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Twisted Lies by Ana Huang

18 reviews

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense fast-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

4.75

At the beginning I had a little trouble, getting into the book. But once I did I devoured every page. I usually don’t like romance books. But Ana Huang, has the ability to make a romance book interesting and not basic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Alcohol, Blood, Stalking, Gore, Misogyny, Body horror, Death, Grief, Vomit, Abandonment, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, Sexual content, Murder, Sexism, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

katierosecrane's review

lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Firrst off I am biased because I don't love Ana Huang's writing, but they always seem to hook me just like Twisted Lies. This book is chessy and unrealistic. There were many parts of the plot that didn't add up to me and those unrealistoc parts dampned the book for me. 

Out of the whole series I would say this book is 3rd and the 1st book is last. To be fair even in the book Ana Huang states that it is cheesy so I don't really fault her. I just didn't particularly get entranced by this book because of that, but her writing intruged me enough to rread thhe whole series so. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Torture, Pregnancy, Vomit, Cursing, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

gracewingham's review against another edition

dark funny 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

cdoubet's review against another edition

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Cursing, Chronic illness, Sexism, Grief, Murder, Stalking, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Dementia, Suicide, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Minor: Gaslighting, Vomit, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Confinement, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

destinynichole11's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Medical content, Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, and Violence

I think this book was by far the best in the series it had a stronger more intriguing plot. There was more depth and detail to it.

worldofv33's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Cursing, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Gore, Mental illness, and Stalking

Minor: Pregnancy, Vomit, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Rape

samflowerv6's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

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

4.25

 “To everyone whose favorite color is morally gray.”
Give it up for Stella and Christian. The butterfly and her brooding protector.  I will say I have a soft spot for Ava and Alex, since they were the first in the series but I think this one was my favorite in the series. Christian was obsessed and protective, perfect book boyfriend material. I did think it was a bit long, but I understand the need to round out the series as well as possible, which was done well. Stella was the most relatable twisted girl to me, and therefore I felt the most connected to this story. Some of my favorite scenes were when all the couples reunited for parties and events. Some parts dragged a little in the first few hundred pages but the slow burn was slow burning. I cannot be mad at that. Overall, no matter how many romance books I read, my twisted babies will always have a place in my heart.... Christian and Stella for the win.

 “Careful, Stella.” His low warning pulsed between my legs. “I’m not the gentleman you think I am.”
… My reply fought it’s way past my dry throat.
“I don’t think you’re a gentleman at all.”
A slow, lazy smile tugged at his lips. “Smart girl.”

 “I will always be here if you need me, no matter how far in distance or time. I don’t care if we’re on different continents or if it’s five, fifty years in the future. I never want you to wake up and feel like you’re alone because you’re not. You’ll always have me.”

BEST TWISTED COUPLE I SAID WHAT I SAID

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

caitlinallan2208's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Gun violence

sebradley29's review

dark

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Death, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Torture, Alcohol, Cursing, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, and Violence

lunxchloe's review

emotional lighthearted fast-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

2.75

Three. Random. Words.
Stop. This. Writing.

This is the last novel in the Twisted series and surprisingly, I found this one to be the most enjoyable. Christian's character is absolutely cliché and over the top to a sometimes cringe-worthy extent, but Stella is by far the most relateable and loveable character of this whole series. At times, I was actually rooting for them.

The universe these characters find themselves in is cliché and especially the male main characters are hardly distinguishable from one another. Tall, broody, edgy, dark past, chiseled jawline, does not believe in love. The conflicts are mostly very construed and could easily be solved if people in this universe talked to each other like normal adults.

However, I want to give credit to Ana Huang, because she clearly developed her writing style from Twisted Love. The storylines are not as all kover the place as they used to be, albeit they're still predictable to a great extent. There's still a lot of room for improvement, but she has come a long way.

2.75*/5, rounded up to 3*.

PS: please stop with the three. word. sentences. And if I read either "languid" or languorous" one more time, I might spontaneously combust.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Sexual content, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Gun violence and Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy and Vomit