Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Twisted Love by Ana Huang

18 reviews

ac_52's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

3.75

 There were some cute moments, but I definitely felt like the plot was all over the place. It was hard to see any sort of development in their relationship with how much time skipping was going on, almost as if it was being used as an excuse to skip relationship development and sweep that stuff under the rug. 

The plot twist? was okay. I didn’t see it coming, but it really had little impact on the story in my opinion.

I can see the hype around the book and I didn't exactly mind the writing. It's made me interested in reading the rest of the series and maybe some more of Ana Huang's books. 

Also, Alex is just not.... He's not it. He literally has somebody stalking Ava for damn near half the book and she's supposed to be okay with that. And I loved the whole 'groveling' thing but at the same time, it was lowkey disappointing to see Ava get back with him even after everything he did. Maybe if you're into sociopaths he's your jam, but half the things he did were either downright wrong or just... Ew. The idea of him following her to London is super cute until you think for three seconds and realize that he is just stalking her at that point. Which is not cute. And threatening to kill her poor friend when he was just shooting his shot? Okay buddy, calm down. You can make the threats, but this man meant every single one seriously. That is concerning.

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

TLDR; the plot is very inconsistent, the male love interest isn't all that loveable, and there was barely any character development done on page 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, and Blood

jaz_lai's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

jama_ann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

edietz22's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

clairew97's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

dlsmk's review against another edition

dark emotional funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

This was predictable but it was funny and just a good time dude. 

Listen. The plot? Predictable. The characters? Mid. The vibes? Immaculate. This was so fun. I laughed out loud. I swooned. I had multiple WTF moments about her being just so OK with him being like, a murderer and being an overbearing, jealous, grade A for Asshole, douchebag. However, I'm going to read the rest of them because the banter (when things weren't going like, completely off the rails) was actually quite fun. And I did enjoy the female characters so like, I want the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

meganrey1's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

autumnsymonds's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Stalking

coco78337's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexism, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

ohlovehandles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I would recommend this book and series to ANYONE who's into dark romance. The pacing was perfection, the complexity of the characters was just *chef's kiss*, and honestly the overall execution was amazing. I don't think there was anything I found wrong with the books itself, but you'd have to experience it for yourself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Stalking