Falling for the Twisted Series Finale

Moving back onto campus a week early means that you have plenty of extra time to read. After being so busy, I finally finished the Twisted series by Ana Huang. When I tell you that the whole series did not bore me, I mean it. I can confidently say that with each book of the series, I continued to fall deeper into love with each character that I got to know and that she introduced. Ana Huang has been a popular TikTok author with her King of Wrath series being popular as well. She definitely is one of my top favorite authors and one that I could easily recommend to a dark romance reader.

The story follows Stella Alonso, a fashion influencer and aspiring designer, who finds herself in a difficult spot after being fired from her job at a fashion magazine. Desperate to secure a brand ambassadorship and fund her dream of launching her own fashion line, she reluctantly agrees to a fake-dating arrangement with Christian Harper, the enigmatic CEO of Harper Security and her apartment building’s landlord. Christian is known for his cold demeanor and morally gray actions, yet he is drawn to Stella. Their dynamic becomes even more intense when a stalker from Stella’s past resurfaces, forcing her to move into Christian’s penthouse for protection. Their relationship, built on convenience, slowly evolves into something far deeper and more complicated than either of them expected.

Twisted Lies was the fourth and final book in the series. This book was honestly just as satisfying as the first and the ending gave me all the conclusions I needed. Stella was such a fun character from the beginning and she had a lot of character development that was easy to pick up on. Christian was the same way and really started to grow on me, even though I liked him from the beginning.

Throughout this entire book, I never knew what was going to happen next in Stella and Christian's relationship. The plot got better and better and it was fun to see old characters returning and seeing their stories start to wrap up. It makes me very happy to read the first book in a series and see the development that those characters made by the end of the fourth book. Although you aren't directly reading their story anymore, you can still put all of the pieces together and watch them find their happy ending.

Overall, finishing the Twisted series was sort of disappointing because I did not want to put it down. I cannot wait to read the King of Wrath series and continue to support Ana Huang for her amazing work.

My New Favorite Series: Falling Hard for Twisted Games

After reading the second book of the Twisted series by Ana Huang, Twisted Games, in only 3 days, its safe to say that it is for sure my new favorite series. If you see me reading at all this week, I am either finishing book 3 or in the process of reading book 4. I cannot put this series down because I am absolutely addicted.

Stoic, broody and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has 2 rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever. He has never once been tempted to break those rules...until her.

Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She's nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed. Day by day, inch by inch, she breaks down his defenses until he's faced with a truth he can no longer deny: he swore an oath to protect her, but all he wants is to have her to himself.

Because she's his. His princess.

Regal, strong-willed and bound by the chains of duty, Princess Bridget dreams of the freedom to live and love as she chooses. But when her brother abdicates, she's suddenly faced with the prospect of a loveless, politically expedient marriage and a throne she never wanted. And as she navigates the intricacies-and treacheries-of her new role, she must also hide her desire for a man she can't have.

Her bodyguard.

Her protector.

Her ultimate ruin.

Unexpected and forbidden, theirs is a love that could destroy a kingdom...and doom them both.

Bridget and Rhys' love was one like no other as throughout it all they stuck together. They had very short moments of not being with each other but the book moved very fast through those moments which I appreciated. As much as I love getting more character development when the characters are far apart, they typically just have moments of dread or complaint during this time.

Ana Huang has deemed this book a stand alone from the first but I believe it is very vital to read the first book before this one to truly understand the repeat faces as well as the background information. Unlike A Court of Thorns and Roses, the first book in this series is not a bore and is very easy to read if you enjoy the characters like I did.

Stars: 5

Spice: 4

A New Favorite Series? Twisted Love Review

I have seen the Twisted series by Ana Huang all over stores and TikTok. It has been on my reading list for forever but this week I finally indulged and read it thanks to getting a hard copy at the ONU Thrift Club's Blind Date with a Book event. I recommend this book to people who have enjoyed their TikTok romance reads as well as steamy brothers best friend romances. 

He has a heart of ice…but for her, he'd burn the world. Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can't escape. Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart. But when he's forced to look after his best friend's sister, he starts to feel something in his chest:

A crack.

A melt.

A fire that could end his world as he knew it.

Ava Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can't remember. But despite her broken past, she's never stopped seeing the beauty in the world...including the heart beneath the icy exterior of a man she shouldn't want.

Her brother's best friend.

Her neighbor.

Her savior and her downfall.

Theirs is a love that was never supposed to happen-but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both...and everything they hold dear.

Ava and Alex's relationship was never one that was ideal throughout the entirety of the book. But that's the sort of romance books I tend to enjoy since I can see how they play out in the end. It did not take me very long to fall in love with both of the characters even though Alex was very standoffish in the beginning. I felt that Ava and I were very similar as we are both bright people who look for the positive in everything and tend to keep a cheerful demeanor.

Typically I will just rent out books from my library at home to read but due to me loving this series so much and having three weeks before I even go home, I bought Kindle Unlimited just so I can finish the series. Safe to say I am really looking forward to the rest of this series and I hope that it is just as good as the first.

Stars: 5

Spice: 4