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Twisted Lies by Ana Huang

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wordsgirlie's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

🌶️ erotic romance.
tropes: billionaire, fake dating, roommates, neighbors, forced proximity, touch her & you d!e
— slow-paced, dual pov

“despite what i said about love being a drug, stella was my greatest high. an temptation with no escape. an obsession with no end. an addiction with no cure.”

it took me a couple of days to finish this because i was reading multiple books at the same time, but i loved the story so much. it follows stella, a sweet, shy, and introverted despite her social media fame. she is also a hopeless romantic who keeps her heart in a cage. but when a threat from her past drives her into the arms—and house—of the most dangerous man she’s ever met, christian, she’s tempted to let herself feel sonething for the first time in a long time.

first of all, if i am going to rank the whole twisted series, this will be on the second spot. the plot is amazing and it was perfectly written. for me, this book has the darkest concept in the whole series. the stalking trope also made the story more thrilling and interesting. i liked how ana huang built the characters and their personalities, especially the mmc. plus, the sexual tension between the main leads is phenomenal! one more thing i like about this book was the fact that ana huang made sure that the other characters in the previous books will be featured in the story.

if you’re into erotic, drama romance, with spice and a little bit of dark concept, i would highly recommend for you to read the whole twisted series.

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smartcookiesca's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

3.0

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escapeoffreality's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

It’s my favourite book in the series and in my opinion the perfect ending of the whole series and every characters story.♥️

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emis_books's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense 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

4.5

I love Stella and Christian. It’s so sad I’m done with the whole series…
I love how Ana Huang always brings up the other couples from the other books.

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ryoung1220's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

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bri__'s review against another edition

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challenging dark funny mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I loved this so much. I was initially intimidated going into it because I heard that others find it slow or boring but for me it was the perfect pace for the characters. I loved Christian harper!!!!! when i tell you that man is OBSESSED with his girl, very much a swoon-worthy read.

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megreads12's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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tarlie_12_xoxo's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

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megthecatlady's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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

5.0

First of all, I love that we have a character with anxiety. I feel like Stella portrayed a representation of it so accurately. Secondly, I was so nervous to start this book because of my feelings toward Twisted Hate. However, I am happy to say this is probably my favorite book in the series next to Twisted Love. I really enjoyed the mystery aspects in this story as well. I'm looking forward to reading Dante's story in King of Wrath.

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lynnegweeny's review against another edition

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dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I did it - I read the whole series. I was ready to give up with the Twisted Hate, but since I'd already read 3/4, the completist in me couldn't let this go. I figured I could also encapsulate what I thought of the series as a whole.

But first things first, this book seemed to be the best of the lot - or at least on par with Twisted Hate. I'm absolutely not sold on the morally grey character of the MMC though - the men in these series (except for Josh) are all supposed to just be casual murderers and somehow their supremely kind and compassionate girlfriends are just okay being with men who have no connection to their humanity. It's all fine if they're killing for the sake of possessiveness and protection. "I knew he was vengeful and it's just something I had to expect from him." (not quoted verbatim). Girl, you can absolutely do better. Are we glorifying men getting away with shit just because they're hot?

There were things that worked with this book. The FMC Stella had a mostly rounded out character story, made up of the other relationships she has in her life (her family, her nanny Maura, her followers as an influencer, her friends, her agent), her character's arc about finding self-confidence, and the parallels about

her stalker and Christian

. There were some layers - like Stella's kink when it comes to being pursued by someone she loves versus someone she doesn't. There's nothing attractive about being stalked and someone hiding their true feelings for you whether they're positive or not - this is not that kind of book, but it was of course not at all explored.

Of course, it would not be a Twisted series book without some shades of a scooby-doo plot with an art heist. Ugh, felt like set dressing just for the MMC Christian to kill and destroy people's lives for fun. (It's really written as a way for him to "let off steam", wtf.) Am I to believe that this super gentle, kind and compassionate woman loves this about her man? There's also a bit of a sensationalist backstory to explain his behaviour that feels way too unrealistic.

This has decided it for me. BookTok recs are not for me - no offense to those who have, but I never used to get my recommendations from social media, and this is how it will remain. Mildly regretting it, but I'm also glad I gave it a shot, and know that this is an informed decision. But truly, never again.

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