Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Twisted Games by Ana Huang

21 reviews

fanboyriot's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Read For:

✓ Royalty

✓ Plot Twists

✓ Bucket List 

✓ Forbidden Romance

✓ Princess x Bodyguard

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There were so many iconic lines from this book.  It was an entertaining read, it was funny, angsty, and spicy.  The characters had depth to their personalities and while the plot wasn’t what I was expecting it kept my interest.

There were a few parts that made me question how this book was going to end before grabbing the good old plot twists.  The reveal to Rhys dad was not expected but was a nice plot twist.

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 

Angst Level: 💧💧💧

POV: Duel, First Person

Release Date: 29, July 2021

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

ac_52's review against another edition

5.0

 I enjoyed this book so much more than the first one! I loved seeing the development in Rhys and Bridget's relationship throughout the story

(which I didn't really see in the first one between Alex and Ava)

. I feel like the time skipping in this one actually helped the story rather than harmed it. The ending was super satisfying (as I knew it would be, thank you Ana Huang), and there were some twists that got me. This one hit my emotions a lot harder than the first one did; I'm okay with that because the tears were totally worth it. 

Rhys Larsen the man you are. He was such a better love interest than Alex was in the first one (I'm not sure what kind of morally grey he was supposed to be, but it was just not my favorite thing ever). I loved how he was still protective of Bridget and wanted to fight for her, but he wasn't overbearing. I've also seen a lot of reviews making the comment that he didn't have to grovel because he didn't mess up- that is so true. The relationship between him and Bridget also just felt so much more down-to-Earth than the one seen with Ava and Alex, even if these are very improbable scenarios to be living through. Either way, I still enjoyed Rhys as a character so much more than I thought I would when I first started reading this book or even in his mentions during Twisted Love.

 
Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️/5

TLDR; this book was much better than the first one in my opinion and there was actually shown character development AND the male love interest wasn't a sociopath so he was much more enjoyable

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Car accident

destinynichole11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

I loved the book and I loved the story line however I did find it pretty repetitive throughout the book. I did love the pop ups of the other characters as well like Alex and Ava

sea_vid123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

The "stuff" is gone for a while so gets boring

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

moonylovesstars's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? No

4.0

I just love Bridget and Rhy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

lizziemarie01's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Toxic friendship

direguard's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

cdoubet's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping

emy33321's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Death and Death of parent

r4v3ncl4w_93's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Violence