Twisted love is the first book in the four book — twisted series by Ana Huang. I read the fourth book before the others, which was spoiled, because it had all the spoilers, so it is recommended that you read the books in order.
Ana huang is a new to me author, i’ve read twisted lies, king of greed and twisted love is my next book of hers which i finished today. I loved this lighthearted romance book with a plot.
There’ll be spoilers ahead.
Story : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Plot : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rating : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Writing style : Ana’s writing is smooth, easy to read, beautifully written, descriptive, and fits the story. I love her writing now.
MMC : Alex “my ava” volkov. (Man is just chefs kiss 🫠🥵) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
FMC : Ava chen / volkov — ⭐⭐⭐⭐
side characters : bridget and Rhys stood out to me, they have something, and their book is next, which makes everything interesting. Also the name is so captivating, Rhys larsen, mhmm. Josh is a good, protective brother, and i loved stella and Christian too.
Story setting : college.
Summary : Josh is leaving as a medical volunteer in Central America, so he needed someone to take care of ava — his sister, and of course, he tells alex to do that, the broddy, mr no emotions, stoic face agrees to it, because he’s a little bit attracted to her and also because josh is good at persuading him. Alex and ava spend time together which brings them closer, and she falls for him, only to be betrayed by him, and then he grovels, asks for her forgiveness, makes up for his mess and we have a happily ever after. (I did not include a very important part of the book, because it would just spoil literally everything).
Dedicated to by the author : this book was dedicated to Ana’s mom, how beautiful it must be to have a supportive mother. Miss Ana, i’m proud of your work too.
Pacing : fast. I read this book too quickly, i didn’t even know when I had read 24 chapters.
Tropes : ✅ brother’s best friend.
✅ Acquaintances to lovers. (Since they knew each other, but didn’t speak much)
✅ Touch her and die.
✅ Possessive MMC.
✅ Obsessive MMC.
✅ Smutty.
✅ Side character’s shenanigans.
✅ Clever plotting.
Type of romance : contemporary.
What i loved : i loved alex since the starting, he took my heart, there is something about emotionally constipated, tortured men, they make me giggle and want to wrap them in love simultaneously. Ava was a sweetheart, literally. Alex’s nickname for her. I had read so much about this book through the Internet, that when Alex first called her sunshine hit me so good, I swooned, because I knew what he gave her that nickname. Ava really was his light in the darkness. Alex may have been blinded by revenge, and thought that he’d destroy beautiful things, but he was not a destroyer, he was beautiful, reserved, and calculated, and oh richhh as f•••. Man drives a black aston Martin, and has a house that could make everyone run so fast. Even after resigning from his CEO position, he still had enough money, enough to grovel, and ask for ava’s forgiveness. I love Alex volkov.
Ava was a sweetheart, talkative, literal sunshine, bubby, i loved her, she was brave, facing her fears, moving forward in life, wanting to break alex’s cold heart and making him see that beautiful things existed and he did not destroyed them always like he believed. Jules was a good friend, and so were stella and bridget.
Favourite parts/ highlights : - You want to f•••, we f•••. You want to date, we date. You want to call me your boyfriend, I’ll call you my girlfriend. But for now, let me take care of that needy little pussy of yours, hmm?”
Periods sucked, but they were a useful weapon for shutting down questions from men.
“Tell me who or what I need to kill,” I growled. “What happened at your father’s house?”
(Alex’s possessiveness and protectiveness makes him so hott) I love this mannnn. He’s so beautiful with his reserved nature. Considering i love yoongiiiiiii of BTS.
Is a part of a series : yes.
Series name : twisted.
Series order number : 1 of 4.
Plot or character driven : plot.
Loveable characters : yes.
Strong character development : yes.
Flaws of characters a main focus : yes.
Interconnected/ or standalone : interconnected standalone.
Recs similar to this book : if you love a broody, silent hero, who doesn’t speak much, but love it with a little more darkness, then god of pain, book two in the legacy of gods series by rina kent may take your interest.
Final thoughts : Alex and ava have my heart. The blue cover of the discreet version symbolizes alex’s heart, cold, ice like, and ava being the one who melts him, his light in this dark, cold world. I loved another Ana Huang book, and i can’t wait to read more of her books. She’s quickly becoming one of my favourite authors.