Reviews with content warning for Gun violence - Twisted Love

It was fine. I guess.

I didn't expect much honestly. Books that are THAT hyped everywhere on social media usually don't live up to it. And this was the case with this too.

I'd say that I like Ava as a FMC. I love her personality because I can relate to it, and I think that her childhood trauma was brought to the reader well.
I also loved the dynamics of the friend group, although it's actually a little too unrealistic for my taste. I mean, a princess, a lawyer, an influencer, and a rich kid? Sorry but that's a little too much fiction for me. I really liked how much we got to know about each side character tho. We got to know them, but I feel like the information didn't take anything away from the other books.

Now let's talk about Alex. While I really really liked him and his pov, a few things really went on my nerves. For one, how his character felt over-done sometimes. Like we get it, you are cold hearted and don't care about anyone and anything and you think lowly of everyone else, but it feels like that's the only thing we know about him. Please, what is his personality like? What does he like, enjoy, hate? What's his favourite color, food, ice cream flavor? Just give us some details so that we can get to know him more. I know it doesn't fit the way his character is supposed to be portrayed, but it made me feel a lot of apathy towards him. Also, his obsession with sex? Like I get it, you want to have intimate moments with the woman you love, but really? It felt like all they did after they got together was fuck. That's probably why I enjoyed the first part of the book more, where we got witty banter, small touches and other things that made me swoon over Alex.

Another thing I really didn't like was how they resolved their conflict.

First of all. You're telling me that Alex didn't talk to Ava for six months but then went to London and courted her for A YEAR??
Also, something that really really upset me was: they had a really important talk at the exhibition and afterwards they immediately fucked? For me, it felt unnatural. Like if that was me I'd just want to have dinner, talk, cuddle, and watch a movie, yk? The whole relationship just felt very sex-orientated.

I feel like that the biggest problem of the book is that Ana Huang just tries to tell the reader a lot of things, but she's scared she can't portray them in the way she wants to do she overdoes them to make sure everyone gets it.

Overall, it was just fine ig. Not special but not horrible. Idk yet if I'll pick up the next book or not. We'll see.

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littykitty3825's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

It was a pretty good read. The explicit scenes were a nice supplement to the plot. There were a couple of twists that drew me in and a few funny moments that made me laugh out loud. The ending was a great set up for the next in the series.

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catnip159's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

The book wasn't bad by any means, I think it was just...a lot. The first half of the book was pretty slow to allow the couple to get together (which was fine) but that only left the other half to tie up the loose ends of Alex's family/Ava's dad which seemed a bit rushed to me. There were three separate plot lines I could see with Ava's trama, the relationship, and Alex's family. On paper, that makes sense, but the book spent way too long on two plot lines without fully developing the last one making the third act seem a bit quick. I wanted more tension with the uncle and more interactions with him in general for him to become such a prominent character in the third act. I didn't buy Alex and the uncle's relationship because we didn't spend time with them until the book needed to tie up the loose ends of Alex's story. Overall, it was an enjoyable read. Despite everything I've said about the third act I could not put this book down! The twists and turns kept me hooked the whole time despite it seeming fast. If you enjoy twists (even with their flaws) then you'll love this book!

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