Twisted Series #3

Twisted Hate

Specs:

What The Vibes Are

What It’s About

Gorgeous, cocky, and fast on his way to becoming a hotshot doctor, Josh Chen has never met a woman he couldn’t charm—except for Jules f**king Ambrose.

The beautiful redhead has been a thorn in his side since they met, but she also consumes his thoughts in a way no woman ever has.

When their animosity explodes into one unforgettable night, he proposes a solution that’ll get her out of his system once and for all: an enemies with benefits arrangement with simple rules.

No jealousy.

No strings attached.

And absolutely no falling in love.

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Outgoing and ambitious, Jules Ambrose is a former party girl who’s focused on one thing: passing the attorney’s bar exam.

The last thing she needs is to get involved with a doctor who puts the SUFFER in insufferable… no matter how good-looking he is.

But the more she gets to know him, the more she realizes there’s more than meets the eye to the man she’s hated for so long.

Her best friend’s brother.

Her nemesis.

And her only salvation.

Theirs is a match made in hell, and when the demons from their past catch up with them, they’re faced with truths that could either save them… or destroy everything they’ve worked for.

Twisted Hate is a steamy enemies with benefits/enemies to lovers romance. It’s book three in the Twisted series, but can be read as a standalone.

Warning: It contains explicit content and profanity. Recommended for 18+.

Progress Thoughts & Rants

8% in:
Josh is already pissing me off. So f@#king self-entitled and involved. His inner monologue is painful.

He becomes shocked for a chapter and a half at the fact that Jules was betrayed in the past. 

 Apparently, someone besides him getting betrayed is a HUGE shocker. Nose turned up so high he’s gonna end up tripping.

Ugh, here’s to hoping he gets better.

56% in:
Okay… He’s getting better…

What I thought about it

***Possible Spoilers below

Twisted Hate is the third installment in Ana Huang’s Twisted series. The plot followed Ava’s (our first MFC from book 1) brother, Josh, and her best friend, Jules. Josh and Jules hated each other. Josh found Jules to be impulsive, destructive, and reckless. He hated that his little sister was always implicated in her schemes and repeatedly tried to warn Ava off a friendship with Jules.

Because we love a judgmental prick, right? Wrong.

Eventually, all their snide comments, sass, and hatred welled up into a scolding hot sex scene in the hallway of Jules’s apartment. On the floor. Feral.

The plot was mostly hate sex scenes, finding out about Jules’s past, and both of them coming to terms with their growing feelings. Obviously, they ended up together and ended the story with them still exploring their relationship and taking it slow.

 Character Thoughts:

 Jules Ambrose:

Jules was an absolute D E L I G H T to read about. Her quick retorts and character development were beautiful. Some aspects of Jules’s past hit home for me, so it was amazing to watch her character learn to trust and love again.

Josh Chen:

Josh was a tough character to love at first. I found him to be very self-involved, conceited, and a bit narcissistic at times. I eventually grew to enjoy his character, BUT the scene where Jules confessed to him, and he used her just to toss her away, was so far beyond cruel that I wish he groveled more than he did. Jules deserved better. His dirty talk game was strong, though. So the jury is still out on whether I forgive him.

Conclusion

I enjoyed Twisted Hate. The spicy scenes were top-tier. I also enjoyed that Huang didn’t end the book with the heroine and the hero getting married. They were together, but they both respected each other’s need for a slow pace and decided to take it slow. It was a nice change.

♡ G&P