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Twisted Games by Ana Huang

90 reviews

chels984's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

omg i love rhys he’s so cutsie and protective they were made for each other🥰🥰🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

fanboyriot's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Read For:

✓ Royalty

✓ Plot Twists

✓ Bucket List 

✓ Forbidden Romance

✓ Princess x Bodyguard

˗ˏˋ ★ REVIEW ★ ˎˊ˗

There were so many iconic lines from this book.  It was an entertaining read, it was funny, angsty, and spicy.  The characters had depth to their personalities and while the plot wasn’t what I was expecting it kept my interest.

There were a few parts that made me question how this book was going to end before grabbing the good old plot twists.  The reveal to Rhys dad was not expected but was a nice plot twist.

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 

Angst Level: 💧💧💧

POV: Duel, First Person

Release Date: 29, July 2021

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

teddy_books's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

liekewae's review

dark hopeful mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.5

I read this book right after the first book of the series (Twisted Love) and I must say: I liked book 2 way better than book 1. I don’t mind a morally grey character when it comes to fictional characters, but Alex from book 1 was a bit too much for me from time to time. To me, Rhys had a lot more depth to this personality and I felt more sympathy for him. I liked the character development of Bridget and how the books are separate but also intertwined. 

I must say: I finished it pretty quickly so that’s a good thing. Onto book 3 I guess ;) 

Warning: if you’re not into smut, you should not pick up these books because gosh, these characters (and I guess the writer too) are insatiable 🤣😜

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Violence

tyras_bookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

Very nice! A little too cheesy in the end but everyone learned a lesson of some kind and came out better than they started. 

The author spent a while in other areas, maybe too long,  because while the end of the book spanned several months, it all happened in like 16 pages. Felt kinda rushed with all the time slippage - the entire book spans 3 years for the characters. 

I liked this one waaay more than Twisted Love. 

Rhys is so hot and dark and damaged but is the biggest teddy bear for Bridget. 

I really love “that’s my wife, be careful” energy and he’s got it in spades. It also makes the possessive crazyness a little more hot bc while it’s toxic (“touch her and you die” is not how you handle problems), Bridget is so into it too. 

Bridget was pretty meek for most of the book but she really just wants to be a normal girl so I can’t fault her too much. She comes into her own though as a monarch rather than just being a passive bystander in her own life. 

The part of the twist was predictable but the rest was pleasantly shocking. It was also nicely reminiscent of the second Princess Diaries, of which I’m a big fan, so that helped. But not so much so that it felt like straight plagiarism. 

I’d keep reading Ana Huang. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence

smartcookiesca's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

elizabeth_nygren's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Love love LOVED this book! It was such a great forbidden love story that ended in the best possible way.  Bridget and Rhys were such great characters and it was so easy to listen to this book almost straight through. Sooooo good! And very spicy!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Violence

thisgirlreads_yay's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Toxic friendship

kxjschw's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Alcohol

blumerlamotte's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence