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Twisted Kingdom by Rina Kent

5 reviews

rachelmginger's review against another edition

dark sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Torture

culzean's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Torture, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexual content, Confinement, Violence, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse

romanceschmomance'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

RE-READ: Ahhhhh, what a conclusion and quite suspenseful! Rina writes some pretty addicting stuff. Definitely been enjoying my re-read.

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Twisted Kingdom, the final book is here and we have all the answers we've been waiting for. Aiden's still … well, you know, but let's be real, that wasn't going to change ;-) 

Naturally, dark romances aren't for everyone, it really pushes you to read outside of your comfort zone. Yeah, there were definitely a couple things that I could have done without and didn't really seem necessary to mention. But Elsa used it to hurt Aiden knowing she'd regret it. But that's what these two do. They're something wild, but I was still here for them and ready for the ride they were going to take me on. 

Rina is an absolute mastermind with her characters and Aiden is the perfect example of that. She gave us this cruel, menacing hero that is pretty much a sociopath, but even he had some character development throughout their story. And despite everything, you can't help, but love him a little. He's honest, cunning and intense through and through. 

In this one, we get to know all of Elsa and she definitely has a bit of a dark side to her that's perfectly matched to Aiden. I loved the mystery behind their story and just everyone that was involved. It's kind of crazy and yeah, messed up. But wow, what. a. story. 

I'll be honest, I didn't think this needed three books, but much like Aiden and Elsa, I was obsessed. Rina wrote an intriguing story with some very memorable characters. From all the twists and turns, I couldn't put it down. 

There's more to come with this series and I can't wait! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Child death, and Physical abuse

sam019's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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: Domestic abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

romancejunkie's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

1.5

Picture the most ridiculous soap opera storyline you’ve ever seen. Now, multiple that by a thousand, throw in a handful of completely improbable plot devices, douse it in sex, and you’ve got this story. It was…something. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Suicide attempt