Reviews with content warning for Emotional abuse - Twisted Lies

I first read Ana Huang's Kings of Sin series first where Christian is a reocurring character, so I'm glad I finally reached his story. Stella Alfonso is an Instagram influencer, model, and aspiring fashion designer. When she needs to up her follower count to secure a luxury brand partnership, she decides she needs a fake boyfriend. Enter her neighbor/landlord and cybersecurity expert Christan Harper. He agrees to be her fake boyfriend in exchange for her coming to events with him. But his company has a mole selling information to his competitors just as Stella has a stalker reemerge after years away. As they rely on each other for support, their feelings grow less fake and put the entire ploy in jeopardy.

Content Warnings

bethlouiseex's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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

4.0

Content Warnings

gremlin_98's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

Content Warnings

weekdaygladers's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

0.5

Content Warnings

itss_kayy's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

Content Warnings

3ternallymoon's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Content Warnings

throneofsnark's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

"I guess that was what happened when girls with a need for academic validation grew up. They developed a praise kink."

I really loved this story. It was such a great slowburn romance and I was here for it! Barely a touch until 50% in and then it gets HOT!!!

I really appreciated the banter and chemistry between Christian and Stella <3 For a man who didn't believe in love, this man fell HARD! He was obsessed, thinking it was just because she was some kind of puzzle, but really it was because he was so infatuated with her as a person. Mans was in LOVE and would literally KILL for her. The morally greyist of any of the Twisted men in my opinion and quite possibly my favorite. Give me a toxic man in a book but please don't come near me iRL <3

I love that Christian really wanted and supported Stella in becoming her own person and she truly grew and got over her own traumas because of it.

I really enjoyed almost everything about this book, just wished they left out a certain something in the epilogue that I hate!

Aaaah! This couple is definitely tied with Rhys and Bridget <3

Quotes:

"Careful, Stella. I'm not the gentleman you think I am." - Christian
"I don't think you're a gentleman at all." - Stella
"Smart girl." - Christian

"If you saw yourself the way other people see you, you'd never doubt again." - Christian
"How do other people see me?"- Stella
"Like you're the most beautiful, most remarkable thing they've ever seen."- Christian

"I'm an optimist, not an idiot."- Stella

"Too much planning is a form of procrastination." - Stella

"I guess that was what happened when girls with a need for academic validation grew up. They developed a praise kink." - Stella (That's so true :x)

"Christian. Don't give him any pieces of your soul."- Stella
"One of my favorite things about you is that you think I have any pieces left." - Christian

Content Warnings

More...