fucked up I have zero triggers, just some things that I don't particularly like but nothing that I avoid completely, so me finding the story too fucked up is absurd.
In general I couldn't empathize with the main characters, even now I can't understand how she just brush away the fact that he has killed her parents and he is totally a pedophile.
So I don't like
it at all, I keep on reading just to see what they would do,
Sex on the grave, Soooo cringe but steamy I'm sorry, but that was a joke,
Just to make it clear, not for the taboo content, but for the execution, This is a good book if you are in the mood for a dark, twisted, age gap read, That also has some stalker vibes, It was well written. My only hold up was the loss of innocence life, I guess I don't mind killing when the person has something to dislike about them but when their all around a good person I guess I don't like reading about them dying.
I don't regret reading this book because of that, It was still a good read, Top read so far this year!
Oh, my, This this book was incredible! So wonderfully dark, with some things you don't see coming, The author is fantastically talented when it comes to being inside her characters' heads, writing as them,
Candace Wondrak has been one of my top authors since I first discovered her books, This one has now just officially became my favourite book of hers which is hard to say, considering how much I love her dark, contemporary books! You can always be assured that her books are well written and edited.
There are aspects of this book that may make you uncomfortable, that may make you think, I'm all for books that bring out any kind of emotion, and this one made me feel a wide range,
And Enzo! Another of Candace's guys getting added to my harem,
Highly recommended to anyone that enjoys dark reads! I want to give/but Goodreads only accepts/as its minimum,
The worst book Ive read in a while and its not because I cant handle dark books, its just because this book is horribly written,
Its written like awattpad fanfic and not the good kind, The main character made her depression her whole personality and gives“pick me” girl emo vibes,
DNF
She makes me feel even more depressed than I already am, DNF at. I just couldnt get into this one, Tenley has a cool name but isnt a cool girl and she makes sure you know it, She really was a depressing and obnoxious character and I couldnt find myself caring one bit about her,
We get a lot of talk about the darkness and how it feels comforting to her, Shes “goth” without actually being goth, A shit friend for sure, She has a friend who genuinely cares for her and gives her attention day in and day out and she hardly speaks more than a sentence to her, constantly giving us her inner dialog about simply not caring.
Its annoying.
Her H, Enzo, is truly a creep, He weaseled his way into her family, obsessed over her mom and then as soon as Tenley was born moved on to obsessing over her, Atit was pretty clear he groomed her, possibly molested her, went to prison for killing her parents and now that hes out and sheshes going to claim her.
Its all icky and I dont typically feel icky reading books like this,
I found myself not wanting to get back to this one and I really want to read so I chose to DNF and move on, Mediocre storyline
I feel like the story lacked any real substance, Messed up things just happened and Tenley took it all in her stride, There was nothing for the main characters to work through together and add depth to the relationship they just wanted to be together and always knew it, True to its title
I am always a sucker for dark, twisted, and taboo stories and this was perfect, This had plenty of elements I love age gap, stalkers, unhealthy and unnatural obsession, murder, and plenty of steam,
This isnt a normal romance with flowers, romantic dates, and swoon worthy heroes, This is dark and gritty, Tenley isnt your normal teenage girl and Enzo is definitely not normal either, Their thinking processes arent exactly the most sane but thats what makes this a Twisted Love story and a dark romance,
I would love to read more about them in a novella or something where they are living their new life together, First, the cover for this is so unique and gorgeous, Its definitely a good indicator of how dark this book is, Its truly dark. Ive enjoyed many of Candace Wondraks books so I had a good idea of her style and level of darkness,
This is one of the most depraved stories Ive read from her, I can see the potential here, Unfortunately, its a miss for me, Its well written and if you like dark, youve got it here,
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Tenley is most definitely a sociopath, Sadly, I found her to be very unlikable, The firstof the book is nearly all inner monologue from Tenley, She tells us repeatedly that she is truly different from other girls, Not in that cliche way we find in portrayals on tv and in books, Shes legit different. Im not being cheeky. She truly is not like other girls, Mostly in that she doesnt care about anything really, Not school, boys, her only “friend” Aubree, or her aunt, Shes completely apathetic about every single thing, She tells us this repeatedly,
I grabbed this book from KU after seeing the author recc it in a Facebook group in a thread looking for stalker books, The H is indeed a stalker, We dont get his perspective at all until aboutin, We discover that he is the person who murdered Tenleys parents and staged it to look like a murder/suicide, He kidnappedyear old Tenley and was promptly arrested and convicted for kidnapping earning him ayear prison sentence,
At first hes just calls Tenley a few times, Shes definitely interested in listening, Hes very cryptic, of course, She just wants to be his good girl, We dont actually get a face to face meeting with the two of them untilor so into the book, This seems excessive to me for a dark romance,
Upon seeing him she immediately remembers everything shes been blocking out of her mind and is in love with him, Im ok with the feelings of instalove, I dont understand what type of relationship they had before he killed her parents, There was definitely no hint of it being inappropriate in any way but there wasnt enough information there to establish why they felt so strongly about each other.
Its clear hes not completely sane as he was obsessed with Tenleys mother before she was born, Its a clearly a pattern for him, Hes never felt anything close to what he feels for Tenley with anyone else though,
I had hoped there would be some explanation for why he felt the necessity of killing her parents when she was, I kept expecting some revelation they abused her or were planning to sell her or something so he stepped in to save her, Alas, no. Nothing. He killed them to get to her, As far as we know they were good parents,
He kills a boy she had a class project with, She was definitely trying to make him jealous so hed reach out to her, He stages a suicide with the guy, He wasnt a bad guy either, He didnt have nefarious intentions with Tenley, He seemed to have a crush on her, Im not sure why because she had no personality, He said she was fun to be around though we saw no evidence of that either, Tenley makes a point to tell us repeatedly she doesnt care that Enzo killed him, she feels no guilt, She loses her virginity to Enzo on Kyles grave to really hit home just how much she doesnt care,
She continues to barely tolerate her so called friend as Aubree grieves the crush she had on Kyle, the dead guy, Shes starting to feel the pressure and it becomes clear shes not going to make it to graduation, She lashes out at her depressed friend who ends up attempting suicide, Tenley also doesnt feel bad or care about that, She just want to run away with Enzo,
Dark romance is my preferred genre, I have a special softness for stalkers, We dont get a ton of the stalking aspect here but hes definitely a stalker, I love antiheroes and sociopaths in my dark romances, I really feel that this book went wrong with the constant reminder of how little Tenley cared about anything or anyone other than Enzo, Its pretty much impossible to relate to any part of her,
The story ends abruptly too, She roofies her aunt, ties her up and when she awakes she tells her shes leaving with Enzo and not to look for her, Then Tenley and Enzo drive off into the night together,
I know CM Wondrak is an exceptional author, She writes truly unique dark romances, Theres nothing cookie cutter about any of her stories, She doesnt hold back either, While this particular book fell short for me personally I will continue to look forward to reading her future books, They cant all be my favorite and thats ok, I didnt love this one but Im sure a lot of people will love it, Twisted indeed.
This book different from what I usually read,
It took my out of my comfort zone and a few times right to the edge of nope, Some places made me hesitant but I read on anyway and I'm glad for it,
I really like the male lead, Even being as dark and twisted as he is, he still had some lines he was not willing to step over, This was the part that made me read on,
I like how Enzo opened up Tenley, Until he arrived in the scene she was kind of meh and bland, Lifeless is a word I'd use to describe her,
Overall I feel this book was good, The dark themes were handled well and the reading was enjoyable, WARNING!
WARNING!!! This book should absolutely be taken down, There are triggers and then there is serious sick reading material, This falls in that last category, This is a man who falls in love/obsession with a childyr to the point he kills her parents and takes her, Now the sex doesn't start until she is, and that has nothing to do with because she is of age, no, it's because he has spent the lastyears locked up for taking this child.
This man in this book is truly a sick, Tenaly the girl in this book is just about corrupted and twisted into a mentally unstable child who obviously suffers from the things that have happened to her.
This is not a twisted dark love story, This is grooming with a pedophile, I'm surprised this is even allowed on Amazon or even a book of romance, This author is one very sick puppy,.stars
I struggled with what to rate this story as all of the characters were unlikeable which rarely happens to me, Most of the story is in Tenley's POV and it really harmed the flow, She was a sociopath who had repetitive thoughts about how little she cared for the people around her which fed my intense dislike, Her only friend Aubree was annoying with her constant obsession over the highschool quarterback, Her aunt who spent ten years raising her, was controlling to an irritating degree, Enzo entered the story atwhich was far too late in the game and he had very few POVs, I didn't get his love and obsession with Tenley, She was so boring. Kyle was the only person I felt sorry for, His biggest mistake was to crush on a girl with no personality whatsoever, Disappointing book. Ten years ago her life changed, and the darkness bled in taking away her memories of her childhood,
Now she's older, and it's time for the truth!
This is a story about a love that should never of been!
Their love is so wrong but it's dangerously fulfilling, and right for them.
He helps her to breathe again, But don't expect rainbows and true romance for it's dark, gritty and gruesome,
Tenley is a hard character to love for she doesnt give much away, Her uncaring attitude was quite refreshing though, and her ice cold heart was enthralling,
I love a good dark read from time to time and this has more than sated my need for this genre,
A very good first book from a new pen name, I look forward to more from this author,
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