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Twisted Games by Ana Huang

104 reviews

aya95s's review against another edition

emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

Minor: Violence and Death of parent

psydneigh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

Really enjoyed this book! Took a little while to get fully immersed though. On to the next one!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

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: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Death of parent

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

Minor: Kidnapping

Infidelity is not between the MC's.

pagepixie's review against another edition

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

3.5

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! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and War

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

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

5.0

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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, and Injury/Injury detail

plueschi77's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Misogyny

hannahhansa's review against another edition

2.0

Idk what’s wrong with me. The first wasn’t good. Nor was the second.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Sexism, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Abandonment

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

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

beccamlvn's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail