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Twisted Game (Filthy Wicked Psychos Book 1)

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And no matter how much I try to deny the terrifying attraction that pulses between us, I know if I don’t find a way out of this tangled web soon… I’ve got a list with six names on it. Six people who wronged me, who hurt me, who took everything from me. Six people who turned me into the monster I am now. Although the premise of this story sounded really promising, this wasn’t a book for me. There were many clichés in it, there was no build-up or chemistry between the characters, they were basically all flat characters, and the entire story was just blah to me. I’m sorry, this just wasn’t a book for me I guess. There is forced proximity/one bed/stalking/age gap/possessive mmcs/underground and organised crime etc They each have very distinctive personalities (something I feel is so necessary in why choose book dynamics)

Plot: Great pacing and a LOT happened here. Willow and the guys had very little chill time, it seems, but oh the down time was hot 👍. That twist at the end too.. man… poor Willow. The 3 brothers Malice, Victor (twins), and Ransom (younger) are the male leads. They are tight as a fist not only in business matters but also as brothers. At this point, I am more attracted to Malice, I like how rough, grumpy, and impulsive he is. Victor though he's very jaded due to the trauma he experienced with their father when they are younger. As for Ransom, I would say he's the most approachable. He's sweet, funny, and sexy 😌. Following an idyllic Christmas that she spent with Gray, he asserts that he will be leaving the University to go pursue art studies. He catches her off guard with the announcement but now remembers that she had once overheard him telling his friends that they need to get rid of her. After they bring her into their home, they vow to not get involved with her (news flash they fail, horribly) and to keep from developing feelings. some tropes: criminal/morally gray MMCs, reverse harem, forced proximity, virgin heroine + hero (one of the men)Since this book is the first in the series, so of course it ends in a cliffhanger, but I already expected that so I'm good. I wouldn't say though that I did not roll my eyes (which I did) because of Willow's actions in the end. I understand females are ruled by emotions since she thought that these guys truly cared for her and she's somewhat developing strong feelings towards them. I also like Willow from the get-go she's the perfect combo of innocent yet badass. You will understand what I mean if you read this book 💁‍♀️. Anyways, I can overlook it for the sake of the plot in the second book. Her stories just feel like she’s a pro. Her prose isn’t anything special, it’s simple and straightforward. But she clearly knows what she’s doing. Her stories flow well, don’t have clunky sentences or plotting, are good at setting up the story immediately (not taking a long time to do it). Her RHs are also good at having heroes with distinctive personalities who don’t all blend together – and, they establish the hero personalities immediately. I never spend a long time having to be like “which guy is which, again?” the way I do for a lot of RHs. They're well paced, I never read a chapter where it feels like nothing happened. So. So. Worth. It. There’s enough tension prior to this to keep you reading on, it’s truly deliciousssss 🤌🏼✨ First of all, I cannot deal with the names of 2/3 of the guys. Ransom and Malice, are you serious? I’m sorry, but I absolutely detest that. I literally cringed every damn time their names came up. I’ll be calling them Ran and Mal from now on. I’m honestly not sure how I feel about the guys besides their names. I really liked Ran at first, but he turned into such a cliché that I kept cringing every time he spoke. Drawing her a bath after their first time, “there’s always room for you”, puke. Mal seems promising, although I’m not completely sure if I like him yet? I do feel like I like him the most out of all of them at this point though. Victor is just… I don’t know, not it. He’s giving me major Saint from Kings of Quarantine vibes, but his OCD behaviour is a bit too much. He does however have the most depth so far because of this behaviour, so that makes me like him a bit – he’s the only one who actually has some character traits besides “bad-ass” or “went to prison” or something like that. Furthermore, it honestly didn’t make any sense for them to know Russian. I’m sure it’ll be important at some point, but there really wasn’t a reason for them to learn it? I don’t know, it just once again feels like something that’s just there to progress the plot or a convenient thing for the dirty talk although Russian isn’t a sexy language at all imo but okay.

Now, Willow: I actually really liked her character. Usually the naïve/innocent MC gets on my nerves and I find them annoying, but I didn't feel that with this one. You can see how strong her character is and it just continues to develop throughout the story.A scary Russian gangster guy is the one who buys her virginity. Before he can do the deed, the 3 heroes burst into the room to kill him (as revenge for that guy killing their mom). They’re about to kill Willow, since she’s a witness, and a loose end they can’t afford. But they spare her, and keep an eye on her instead to make sure she doesn't rat them out - which includes stalking her, setting up cameras in her apartment, etc. Pretty soon, the guys monitoring her turns into each of them getting interested in her. And she can't help getting fascinated by these guys who keep popping up in her life like phantoms, even though she's wary and scared, at first. So this is medium level dark - no dub/ non con, but the heroes DO kind of try to kill her, at first. You’re right. Maybe you’re not a knight,” I whisper finally. “But maybe… maybe I don’t need a white knight. Maybe I need something darker.” She remembers her life experiencing the worst of humanity and her body has the battle scars as tattoos. Because of her experiences, all she knows is to be independent and to live her life all by herself. But then she met Elias, Declan, and Gray, the so-called Sinners. I knewwwww she (trying to keep it spoiler free) was dodgy, it took so long for it to come to fruition I was almost questioning myself but I will say that I pretty knew the ‘twist’ from the moment she came along in that sense. He says nothing when Sophie confronts him and she decides to leave in a huff. Declan and Elias side with her and are ready to drop Gray from their circle even though Sophie is not yet over him.

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