olivialandryxo 's review for:

Twisted Love by Ana Huang

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Did Ana get déjà vu while writing King of Wrath? Because, having read that first, I got it in spades reading this. Alex and Dante are damn near the same person, though Alex is—thankfully—more tolerable overall. I can even begrudgingly admit that I like him, and that he and Ava are cute together.

Representation:

• Chinese-American protagonist & side characters
• fat side character
• multiracial side character (Japanese, Black & Puerto Rican)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Death of parent

Sexual content is explicit but always consensual. A few scenes include varying degrees of violence, and one includes a gun, in which two characters are killed. One protagonist has PTSD that manifests in the form of nightmares and panic attacks. There are also mentions of attempted murder, a parent committing suicide, and a family being murdered, with one flashback late in the book detailing the latter scenario.