A review by tyras_bookshelf
Twisted Games by Ana Huang

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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