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A review by plush
Twisted Lies by Ana Huang
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I have been impatiently waiting to read this book since King of Wrath. I loved it. It definitely lived up to my expectations.
Stella and Christian concoct a “mutually beneficial” arrangement to fake date in order for Stella to grow her social media account and for Christian to have a plus one to his many business events. But when Stella’s stalker resurfaces, Christian would do anything to keep her safe.
This book is a little darker than her other series, hence the twisted in the title. Christian is ruthless. There are morally grey men and then there are straight up bad guys with a tendency towards violence. I’m not sure you could totally say that Christian is a bad guy, but he certainly isn’t a good one.
I’m a sucker for fake dating. I’m a sucker for a “he falls first and harder”. I love seeing Christian pine after Stella. The spice is this was impeccable. Definitely my favorite spice from this author so far. While King of Greed was beautiful and made me cry, this book was faster, more fun, and just a blast in general.
Warning. There is stalking, home invasion, kidnapping, murder, beating, roofie/drugging, and probably some other things I missed. This sounds like a lot, but honestly 90% of the book is fine, there is just a couple scenes that are violent.
I had a great time. Super fun read. Ana Huang may just be my favorite romance author of all time.
4/5 stars
Stella and Christian concoct a “mutually beneficial” arrangement to fake date in order for Stella to grow her social media account and for Christian to have a plus one to his many business events. But when Stella’s stalker resurfaces, Christian would do anything to keep her safe.
This book is a little darker than her other series, hence the twisted in the title. Christian is ruthless. There are morally grey men and then there are straight up bad guys with a tendency towards violence. I’m not sure you could totally say that Christian is a bad guy, but he certainly isn’t a good one.
I’m a sucker for fake dating. I’m a sucker for a “he falls first and harder”. I love seeing Christian pine after Stella. The spice is this was impeccable. Definitely my favorite spice from this author so far. While King of Greed was beautiful and made me cry, this book was faster, more fun, and just a blast in general.
Warning. There is stalking, home invasion, kidnapping, murder, beating, roofie/drugging, and probably some other things I missed. This sounds like a lot, but honestly 90% of the book is fine, there is just a couple scenes that are violent.
I had a great time. Super fun read. Ana Huang may just be my favorite romance author of all time.
4/5 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, Abandonment, Suicide, and Sexual assault