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Twisted Love by Ana Huang

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yoghurtcrumbs's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

First of all, I was very entertained by this book and had a good time reading it. However, that doesn't mean that it's particularly good.

What makes me go 'meh' the most is the character Alex.

For a so called 'genius' he really makes some dumb ass decisions throughout the book. Like oh noo who could've expected that Ava would get drawn into this? Yea.

The spicy scenes are good in my opinion, as they are rough but 100% consensual. Some other things don't reflect that consent though,

as he straight up turns into a stalker to get her forgiveness in the end. He doesn't take a no for an answer and takes every chance of getting away from him away from her.

I usually like the grumpy x sunshine trope and yea, the posessiveness is kinda hot but

not taking a no for an answer and turning into a stalker...?

...Nah.
Also... Ana Huang said in an interview that she likes 'morally grey characters' like Alex. And I get it. But yoo that might be... a bit much...?

He seeks justice himself and violently kills two people in the process and then turns the damn house to ashes to hide it all (Men would do anything instead of going to therapy lmao). And Ava just kind of... ignores that and is only hurt because she thinks his feelings for her are a lie. Everything else is just kind of overlooked.

The girl friend group are likeble though, as is her brother Josh. The plot was thrilling, though a little bit predictable. I'd say it's an easy read, and, as I said, still entertaining. Maybe a good entry into darker romance.
I will keep reading the series and I'm looking forward to the other characters, couples and tropes.

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stephanie_ann93's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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

4.75

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samantha914's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

It’s not the worst book I’ve ever read but it’s not great. The plot is quite boring. The chemistry between Alex and Ava is forced and the story line and side characters are really corny. It’s like if a Disney channel original movie had sex in it. I’m not sure if I’ll read the other 3.

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kalefactory's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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plantz's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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anavae's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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just_one_more_paige's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Look, I knew what I wanted when I picked this book up. This is epic, soap opera, levels of drama. And I was *living* for it. I was thoroughly entertained. There was page-turning revenge and years-long cons and lies and (though it took longer than I had expected to get there, based on reviews/lists featuring this book) some very spicy scenes. It was so, deeply, unhealthy, as relationships go. And yet, like I said, I knew that going in and sometimes reading about an over-protective/possessive ass that I wouldn't touch with a 39.5-foot pole (grinch-style, you know?) IRL, is exactly the kind of escapist shit I want to read. So, in summary, this novel was unbelievably *stupid* good for my current reading mood. I shall be reading the next in the series post-haste.

Very small side note: not my fav third act breakup (like, honestly, I never like those - UGH least fav romance trope - so take this commentary with that grain of salt), but I *particularly* didn't like this one. Too much/long “time passing” to get back together - it just feels like, he should have caved sooner…but at least the friends/fam are holding the grudge still.

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ellydearmond's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

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

2.25

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kikinhaaaaa's review against another edition

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fast-paced

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

3.0

I only rate this 3 stars cause I'd feel bad to give less since I enjoyed the start of the book. Please spare your time and money and buy twisted games instead of this shit.

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kesbooks's review against another edition

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Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75

Ava Chen is the epitome of sunshine while Alex Volkov is the epitome of anything but. However, after her brother enlists the help of Alex to keep an eye on his sister while he’s away for a year, Ava finds broody yet gorgeous Alex as her new neighbor. The two of them are struggling with their own inner demons and dark pasts. Ava can’t remember any of her childhood after a traumatic event. Alex remembers everything about his life. As they start to get to know each other, the more the lines between best friend’s brother/brother’s best friend, blur.

This book is hard to rate. I didn’t hate it. It was an easy read, and I was never bored. Even though it was predictable, I found the mystery behind Alex and Ava’s parent's death interesting to read about.

I don’t see the chemistry between Alex and Ava. Alex is just awful. I normally don’t mind the “touch her and you die” trope. However, I found Alex’s possessiveness concerning. By the end of the book, I wanted Ava to move on and have her chapter with Alex be a lesson learned. The relationship kind of reminded me of the YA romances I read as a teen but with spice. To Ana Huang's credit, she does warn the reader that if you want a sweet hero, this book isn’t for you.

Overall, I can see the appeal, but I just wasn’t a huge fan. I still would like to read the next book since I’ve heard the first book is the weakest in the series. Plus, I loved Bridget so I think that one will be fun.

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