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Manipulation - Book 1 in Twisted Trilogy by Torrie Robles

nean's review

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5.0

Rochelle continues to get the text and blocks them, but they keep coming through, the only person that knows is her sister, she knows she needs the guys and the police, but she’s deleted the them when she got them, but they seem to be escalating.
You learn how Rochelle’s stalker gets her phone number and that they turn infatuation into obsession, and they almost always get what they want.
With the stalker again making contact and the police not being much help she knows she needs to tell August, but, doesn’t tell Brant her ex or it could turn into a competition between the two.
Rochelle’s world starts to fall apart, Rochelle starts to doubt everyone and everything they say as her stalker seems to escalate more, and finally the police agree to be involved, but now with everything coming out, Rochelle doesn’t know who to trust.
The ending leave on a huge cliff hanger, leaving you with some answers but more questions.

myblissfulbooks's review

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5.0

Torrie Robles has been known to write what she fondly calls fluff romance or the racy MC romances, but now she has decided to dive into the dark romances. Oh lord, that woman dived. There is nothing sweet or fluffy about Manipulation. That word truly explains it all. Robles manipulates you into believing one thing and then BAM!!
Normally I can knock out my reading of books pretty fast but I've been in a huge book funk. I should have known that I just needed a huge dose of Robles. While I thought I would be slowly dipping my toes into some lukewarm water, after the first chapter I realized I had been pushed head first into ice cold water that turns piping hot without any notice.
Manipulation follows Rochelle as she slowly comes to learn that someone has her in their sights. Little does she know that he is manipulating every step she takes meticulously leading her into his arms. Is it who you think it is? Does he really have that much power? How is he able to get her to react like that?
Robles has, it seems, mastered the mind of a stalker. The mind of a narcissistic man, who can't fathom that Rochelle doesn't seem to understand she is already his. Robles is able to build the terror from a small flickering of discomfort to a constant looking over your shoulder as you turn the page.
How will it all end? Will Rochelle figure things out? Who will she choose between the two men already in her life? Robles leaves you wanting, craving and needing more.

read_allthebooks's review

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4.0

Why aren't more people talking about this book!?

I love a good stalker book and this was pretty great! I could not put this book down!!
Manipulation is about a woman that starts receiving creepy texts from a guy that’s stalking her. Sounds like your typical stalker book? Well I found this one to be a little different. The heroine was not who I was expecting. I was expecting her character to be a cliche. You know young and dumb? Nope. It was so refreshing to read about a heroine who ACTUALLY goes to the police.
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