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A review by kyleejade
Twisted Hate by Ana Huang
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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? Yes
4.5
This book just shows how much Ana Huang has grown through her writing. Twisted Love was decent, if a little illogical (due to lack of explanation or character growth, not the fact that it's a fiction) at times. Twisted Hate really struggled with show not tell, but was cute. This book does amazingly at setting up two characters, and making them both more likable than they are in the beginning and logically setting them together.
In my personal opinion, Josh and Jules were my least favorite characters in the beginning- for no reason other than Jules was wreckless and Josh cared way too much about it. In the other books, Jules was really cut down- all dialogue involving her was just about how the main love interest is "so hot". Which, sure, but it gets boring.
But this book gets rid of that. I wish there was a little more slow burn, sure- Yeah, Josh, I'm sure you're going to feel immediately jealous after years of hating her- but overall? Really, really good.
If you're a fan of dialogue, this book is for you. In the other books, there were snippets of Ana Huang's ability to write realistically funny dialogue- that talent shines here.
Though, a content warning at the beginning of the book would have been nice. Look those up beforehand- they threw me off pretty hard, even with the content of the first book.
In my personal opinion, Josh and Jules were my least favorite characters in the beginning- for no reason other than Jules was wreckless and Josh cared way too much about it. In the other books, Jules was really cut down- all dialogue involving her was just about how the main love interest is "so hot". Which, sure, but it gets boring.
But this book gets rid of that. I wish there was a little more slow burn, sure- Yeah, Josh, I'm sure you're going to feel immediately jealous after years of hating her- but overall? Really, really good.
If you're a fan of dialogue, this book is for you. In the other books, there were snippets of Ana Huang's ability to write realistically funny dialogue- that talent shines here.
Though, a content warning at the beginning of the book would have been nice. Look those up beforehand- they threw me off pretty hard, even with the content of the first book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Sexual assault