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Tangled Twosome by Meghan Quinn

bookboyfriendandhusbandmake3's review against another edition

5.0

Loved

Racer and Georgia were so much fun. Their banter was perfection and the serious moments were so heartfelt. I absolutely scored this story and all the people in it.

mycatismybookmark's review against another edition

3.0

"Make mistakes, tell the worst truth rather than the best lie, love hard, and be the better man."

Racer McKay and Georgiana Westbrook come from two very different worlds but will discover that they aren't really so different after all and just might be - seelenverwandt : kindred souls. They may come from different backgrounds but both are reaching for their goals, trying to make their dreams a reality, overcoming obstacles and opposition, and needing love and support. So different, yet so similar.

Racer and Georgie mix like oil and water and the tension, banter and pranks these two pull on each other is hilariously fun! And when the animosity falls away - Racer and Georgie are a fantastic duo.

Fun, sexy, humorous, full of heart and totally flawsome Twisted Twosome is a great read!

dulcesarahb's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-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

4.25

jackie_of_all_books's review against another edition

5.0

Meghan’s books always have me laughing and her audio people are so spot on. The way they say some things just has me cracking up out loud. This was Racer and Georgianas love story. And this book was so neat because we’ve gotten so many hints at racer and to finally get his full story. We know about his childhood best friend Hayden and how him and Adeline end up together since I’ve already read their book. This mentions the night Hayden meets Adeline but briefly it doesn’t talk about how racer wasn’t a fan and the timeline seemed to not mesh as well bevause I feel like Hayden and Adeline were completely in love before racer had anyone in the picture and in racers version Hayden and Adeline are just starting to get cozy at Emma and tuckers wedding which I could be wrong but I don’t remember their wedding in Hayden’s book but I could be forgetful. So let’s start back with this book. Racer is working a side gig for Georgiana’s dad working on their pool house. Her and her friend Madeline sit by the pool with their drinks and their dino nugs and watch him slave away. The one day she tried to talk to him and he snaps. She had punctured his air rose with her heel causing him to take longer on the job and her father docked him $1000 that he needed. But he can’t let her know how bad he needs the money. We know that racer is working himself all day long on tuckers crew and picking up as many side gigs as possible just to try to make ends meet. We know when Hayden had been at his house he noticed the bills and the lack of any furniture but knew racer would not want any hand outs. That’s not how he was raised. Georgiana has been dreaming of starting a bridal store and has a complete spreadsheet to show her dad. She presents it to him and can tell he’s impressed but then tells her she needs to focus on helping her mom with charity’s and finding a husband and he won’t give her her trust money early. Her brother Abe loans her 500K and says it makes sense and he supports her. She loves her brother and his wife waverly who is completely different around her than how she is around their parents. She puts on the perfect show when in fact she is totally genuine and not fake at all like Georgians father wants the women to be. He wants them to be followers not leaders. Not that Georgiana has the money hee father told every contractor not to do her job so she’s at a stand still. She has the building and no way to remodel. When Madeline has the idea they ask Racer. She throws oranges at him to get his attention and tells him she has an opportunity for him. Racer tells Tucker and smalls about it and they tell him the girls definitely want him to be a stripper. But we know they want him to help remodel so this part is funny. Even funnier when he calls Madeline and she asks him yo come over right away and he puts music on and starts to strip and Madeline encourages it. And then he finds out that’s not what she asked him over for she wanted him to remodel the studio. He leaves embarrassed and pissed off but Georgiana follows him out and agrees to 15K to him and she pays for material with her card. They go back inside to re evaluate and he says Madeline needs to leave. Him and Georgiana start a bit of wars. They play pranks on each other throughout the days and are always on each others wits end. They can’t stand the other but can’t help but find each other attractive as well. When Georgiana strolled in in her booty shorts, work boots and tank top he was done for. She looked so damn good. Georgiana can’t take the sexual distress any longer and agrees to go on a date with a man her father suggested. He was a bore and didn’t put out which she needed. And when he sent roses the next day, racer teased her about them. He brought Smalls over to help with drywall and Madeline was enthralled by how big he is but he wouldn’t give her his number. Georgina and racer begin to tease each other and she has her shirt off and they are close when her date walks in. He tells her he doesn’t like playing games and leaves. She tries to tell him there’s nothing between her and racer that he’s gay and this was soooo funny. Because he had told the guy he was a stripper and they just spiraled into awful lies. She was so mad at racer because she was hoping this guy would be her date. Bitsy has a party with a fashion show every year and this year it’s wedding dresses and she knows it would be such a good opportunity for her to get connections but she has to have a plus one. And was hoping he would be it. Adeline and Emma choose this as their time to show up at the shop, Georgiana calls them his bimbos but he corrects her and says to show more respect that Emma could possibly be her first customer. The girls all end up hitting it off and teaming up against racer. They then volunteer that he be Georgiana’s date to the hamptons. He knows he can’t afford it and afford to take time off but can’t stand for her to take someone else so he agrees. Georgiana parents had kicked her out if she was going to continue with her business so she was staying at her parents and had asked Racer for a night of fun. He had taken her to skip rock, dance on a bar and play pool and they had kissed at the end of the night. The best kiss of both of their lives but Georgiana wanted to act like she didn’t want it and racer wanted to tease her about it. The girls all take racer shopping for clothes to wear while at the hamptons he almost passed out when the total came to $600 and waverly paid for it for him. He could never afford that. He eats bologna sandwiches every day and the most he eats is when Tucker and Smalls bring him food. He feels bad taking their pity but they know how bad he’s struggling. They know that when his dad was sick it crippled them in bills and that when he died Racer was left to clean up the bills and had sold all of his belongings just to be able to keep the house they built together. It broke his heart to sell the furniture they had built together but the house meant the most. Him and Georgiana get to their small place in the hamptons and instantly are glued to each other until Madeline and Georgiana’s other brother Steven I think his name was walk in and catch them. If they hadn’t of walked in they definitely would have had sex and given in to the temptation. Throughout the night Georgiana is pulsing from the way racer makes her feel. He fingers her under the table until she has to go to the bathroom to stop herself from moaning at the table. When they get back to the room they fuck 4 times. And he calls her his girlfriend she tells him hell have to work harder than that. At the party Georgiana tells everyone he is the head of a bank and he follows her lies to keep her happy. When her dad comes to talk to him he doesn’t even recognize him as the boy who did the work on their pool. He tells racer to keep Georgiana in line and get her to quit chasing her foolish dream and racer snaps and tells him how wrong he is to feel that way instead of supporting his daughter and her dreams. Madeline witnessed it all and tells Georgiana how hot it was watching racer stand up for her. She agrees and tells him. He says he didn’t tell her because he knew how excited she was for winning over some of the wedding companies she met. She told him she’d be honored to go back to Binghamton as hos girlfriend. They go back and the next 2 weeks are bliss. Working on the shop and making love. Georgiana has always kept a book of pretty words and Racer adds to her book. She always thought she’d get picked on but he supports everything she does. Racer is nervous for her to see his house but when she comes over she tells him how beautiful the place is and how he should never be ashamed of it how they are two of the same. And he realizes how right she is. She may be born rich but she’s had to fight tooth and nail for her dreams where as he had a father who loved him and pushed him endlessly but not the money to back it. On their way to the hamptons racer had confessed to her about losing his dad. She had thrown his pencil the day before and he had freaked out on her and he wanted her to know the meaning that his dad used to collect pencils on job sites and that’s one of the few things he has left. She had seen the overdue bills at one point too and he had been so ashamed. But she told him he should have asked her sooner for payment for the work he’d been doing. He had felt so guilty to ask but he needed that money. Georgiana’s dad stopped into the shop about a week before the opening and saw racer there alone and realized who he was. He lashed out and racer stood his ground and backed Georgiana and her dreams. Hee father said he would ruin his life. When racer went to work he got fired. Georgiana knew she hadn’t heard from racer but he had been on a job far away and she was just thankful construction was already done on her story. When adalyn and Emma dropped by and asked if she knew how he was and clammed up but she begged them to talk and they confessed that her father had went to Racers boss and got him fired and then had him blackmailed so he can’t get a job anywhere. Georgiana drives to racers as fast as she can and sees him packing up his truck. He tells her he loves her but that he can’t keep holding her back and standing in the way of her dreams and he can’t get a job around here so he’s going to Pittsburgh to apply. She cries and wants him to stay but knows he’s letting her go so she can strive but she wants him by her side on opening day. He helped make this dream come true. As opening day gets nearer she sends him words every day but no response. The night before opening when tucker hands her flowers and they all come to see her she knows he won’t be there. On opening day things are going so well. Racers friends have became her friends and they have helped her so much. But the one person she wants there isn’t there. And then she sees her father. She had went and seen her father and told him off for what he did. And here he is, apologizing and saying how someone opened her eyes and shows her a letter. Racer sent him a letter about being a better father to her. And included a word which he sends her the meaning of in a text and when she looks outside his pickup is there. He made it! I was crying a little when racer had left her and told her how much he loved her this part was so sad and when he comes back. He tells her he got a new job nearby. A construction company. Him tucker and Smalls. In tuckers book they talk about that being the dream but not having the funding to get away from drunk Julius but Georgiana’s dad funded them. And he’s going to pay rent for run the business out of Racers house until they find a different space so he won’t lose the house. He had a for sale sign in the yard and it broke mine and Georgiana’s heart. In the epilogue they’re at emma and tuckers wedding. Yay!!! We love emma and tucker. Racer was the best man. Smalls has a child as his date? Georgiana’s business is thriving. She mentions talk of ring to racer and he already has it but is trying to find the perfect word before he asks. The name tangled twosome comes from how they walked the fine line of hate that turned into love. They pushed and pulled at each others wits ends and ended up finding love. I am so excited for smalls book next!!! I love that we got tastes of emma and tucker and even small doses of Hayden and Adelyn in this book.

ldooten's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this! There were so many things I loved about it, but number one on my list would be Racer :) He's not only sexy, but loyal and protective and a hundred other things! Racer and Georgie's chemistry was awesome, and they were so good together. I liked having a heroine that stands up for herself, and those she loves. I laughed out loud so many times during this book, but my favorite would probably be when Georgie's date comes in. I won't give anything away, but that was frickin hilarious! I can't wait to find out what happens with Smalls. I hope his story is next!

anasatticbookblog's review against another edition

4.0

Twisted Twosome by Meghan Quinn

Romantic Comedy. Standalone, but related to other books.

Meghan Quinn is one of my auto-buy authors. As a Romantic Comedy lover, Meghan is one of my queens. Though Twisted Twosome can easily stand alone, I recommend you read CoWrecker (one of my 2017 favorites and a 5+++++ star read) and My Best Friend’s Ex (I loved this as well) first, as we are introduced to some of the group of friends in those books, but it is absolutely not necessary.

"I’m Racer McKay, and I wear man thongs for older, rich women while I work on simple projects around their houses. Excuse me, I mean mansions."

Racer is desperate. Saddled with a ton of medical bills from his father, Racer’s day job in construction isn’t cutting it, so he takes some side jobs. He is just desperate enough to be a thonged handyman, but there is only so much he can take. I honestly hated Georgiana at the beginning. A spoiled little rich brat eating “chicken nuggies” in high heels by the pool with her equally obnoxious friend watching the hot construction worker and talking about how her “Daddy” stole a servant from another rich family. She’s 26 with a masters in business, but her daddy won’t let her work or move out except to help with mom’s charities. To me, Racer had her pegged from the beginning, and even though he acted like a dick as well, I had a hard time getting over my initial impression of her.

“What do you know about respect, Princess? From where I see it, you know nothing. Every weekend I’ve been here, you’ve ordered people around, watching them wait on you hand and foot, complained about not having any money, gossiped about every bad boob job in town, and have yet to be pleasant to anyone who stands an inch beneath you.”

But there is more to Georgiana than meets the eye. Her dream is to open a high-end one-stop bridal boutique in her upstate NY town. She has perfected her business plan, picked a location, and is ready to go. She just needs financing. Her trust fund doesn’t kick in for 2 years, so she has to go to daddy, who won’t budge on his belief that women shouldn’t work. So she gets a loan from her brother, but she is left no choice but to ask Racer to help her build out the store. And although these two pretty much hate each other, they are both desperate.

“Are you going to act like a snobby bitch the entire time?”
“Are you going to be an asshole the entire time?”
I don’t even blink before I answer. “Yeah. Plan on it.”
She turns away from me and flips her hair over her shoulder. “Then plan on getting a lot of shade thrown your way.”
“You’re fist-fighting with fire there, Princess. You have no idea who you’re dealing with.”
She picks up the painting tools and says, “And neither do you.” That fucking smirk, I wish it wasn’t so damn cute.

Well, of course, as they work together, a mutual attraction grows. And I started to gain a little respect for her. I love how her store is themed after little-known words. It is smart, nerdy and quirky, which really didn’t gel with her personality at first, but she grew on me. And on Racer.

"I need a penis in my life, and I need it now... Before I do something stupid like throw myself at the disgusting, pigheaded - way too hot - Racer McKay."

But Racer knows she is totally out of his league.

"She’s refined, polished, a fucking Rolls Royce that’s never been touched. Whereas I’m the teal GEO Metro with no power steering and a flat tire that’s huffing and puffing down the street, on the verge of breaking down."

There was lots of funny and sexy banter between the couple, but they went from just starting to flirt to fucking so quickly, I wish there was more flirtatious build-up. It was like I was just getting into the deep flirting, sexual innuendos and hot banter when all the sudden there was kind of a relationship. But Racer was totally over-confident in his prowess one minute and insecure the next, so his wishy-washy feeling began to dominate.

“I don’t like it when you sulk. No one likes a man-child.”
“Lying to yourself is only going to hurt you in the long run, Georgie. The sooner you accept your love for me, the better.” I shake my head and rest it against the wall. He’s infuriating. Twisted in a way. Hot and cold. Sweet and sour. Like he can’t make up his mind about how he wants to interact with me.

Likes:

• •I laughed out loud many times.


• •I love an enemies to lovers romance.


• •The theme of her store.


• •I fell for Racer even though he was a bit of an ass at first. At least he had good reason.


• •Visiting with previous characters.


• •The banter and pranking that ensued.

Dislikes:

• •I never 100% got over my initial dislike for Georgiana…hmmm, maybe it’s not so much dislike but lack of respect. (Did she ever offer to fix his hose?)


• •They were just starting to admit the connection and really start the good banter flirting when they gave in to the sexual tension too quickly.


• •I didn’t like her best friend.

The Down & Dirty:

There was some absolute laugh-out-loud moments, there was some very hot & sexy moments, and there was definitely some awwwwwww moments in Twisted Twosome. But I just never completely fell for it as much as all of Meghan’s other books I have read. I still really enjoyed it and recommend it, but I think I was never able to completely get over my dislike for Georgiana at the beginning, and really never liked her best friend. I did, however, like the visits from previous characters, so at least there were some friends I loved. Still, I’d love to see more from this crew, do we get Smalls and Adalyn book next? Note: after finishing this review, I went at looked at other reviews, as I often do. Many people say this is their favorite Meghan Quinn book.

Rating: 4 stars, 4 Heat

Purchase Twisted Twosome by Meghan Quinn

Though these aren't marketed as a series, they are very much interrelated. The can all be read as standalone easily though.

See my 5++++ Star review for CowreckerSee my review for My Best Friend's Ex

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allibruns's review against another edition

2.0

I'm shocked I didn't like this, in fact I kept reading and reading thinking that this has to get better. I adore Meghan Quinn, two of my favorite reads of 2017 are from her, and everyone loves this. This was just meh for me. I never warmed up to Georgiana and I didn't feel any connection to her. The best parts of this book were the glimpses I got of Tucker and Emma Oh well, you can't win them all.

jlbcasper's review

5.0

Ok I’m fully obsessed with Meghan Quinn. She is the perfect blend of romcom and steam, full escapism at its finest and I can’t get enough. I throughly enjoyed the other books in this series, and I love the little circle of side characters she writes so well and the characters she chooses to expand on.
Racer is a dream. At first I thought it was weird that he was acting like such a miserable hard ass because he was just so silly in the previous book, but once I set that aside and let MQ explain where he was coming from it made more sense. He’s perfect and I love him.
Georgie is not the most fleshed out heroin. Yes she’s a bit of a stock fem protag but she grew on me.
Is the plot predictable; duh. Did is see everything coming a mile away?; duh duh. Was it a delightful read?; completely. Can’t wait to read Smalls story next!

yesididbringabook's review against another edition

3.0

It wasn’t bad, but I didn’t like it as much as the last one. I think it’s very difficult to redeem a woman that you set up as unlikable from minute one cause....the patriarchy. So it’s partly on me for falling victim to that. I also think I just struggle to like books where one of the characters....character is that they’re kind of an entitled brat, which was the case here.

Recommended for: people who don’t have a problem with rich people, fans of class division romances


1. The conflict in Best Friend’s Ex was sooooo good and this conflict just fell a bit flat.

2. I did not find the evolution of Georgiana’s character compelling. Especially since we knew Racer going into the book, more work was required for readers to bond with her and I just felt it was ineffective. If there’s a whole character you don’t like, it’s hard to get in the book.

3. Presumably Georgiana’s SIL is from another book but I was not a fan of her. Between her and Georgiana’s parents there were so many caricatures of a person running around....

jessicasilfenroy's review

4.0

3.5⭐️ Like with all MQ books, the story and writing were great. However, I listened to the audiobook and could not stand the narration. The male narrator kept laughing throughout the dialogue, which I found annoyong, and he was not great at switching roles. This overall tainted my reading experience. I absolutely
loved the first two of the series so don’t let this make you shy away!

What to expect:
-Blue collar hero
-Wealthy heroine
-Controlling father
-Enemies to lovers
-Slow burn
-Small town
-Cameos from our Binghamton friends