REVIEW: Twisted Love by Ana Huang

Twisted Love by Ana Huang: When Ava’s over protective brother decided to move overseas the last thing that she could have ever imagined was for Josh to ask his billionaire best friend to move in to keep an eye on her! What could possibly go wrong when you force happy go lucky Ava and cold and closed off Alex together? The two could not be more different from each other but somewhere between spending more and more time together, Ava and her girl gangs mission to get Alex to display emotions and both of them having to deal with demons from their past, something changes… could these two actually find solace in one another?

This book was HOT!! Like good gosh really talk about one all consuming read that will have you panting after! Twisted Love combines two of my favourite tropes the grump meets sunshine and brothers best friend, add in the fact that out hero had this whole dark broody thing going and I was totally hooked! It was so easy to get lost in Ava and Alex’s story, these two could have not been more different but so perfect to each other at the same time!

Ava was such a warm ball of love, light and joy. She really was the embodiment of the sunshine character. She always put the needs and wants of others before her own, sometimes to her own detriment. I loved that as the book progressed we got to see her character really grow. More than anything I loved the fact that our girl Ava faced her past demons on her own, she did not need anyone to hold her hand and baby her. She really was an amazing character. Also I totally loved the fact that at first she was so indifferent towards Alex and at the end she really made him work to earn her heart again.

“You are the light to my dark. Without you, I’m lost.”

As for our hero well, he was the type that you either love or hate, and I absolutely loved him! There is just something about a dark brooding hero that always gets me and that was our Alex to a tee. He was most definitely an alpha hero that wasn’t afraid to show his dominance. For the most part Alex had been folded by the pain and trauma of his childhood which have fuelled his desire for revenge and also caused him to close himself of from love, that is until Ava. Gosh I just loved seeing the softer caring side to Alex, the side that was reserved only for Ava. Talk about melting right there! More than anything I loved that he knew that she was it for him and even he messed up he really put in the effort to grovel and win her back.

The secondary characters in the book were top notch! I loved Ava’s girl gang; Bridget, Stella and Jules were absolutely hilarious! I loved there little mission to help Ava see if Alex could feel emotions, this was just hilarious and also kind of just made me love Alex all the more. I can not wait to read these three girls books and see how they run circles around their men! Another thing that I really liked about this book was the way conflict between Alex and Josh, this really felt real in terms of how this situation would have played out in real life.

While Twisted Love might have had a few similarities to Vicious by L.J Shen this book was perfectly addictive in its own right! If you are looking for a steamy read that is filled with swoon, some cheeky laughs and one irresistibly grumpy hero then this is definitely the book for you!
 

Book Info:

Publication: April 29th 2021 | Bloom Books | Twisted #1

Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can’t escape.

Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart.

But when he’s forced to look after his best friend’s sister, he starts to feel something in his chest:

A crack.
A melt.
A fire that could end his world as he knew it.

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Ava Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can’t remember.

But despite her broken past, she’s never stopped seeing the beauty in the world…including the heart beneath the icy exterior of a man she shouldn’t want.

Her brother’s best friend.
Her neighbor.
Her savior and her downfall.

Theirs is a love that was never supposed to happen—but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both…and everything they hold dear.