Twisted: 4 (Never After)

I LOVE this series! A great story with good twists. I can't wait to read the next one. Ill be sad when I finish these.

Excellent retell of Alladin mixed up with money hungry men, dark romance, dominance, lust, and twists. 4* read. No spoilers

I enjoyed the writing style and the spice is on point but I didn't call in love Julian he was just too horrible and I didn't believe the switch when the romance started. The FMC acts very strange and I couldn't relate but putting that aside it was well written just not in the same league as Hooked, Hexed or Scarred

Every ounce of feminism left my body whilst reading Twisted. Can’t believe I’m saying this but Julian Faraci is now my favourite Never After man, James sweetie I am so sorry 🥹 Yasmin is a jewellery heiress and daughter of Ali Karam who is close to death following a cancer diagnosis. He wants to find a suitable husband for her before he passes to ensure his jewellery empire Sultans and daughter are protected. Julian is his right hand man and will stop at nothing to claim Sultans for himself. He devises a plan which involves forcing Yasmin to marry him in order to take what he believes is rightfully his. Yasmin however is in love with her childhood best friend Aidan but knows her father would never accept him and so she goes along with Julian’s plan to ensure her father is happy. From there we see intentions and trust shift from various characters… I didn’t really see Julian as a villain and I genuinely mean that as a compliment and not a criticism. He was a very misunderstood character with a traumatic past. And yes the same could be said about the other guys in this series but I didn’t even think Julian was that unhinged either. So he killed a few people to get them away from marrying Yasmin. You would do it too for an inheritance that doesn’t belong to you 🤭😂 ok jokes aside I just think he was kinda cuteee. Also he seemed the most ‘human’ out of the villains, whenever he felt guilt in his inner monologues I just saw this whole other side to him which I hadn’t seen in our previous villains until the end of their stories. Yasmin was a character I could definitely relate to, being an ethnic minority I too feel that I have to please my parents all the time and try not to step out of line to ensure their happiness comes first. She was not spoilt in my opinion, she didn’t choose her upbringing 🤷🏽‍♀️Also loved her bratty attitude towards Julian and his reactions to it, they balanced each other out very well. Every time Julian asked Yasmin ‘Are you mine?’ I hoped she’d say no so I could have him to myself and then I’d remember they’re not real 🥹

A delightful reimagining of Aladdin. This dark romance follows the forced relationship of Yasmin and Julian, complications from her boyfriend Aidan, a search for a mystery lamp, struggles against unwanted suitors for Yasmins hand in marriage at her father's command, and twists and turns. An enemies to lovers dark romance.

Absolutely loved this book. Fantastic! My only grievance is that I wish it was longer. Emily Mcintire never fails when revamping these classic fairytales. She has opened my eyes to a new appreciation of Disney classics which I now realise I prefer with a darker twist thank you 🖤.

The story was a bit meh in places to be honest, trying to fit in as many Aladdin references as possible was sometimes detrimental to the overall story. But Julian was the thing that kept me turning the pages when I thought maybe I didn't want to. That man makes it worth reading.

really enjoyed this book it got spicy and romance in I liked the 2 main character not come across a book like this before looking forward to reading the rest of the books