A review by effy
Twisted Love by Ana Huang

3.5

I picked this book up because I seemed to be in a bit of a romance kick and I knew that this whole series is available on Kindle Unlimited at the moment so easy to binge. I had heard that this book is the weakest in the series and many people seem to suggest just skipping this book altogether so I went in with low expectations. I was pleasantly surprised by this book for the most part as it is a relatively standard romance with the melodrama just a step above normal. For the vast majority of the book, I was really vibing with it and I didn't even mind the third act breakup as it didn't feel overly manufactured and wasn't grounded in miscommunication. 
Alex and Ava definitely could have hammered things out with a conversation but that also didn't match their characters, especially as they were both carrying a lot of childhood trauma.
 

What I didn't enjoy about this book was the third act when the characters were in London. This portion was just the wrong length; it either needed to be shorter and just be an extended epilogue or it needed to be more fleshed-out and show us 
the steps that Alex took to win Ava back. Their return to being a couple did not feel earned as we didn't see their journey.
It is wholly possible that we see portions of this period of time in other characters' books but as a self-contained story, the resolution felt rushed and somewhat meh.

Despite the weak ending, I mostly enjoyed this book and am looking forward to continuing the series.

Favourite quote:

 
She felt like heaven to my hell, the closest I'd ever get to salvation, and yet I still wanted to drag her into the depths of Hades with me.
 
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