Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Twisted Love by Ana Huang

667 reviews

zfred13's review against another edition

emotional tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

haileyanne's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Pros: funny, good writing, interesting plot, a bit of thriller mixed in
Cons: morally gray love interest af

who STAYS morally gray

; more than a few  violent actions by said love interest I thought were totally unnecessary to the plot and made me question if I wanted to continue. Sure, this is fiction, but I’m not going to LIKE IT!

genuinely why did he have to kill TWO PEOPLE?!

That all being said (lol), I already started the second book and the vibes are MUCH lighter. You could definitely skip the first book if you are concerned about the trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Sexual harassment

emissbooklife5's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I like it but since English isn’t my native language it was hard to understand it also there were quite a lot of characters. And I didn’t get so many pictures in my head as I would like.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

jeanettesreadingcorner's review against another edition

dark emotional tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

megnapier12's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

ljzsreadsandreviews's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Okay... this series has had my attention and been on my TBR for too long so I finally got around to book one and wow! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I know so many of these romances are essentially carbon copies of each other and I could not care any less. They are feel good, entertaining, and when they are spicy they really got me hooked! There is also something so hot about a Businessman/billinoiare trope. I think the only thing I like more about these types of romances is the fact that the authors know to make them series. I already know who the next 3 books are going to follow and I’m pumped! I really liked this one but it wasn’t my favorite simply cause I wasn’t fully obsessed with Alex or Ava. I liked them but I wasn’t as attached as I normally get in these storylines. I do, however, have high hopes for the rest of this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Death of parent

Spice Rating - 5/5 Tension Rating - 5/5 Spicy Chapters - 22, 24, 26, 43, Bonus

scherzafresi's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, and Death of parent

miss_cr's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Poorly written. Full of cliches. Generally frustrating. Honestly only finished the book for the spice. A cheap read. Several parts of the book are unrealistic, such as the FMC's friend group (

ONE OF THEM IS A PRINCESS FOR GOD'S SAKE

). The twist for the FMC was good and well executed, but the twist for the MMC was predictable. The fact that there were still 12 chapters after the climax was wayyyy too much. Also the ending is extremely unrealistic. The portrayal of FMC "getting over" her PTSD and phobia are EXTREMELY unrealistic. That is not something a bf can help you through. She needed PROFESSIONAL HELP. If he really cared about her, he would've set that up for her or helped her through it. Spoilers Ahead:

IF ANYONE WAS FOLLOWED BY AN EX BF FOR OVER A YEAR, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN POLICE, A RESTRAINING ORDER, THE WHOLE 9 YARDS. LIKE THIS GIRL NEEDS HELP. STALKING IS NOT OKAY. Just... so so frustrating. ALSO sooo mad at the princess for telling MMC (FMC's ex) that she was moving countries!!! Just let her continue her life in peace and meet someone else better!! She should've ended up with the Australian guy and worked for National Geographic and lived the life of her dreams. F the MMC. He's not worth it. ALSO ALSO the portrayal of her "getting over" her PTSD and aquaphobia infuriated me. It was like 2 paragraphs and poof, hardly afraid of water. Like no, that's not how this works AT ALL. Take it from someone who has childhood PTSD: this is not written correctly. Especially since her 'therapist' was also orchestrated by her dad, like her life should've been way worse, way more depressing, way darker. Yes, you can put on a mask and appear happy around people, the your outlook on life is not going to be good. Okay, I guess I've ranted enough.

  Honestly, not worth the read. ALSO ALSO ALSO, the girl in the audiobook freaking whispers the whole time. I don't want a girl whispering in my ear for 12 hours!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Kidnapping

rekii_55's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship

chelsea_jh's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping