't need to be 500 plus pages of banter, push-and-pull, and conflict. It was unnecessarily long. Cut down 100 to 150 pages and it will still be fine.
-0.25 star: Josh and Jules' relationship was toxic. What they both did will never be okay. Granted they were still learning the ropes of their romantic relationship - that doesn't mean they should have done what they did to each other.
-0.25 star: While Max played a huge role why Jules did what she did before, Jules didn't suffer the consequences of her own actions. That really irked me. Yes, she was a victim, but she also chose to do the things she did.
-0.5 star: I didn't connect with the characters. All throughout the book, I didn't care if they get together or not. It failed to let me feel what they're feeling, and I think it's an important part when reading any book.
-0.5 star The Twisted series is known for its spice (aside from it being a romance series). The spicyness in this book was too much (maybe because the book in itself was too long!!). Even if they were starting to fall with each other, their spicy scenes still felt detached.
I have yet to read Twisted Lies, but so far, Twisted Games is still my favorite out of the 3 books in the series.
-0.5 star: I enjoyed reading this, but almost halfway through, I got bored. While Ana's writing is very easy to read and understand, I think Twisted Hate didn't need to be this long. They are enemies who entered into an enemies with benefits relationship and eventually developed feelings for each other. It didn't need to be 500 plus pages of banter, push-and-pull, and conflict. It was unnecessarily long. Cut down 100 to 150 pages and it will still be fine.
-0.25 star: Josh and Jules' relationship was toxic. What they both did will never be okay. Granted they were still learning the ropes of their romantic relationship - that doesn't mean they should have done what they did to each other.
-0.25 star: While Max played a huge role why Jules did what she did before, Jules didn't suffer the consequences of her own actions. That really irked me. Yes, she was a victim, but she also chose to do the things she did.
-0.5 star: I didn't connect with the characters. All throughout the book, I didn't care if they get together or not. It failed to let me feel what they're feeling, and I think it's an important part when reading any book.
-0.5 star The Twisted series is known for its spice (aside from it being a romance series). The spicyness in this book was too much (maybe because the book in itself was too long!!). Even if they were starting to fall with each other, their spicy scenes still felt detached.
I have yet to read Twisted Lies, but so far, Twisted Games is still my favorite out of the 3 books in the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Sexual violence