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A review by kiwij96
Twisted Love by Ana Huang
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I kinda knew what I signed up for before I started reading this, but it still caught me by surprise. It is very reminiscent of my Wattpad days as a teen - morally grey/definitely toxic characters who I was only interested in because of the spicy scenes.
Honestly, the book was fine, nothing special. It dragged on towards the end when all of the trauma was revealed through flashbacks and revenge on family members happened. It definitely could have finished like 6 chapters earlier with Ava knowing her self worth and leaving. All that character development went out of the window in the greater scheme of things.
Alex is a controlling and manipulative psychopath who has a highly inflated ego and his internal monologue is just how self important and rich he is. It never failed to make me roll my eyes in disgust. Like dude get a life honestly.
Also the references to very clearly stolen Tumblr posts, pop culture, and frequent immaturity of the the girls in the book was often cringeworthy.
Would I continue the series? Probably. Would I read this book again? No.
Honestly, the book was fine, nothing special. It dragged on towards the end when all of the trauma was revealed through flashbacks and revenge on family members happened. It definitely could have finished like 6 chapters earlier with Ava knowing her self worth and leaving. All that character development went out of the window in the greater scheme of things.
Alex is a controlling and manipulative psychopath who has a highly inflated ego and his internal monologue is just how self important and rich he is. It never failed to make me roll my eyes in disgust. Like dude get a life honestly.
Also the references to very clearly stolen Tumblr posts, pop culture, and frequent immaturity of the the girls in the book was often cringeworthy.
Would I continue the series? Probably. Would I read this book again? No.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Child death, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Murder, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury