A review by thewildbookcase
Twisted Hate by Ana Huang

emotional tense medium-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

2.5

I'm not sure if I hate Josh or Jules more... The first half of the novel I was loving the plot, an easy 4 stars. I really like the best friends brother/ sister's best friend storyline. I thought the tension and enemies with benefits was great! However, starting at the third act breakup it felt too much like sexual assault and abuse for me to enjoy seeing them get back together. The scene wasn't attractively spicy, it was heartbreaking and hurtful. It made me hate Josh so extremely that to have Jules apologize to him and be willing to get back together felt wrong. Jules' manipulation and unwillingness to simply TALK to Josh just made me angry. I was very close to DNF'ing because it felt too much like lies and poor choices wrapped up in manipulation. 
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