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Twisted by Emily McIntire

10 reviews

lisa07xie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

I really liked it! A enemys to lovers romance and Yasmin and Julian uff they are so perfect for eachother and it was thrilling to see their story developed and see how they change for the better! I loved the topics this book talked about and I thought it was quite interesting. I knew Aidin was bad from the beginning though I knew he was just gonna use her! Shoutout to Isabella though she is so cute and I love her role I have never heard of getting rid of dead bodys like this so that was fun!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Terminal illness, Body horror, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Torture, and Toxic friendship

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Hands down my favorite of the series so far. Their whole dynamic was so good and hot af. My only real complaint is that the side characters were so one dimensional again. Like we get two very interesting main characters and everyone else is like vanilla and some of their choices don’t even make sense. 

Dark Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Dom/Bratty Sub, 3 3/4 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cursing, Grief, Gore, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, Gun violence, Sexual content, Stalking, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexism

kaelizaco's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

laneylane573's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Well written but predictable in almost every aspect. It was fine

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Murder, and Grief

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Cursing

lizzie_b99's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Cancer, Grief, Child abuse, Torture, Sexual content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Confinement

cwinter8916's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Possibly my favorite in the series. I couldn’t put it down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Stalking, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death, Cancer, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Minor: Terminal illness, Murder, Police brutality, and Violence

fizzy_reads's review

mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Gun violence, Bullying, Grief, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Blood, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

ka_ke's review

dark hopeful fast-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

4.5

It’s not the best in the Never After universe, but it beat Wretched by far. 

The story is smooth as it grows, the characters become well rounded and the ending is oh SO satisfying. 

I’m all for a classic age-gap, enemies to lovers romance with spicy scenes that will make even the most sexually liberal of us blush. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Cursing, Kidnapping, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Minor: Classism, Body shaming, Sexism, and Rape

l_piller's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Sexism, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Torture, Physical abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Sexual content, and Murder

30something_reads's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

3.75⭐️

Twisted is book 4 in a standalone dark romance series of fractured fairy tale retellings where the villain gets the girl (or sometimes, the villain IS the girl in the case of Wretched.) This book is loosely based off Jasmine and Jafar from Aladdin but set in the modern world.

Yasmin is the young daughter of wealthy businessman, Ali, who runs a world-renowned diamond business. Julian has been his loyal and ambitious right-hand man in all things legal and… less than legal. Yasmin thinks Julian is cold, arrogant, and self-serving. Julian thinks Yasmin is nothing but a spoiled brat that doesn’t deserve to inherit the family business.

When Ali is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, he decides that the last thing he wants is to ensure Yasmin gets married to a man that can take over the family business. He intends to set her up with a stranger- a good business match. But Julian has other, more nefarious, plans.

💎Dual POV
💎Villain MMC… very stabby
💎Arranged Marriage
💎Age-Gap (13 Years)
💎Blackmail
💎Slow-Burn
💎Touch her and die (literally) vibes

This series is just so fun and comforting to me. Overall, I really enjoyed this couple and Julian is an excellent bad guy. My only complaint is the pacing felt a little off. I would have liked more time for Yasmin to figure out hers and Julian’s feelings (when it happened, it seemed so sudden in a story that, otherwise, felt pretty evenly paced.)

TWs:
Graphic Sexual Scenes, Graphic Violence, Child Abuse, Domestic Violence (Not between MC's), Murder, Torture, Death of a character, Terminal illness
Thank you to the author, for providing me this free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Gaslighting, and Murder