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Wretched by Emily McIntire
4.5
dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I read this book in 2 days and I ADORED it. I loved how Evelina was a badass when at first we thought she was only doing the books for her dad, and this built up the anticipation for how development as the book progressed. I loved Brayden/Nicholas and how he was set up, and I was so shocked at the end when we found out he was a federal agent. I also LOVED how Evelina was the dominant one instead of Brayden, it showed how strong she is and how much we underestimate her. Dorothy got the death she deserved, same with her dad. I also LOVED the ending and how Evelina finally got to live out her dreams of living in Ireland. 
Everyone rates this book so low but my rating is 4.5 stars, it was so good even though it was less than 300 pages, and I cannot wait to read the other 2 books in the series!! 
Quotes 
  • “But if I’m her calm, then she is my chaos, and if I can’t live with her forever, then I don’t want to live at all.”
  • “Grief is a weird thing. It’s the only emotion in the world people claim to understand yet treat as an inconvenience.”
  • “All I knew was that I couldn’t let her fall. And maybe that makes me stupid, maybe it makes me weak. Maybe she’s manipulated me into becoming something I never wanted to be. Whatever the case, I don’t care. Because she’s changed me fundamentally. Irrevocably. And there’s no going back. I don’t love Evelina in spite of her flaws. I love her because of them.”
  • “There’s no one like family, Evie, and there’s no place like home. We have to stick together.”
  • “She’s changing me. Or maybe she’s simply making me feel alive.”
  • “She’s overwhelming. Devastating. She’s going to ruin my fucking life.”
  • “Tell me to sit and eat like a good boy, and I swear to fucking god I’ll do it.”
  • “Grief is a weird thing. It’s the only emotion in the world people claim to understand yet treat as an inconvenience. “Time heals all wounds, Evie.” Spare me. Time heals nothing. Just gives things more space to grow and fester and rot.”
Tropes
  • Fairytale Retelling (Wizard of Oz)
  • Forbidden Love
  • Grumpy/Sunshine
  • Good Guy/Bad Girl
  • Enemies with Benefits