Twisted Games - Special Edition

I really liked the cover and the thickness of the book

grumpy and broody rhys larsen is the new bodyguard of princess bridget von asheberg and future queen of eldorra. he’s overly protective and strict and he infuriates bridget as much as she infuriates him. he tries to keep it strictly professional, but there’s only so much sexual tension they can put up with before they’re unable to resist each other🤭.okaaaay bucket list number four🦋 i loved their little getaway🥹🌞. protective rhys is my favourite🥵! my heart broke finding out about rhys past, he’s been through so much💔.i loved how this was set over quite a long timeline, and how sassy bridget is, she is a literal princess.. actual goals👑. it’s set out in two parts, part one runs along the same timeline as twisted love and part two is after, although it’s a series you don’t need to read twisted love for this one to make sense, but for the best reading experience i would recommend reading them in order—because they’re both great😍.this book was sooo spicy, RHYS🥵 what a mouth on that man, sorry but the throne room🔥 iykyk🤪. the ending was so sweet, my heart🥹🦋 i loved sassy bridget and rhys’ dry sense of humour.we love a hea! so excited to read twisted hate! i’m fully obsessed with these absolutely stunning covers😍.if you like spicy, slow burn, bodyguard / princess, age-gap romances you’ll love this one!💗

OMG!!!! Mind blowing!!!!! 😭🤯 this story was everything 🥺 I can see why this book was so popular and most talked about, adored Bridget and Rhys’s love story 🥺 reminded me so much of The Princess Diaries 😍 BUT BETTER!!!!! 🥲 so romantic! 😭 the ending was stunning, the quotes also were just incredibly beautiful 😭 really connected with all the characters, this is one of those stories you wish you could read for the first time again 🥲 each book in this series just keeps getting better and better 🥺 onto the next book tomorrow 😜😆This story is a masterpiece! 👑❤️“But someone once told me we always end up where we’re meant to be, and this is where I’m meant to be. With you.” 💛“You filled a part of my soul I always thought would be empty, and you healed scars I never knew existed. And I realised... it's not that I didn't believe in love before. It's that I was saving it all for you.” 💛

This book was just wow!The Bodyguard (grumpy, handsome, ripped, scarred, tattooed, ex-navy seal - yes please!)The Princess - beautiful inside and out! Loved her grounded yet realistic personality.The romance - slow burn, realistic and beautiful!The chemistry - it was tense, steamy and super racy!The plot, the palace life, the court politics, the side characters- everything came together really well. Think the best bits of the princess diaries turned adult. Loved it!

Twisted Games – ARC ReviewRating: 5/5Smut: 5/5I didn’t think I would love this book more than Twisted Love or that I would love Bridget and Rhys more than Alex and Ava. But a part of me loves Bridget and Rhys a smidge more I think.I remember saying in my review of Twisted Love, that the writing style was different for me and that it took me a while to get to grips with it in terms of connecting with the book. That wasn’t the case for me here, I’d connected instantly. Now I don’t know of that’s because like I’d read the first in the series and so the style wasn’t new to me. Or whether the writing in itself was better in this book. But either way, the writing in this book in my opinion was phenomenal. Because a lot happens in the course of the book though it didn’t feel at all slow or rushed. The pace was perfect, I think.At the end of part one, I did feel like it was a little rushed at the time. In the sense that, I felt like there were details between the lead protagonists of incidents that took place that we didn’t get to read at current time. They were mentioned in passing monologue by either protagonist e.g. when Bridget mentions Rhys lending her his coat. At the time I’d felt as though I’d have loved to read the moment in actual time.But as the story went on and especially, I think halfway through part two, I understood that this story was bigger than Bridget and Rhys falling for each other. The premise of the story was bigger than just them falling in love, it was about equality, feminism, it was about moving forward from outdated, archaic rules (that today still are common in some if not many monarchies). Most importantly conquering obstacles in their way, whilst fighting for their love.I loved the love story obviously, but I loved it more so because it had positive messages for both political and basic human right stances. And so, I mean if every single detail was written the book would be probably 3x as big as it was, if not more. And obviously, it’s all about the quality and not quantity. Overall, the book I think in terms of writing was so well structured and paced which is a great skill not many can perfect.I loved Bridget so much. The way she carries and conducts herself and just overall the kind of person she is. But at the same time her whit and sarcastic humour was hilarious.I loved seeing Ava and Alex in the book as well as the rest of the squad and their cameos. Especially in chapter 43-44 seeing Alex in action again was everything! I hadn’t realised how much I missed him until then, and it made me want to reread Twisted Love just for him. Alex says “information is power” it was SO Alex Volkov, that whole scene was EVERYTHING!The element of suspense and surprise in this book like in Twisted Love was amazing! Usually, I’m so good at knowing and predicting in storylines. But in both books of this series thus far I was stumped. Especially, the reveal of the bombshell in chapter 42 and part 2 of the bombshell reveal in chapter 49.. Holy.. I was jaw dropped.The smut and sexual tension between Bridget and Rhys in my opinion was hot as hell! I would like to forewarn that it is a dominant style smut with mild to medium notions of BDSM so, be prepared. Definitely more so than in Twisted Love. But I would say although it was dominant, it wasn't as rough or emotionless as traditional dominant/BDSM structures. In the book we see the two main characters only sleep with each other. When Rhys does call Bridget names in bed, to me it didn’t come across as aggressive or detached as usually expected in dominancy. So, it didn't sound as rough or mean, if that makes sense? I didn't mind it at all. I thought it was hot to be honest and Bridget also loved it too. So, I mean who am I to complain..?I loved the layout of the epilogue and how we got to see two such main events in both Bridget and Rhys’s lives. It was such a perfect ending.I absolutely cannot wait for Twisted Hate and Twisted Lies.I highly recommend this book!

This book will forever hold a special place in my heart. I don’t even think i have the words to describe just how amazing this book is. I love it so much. I could read a million books about Rhys and Bridget and i would never get bored. Their journey from beginning to end, from despising each other to being utterly in love with each other brought me should an intense feeling of happiness. Basically i just adore this book and i will for the rest of my life.“I don’t need a happily ever after. I need you by my side. I need you happy and healthy and safe. Goddammit Bridget, i need you. In any way i can have you”