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A review by readingwithjamie
Twisted by Emily McIntire
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Finally writing my review since Twisted is released.
Emily has done it again! This is my favorite Never After series book. This is a dark contemporary fractured fairy tale loosely based on Aladdin. She has a way of weaving in those little nuggets and characteristics of the original characters from the story, all the while executing a unique plot that has you on the edge of your seat with all its twists and turns!
This story follows Yasmin and Julian. Yasmin is the heiress to the her dying father's diamond fortune. Julian is her father's right hand man. Julian wants Yasmin's legacy and Yasmin wants to marry the "love of her life" without disappointing her father. Julian coerces Yasmin into marrying him for his own selfish reasons with the promise that she can go live with her secret boyfriend.
I read this book in less than a day, I could not put it down. The tension between these two characters...phew that coffee table scene...is down right addicting!!
I don't know what it is exactly, but a possessive behavior just does it for me in a book. Julian had me drooling. I just love how their relationship evolved from where Julian hated literally everyone to loving Yasmin and literally hurting anyone who touches her. Loved that Yasmin was such a spitfire and was not afraid to put Julian in his place. Julian's backstory was heartbreaking, all that trauma made me want to put him a bubble to save him.
I cannot say enough great things about this book. This is by far my series and Emily's proves over and over again that she writes the best morally grey characters. Recommend if you love dark romance, age gap, forced marriage/marriage of convenience, enemies to lovers, My Wife energy. Please check trigger warnings before reading.
Spice: 4
Emily has done it again! This is my favorite Never After series book. This is a dark contemporary fractured fairy tale loosely based on Aladdin. She has a way of weaving in those little nuggets and characteristics of the original characters from the story, all the while executing a unique plot that has you on the edge of your seat with all its twists and turns!
This story follows Yasmin and Julian. Yasmin is the heiress to the her dying father's diamond fortune. Julian is her father's right hand man. Julian wants Yasmin's legacy and Yasmin wants to marry the "love of her life" without disappointing her father. Julian coerces Yasmin into marrying him for his own selfish reasons with the promise that she can go live with her secret boyfriend.
I read this book in less than a day, I could not put it down. The tension between these two characters...phew that coffee table scene...is down right addicting!!
I don't know what it is exactly, but a possessive behavior just does it for me in a book. Julian had me drooling. I just love how their relationship evolved from where Julian hated literally everyone to loving Yasmin and literally hurting anyone who touches her. Loved that Yasmin was such a spitfire and was not afraid to put Julian in his place. Julian's backstory was heartbreaking, all that trauma made me want to put him a bubble to save him.
I cannot say enough great things about this book. This is by far my series and Emily's proves over and over again that she writes the best morally grey characters. Recommend if you love dark romance, age gap, forced marriage/marriage of convenience, enemies to lovers, My Wife energy. Please check trigger warnings before reading.
Spice: 4
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Cancer and Domestic abuse