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Twisted Games by Ana Huang

38 reviews

queenie_ofthe_void's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.75

Liked this one only a bit more than the first, probably because I'm a sucker for the bodyguard trope. Read it all in one day! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, and Sexual content

laurenvoice's review

emotional mysterious 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

4.25

Wow! Yep, massive Rhys Larsen fan now.

The pacing of Twisted Games was much better than Twisted Love; we got to see the romance build between Bridget and Rhys; it was a slow burn, but perfect! I loved that we saw all the little details that built-up their love story, for example, the indoor festival, the graduation dinner oh, and the bucket list Costa Rica trip.

The only downfall of Twisted Games was the ending; the unravelling of the secret filming/photo leak plot was anti-climatic. And I am still trying to work out the point of some of the characters that were introduced and ended up adding nothing interesting to the story. The ending felt rushed; and, to be honest, a bit cheesy!

Nonetheless, I loved Bridget and Rhys's love story; plus, extremely happy with Alex and Ava's cameos. Oh, I do wish that Twisted Love was the same length as Twisted Games. The time jumps in this were done perfectly, and seeing all those little details and intimate conversations between Bridget and Rhys helped build their chemistry and relationship beautifully.

I can't wait to see what happens in the next Twisted book; I am excited for Stella and Christian's story!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Child abuse, and Classism

Minor: Death of parent and Drug abuse

frantically's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

This read like a Throne Of Glass fanfiction. The politics were so dumb, they fell apart whenever you started thinking about them. But our main couple was still really cute <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Moderate: Medical content, Alcoholism, Classism, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping

Infidelity is not between the MC's.

ajboyd_'s review

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing and Classism

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

tragicgloom's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Car accident, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Violence, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Sexism

Minor: Pregnancy

culzean's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Death of parent, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Stalking, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, and Sexism

lasafica_reads's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Sexual content, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Outing, and War

agnesbebon's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.0

This was much better than Twisted Love. 

I didn’t love the first 10%. The references weren’t my fave and I think the allusion to Twisted Love’s kidnapping scene was important but poorly executed. The book really picks up after the first 10%. 

The indoor festival??? Are you kidding??!? The first hug??? “Come here princess??” Shut up I’m blushing. I am fully in love with Rhys and it’s totally fine. 

Huang’s writing definitely improved in this one and it shows. You could really feel what Bridget felt, especially the loneliness. The spice also improved... like this is for real spicy. There’s also way more chemistry between Rhys and Bridget than Ava and Alex. 

There are still some points where it could’ve been cleaned up. I still don’t love the use of flashbacks, but it was still better in Twisted Games. I also don’t like how the author explains what she’s alluding to and showing - let the reader recall the information and infer and understand. It makes the character development feel more natural. Also one more editing read through would’ve caught some very minor issues that did take away from the story for me. 

The plot twist was surprisingly surprising. I really thought I new exactly how to would pan out and I didn’t! 

Overall, I really enjoyed reading this. I didn’t want to put it down (after the 10% point) and I really really love Rhys and Bridget. I’m excited to read Josh and Jules next!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Car accident, Classism, Death of parent, Addiction, Gun violence, and Grief