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tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A slow-burn, forbidden romance. Bodyguard/Princess, enemies to lovers.
Bridget is a princess who never thought she would have to rule, and Rhys is hired to be her bodyguard while she's living in America. It's lust at first sight... until he opens his mouth.
I love a bodyguard trope, and I enjoyed this book and the characters. It wasn't as quick of a read for me as it could have been because of all the time jumps. Every time it happened, it kind of drew me out of the story again, and it happened a lot in the first half of the book. One of the reasons I was excited when I realized the book was starting before the first book had ended was to see a scene from book one play out in either Bridget or Rhys' POV and I was disappointed when that didn't happen.
Looking forward to the next book though, I have a feeling the next couple is going to be a fun handful.
Bridget is a princess who never thought she would have to rule, and Rhys is hired to be her bodyguard while she's living in America. It's lust at first sight... until he opens his mouth.
I love a bodyguard trope, and I enjoyed this book and the characters. It wasn't as quick of a read for me as it could have been because of all the time jumps. Every time it happened, it kind of drew me out of the story again, and it happened a lot in the first half of the book. One of the reasons I was excited when I realized the book was starting before the first book had ended was to see a scene from book one play out in either Bridget or Rhys' POV and I was disappointed when that didn't happen.
Looking forward to the next book though, I have a feeling the next couple is going to be a fun handful.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is me being generous in one of my last books of this year.
I adored Twisted Love so I flew right into this book. Knowing it was going to be the least relatable. But yet I was I excited because it's a similar story to Young Royals except adult level maturity and very straight relationship. I will say the age gap automatically impacted this rating to.
Both Bridget and Rhys were often the exact type of people you expected them to be. And it was very boring sometimes throughout the storyline. That said they both are very plain, messy characters that deserved each other. For mor e than one reason I'm glad I finished this one and can move on to Twisted Hated and Lies.
I adored Twisted Love so I flew right into this book. Knowing it was going to be the least relatable. But yet I was I excited because it's a similar story to Young Royals except adult level maturity and very straight relationship. I will say the age gap automatically impacted this rating to.
Both Bridget and Rhys were often the exact type of people you expected them to be. And it was very boring sometimes throughout the storyline. That said they both are very plain, messy characters that deserved each other. For mor e than one reason I'm glad I finished this one and can move on to Twisted Hated and Lies.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol
emotional
funny
fast-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
Got a bit bored towards the last 20% but I enjoyed this nonetheless. There were some bits that needed editing (like the same word repeated twice in a row in a sentence) but overall a major improvement compared to the first book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Alcohol
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical content
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent
challenging
funny
lighthearted
sad
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:
No
A forbidden, royal, body guard, slow burn, enemies to lovers romance? Absobloodylutely yes please!
Bridget is a strong minded sunshine who dreams of falling in love one day. She is suddenly thrust into the line of succession when her brother abdicates the throne. Rhys is a brooding and possessive grump who happens to develop a soft spot for princess Bridget after several years of being responsible for keeping her safe as her bodyguard.
I really loved Bridget and Rhys’ story, ughh. This book felt long but for all the right reasons, it was a journey and I loved living said journey alongside these characters. It didn’t feel rushed like some other instant-love romance books and I loved that about it. It happens over a realistic timeframe across several years, and the multiple POV gave us both of their inner monologues so we got to see the attraction grow for each of them in real time. And I am OBSESSED with the two of them together.
At times this book was cute as hell, and at others it was incredibly steamy🥵. And boy does this book provide quotes to die for in both the cute bracket AND the steamy bracket, holy moly!
Would recommend, so much better than the first book of this series.
Satisfactory ending? Yes.
Bridget is a strong minded sunshine who dreams of falling in love one day. She is suddenly thrust into the line of succession when her brother abdicates the throne. Rhys is a brooding and possessive grump who happens to develop a soft spot for princess Bridget after several years of being responsible for keeping her safe as her bodyguard.
I really loved Bridget and Rhys’ story, ughh. This book felt long but for all the right reasons, it was a journey and I loved living said journey alongside these characters. It didn’t feel rushed like some other instant-love romance books and I loved that about it. It happens over a realistic timeframe across several years, and the multiple POV gave us both of their inner monologues so we got to see the attraction grow for each of them in real time. And I am OBSESSED with the two of them together.
At times this book was cute as hell, and at others it was incredibly steamy🥵. And boy does this book provide quotes to die for in both the cute bracket AND the steamy bracket, holy moly!
Would recommend, so much better than the first book of this series.
Satisfactory ending? Yes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence
Minor: Chronic illness, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent
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
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!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Classism
Minor: Drug abuse, Death of parent
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
So I don’t really know how I got here, reviewing a Twisted novel on a Thursday night. But here I am.
Okay so this book was a lot of fun. I really did root for Bridget and Rhys from the second the met. It was steamy and fluffy and angsty for sure!
Rhys is so sexy I could just explode! And I really liked Bridget as a female MC too!
I don’t know how I feel about the way time progresses in this book. Years and years pass throughout this book, and while it does add to the dynamic of the love story, it just didn’t let me really get connected with the story the way I like to. Time jumps are not my thing in books and this one had them every other page. I would say that the time jumps made it a fast paced book but unfortunately I didn’t get that from it either. I still felt it was a medium paced book.
And finally, I felt the secrets and palace exploits fell flat. I wasn’t shocked by anything, I didn’t care about anyone besides the main couple because the side characters were not very present or developed.
Over all I give 3.5 because I love Rhys and Bridget but no one else!
Okay so this book was a lot of fun. I really did root for Bridget and Rhys from the second the met. It was steamy and fluffy and angsty for sure!
Rhys is so sexy I could just explode! And I really liked Bridget as a female MC too!
I don’t know how I feel about the way time progresses in this book. Years and years pass throughout this book, and while it does add to the dynamic of the love story, it just didn’t let me really get connected with the story the way I like to. Time jumps are not my thing in books and this one had them every other page. I would say that the time jumps made it a fast paced book but unfortunately I didn’t get that from it either. I still felt it was a medium paced book.
And finally, I felt the secrets and palace exploits fell flat. I wasn’t shocked by anything, I didn’t care about anyone besides the main couple because the side characters were not very present or developed.
Over all I give 3.5 because I love Rhys and Bridget but no one else!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Death of parent, War
dark
emotional
funny
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol