A review by mdizzy
Twisted Games by Ana Huang

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.0

THIS is how you do a main character who is grumpy on the outside and a teddy bear on the inside, but mostly only for one person. Twisted Love tried and failed, but Twisted Games mostly succeeded. Points off for the crazy possessiveness being way too over the top (some is okay, but at points Ana took it a little too far).

Given the time skips, I think their relationship proceeded a believable pace, though once the time skip ended, the length of time they said they knew each other was hard to keep track of and seemed inconsistent. Love a forbidden romance, though I personally could have done with slightly less angst.

One thing I LOVED about this book is that the 3rd act breakup was completely reasonable and the characters handled it fairly maturely. Usually I can't stand the breakup portion of books because it's so so incredibly stupid and fabricated.
I also liked that the solution included them working together and that therefore the book didn't just end once they got back together. It is a happily ever after, but in a way that makes their relationship and continued happiness much more believable to me.


Spice was a 4.5/5. Once they started hooking up, the spicy scenes were extremely frequent with themes of degradation.  I've read 3 books by this author so far and every single MMC of hers that I've read so far is written the exact same way in the bedroom. Overall, it's not really my thing and I'm not a big fan of the way the spice is written.
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