* spoiler alert **

Twist Me gets a 1.5 out of 5 stars from me.

Spoiler warning!

This is a crucial element impacted my overall opinion of the book.

The MMC rapes the FMC, and unfortunately, this element significantly affected my reading experience. Personally, I found it difficult to look past this particular aspect. I kept reading to see how it would turn out and it's not my style.

While this storyline might work for some readers, it didn't resonate with me. ( )

Finished Reading February 2, 2016

4.75 Stars

How to describe this book?
Profound~ Intense~ Extreme~
Disturbing~ Provoking~
Erotic~ Seductive~ Captivating~ Irresistible~ I could continue, but I think you get the picture.

The story itself is disturbing, but you will be captivated. Unable to stop reading. Like Nora, you will find it irresistible and sinister. Yet, just like her, you will be compelled to LOVE it. Dark Erotica doesn't even begin to touch the surface.

Purchased from Amazon December 20, 2015 ( )

What to say. This was supposed to be dark erotica but it turned out to be boring erotica. Seriously they were hardly ever together. Lots of boring scenes of "here is my life on the island while Julian is off working". All I could think was that even as big a reader as I am I would go bonkers with nothing to do but read, watch movies and run around a beach. Lord at least get that girl some knitting. Okay she did some painting but still...

There was almost no tension in the story and the author telling me that there is tension does not tension make. The sex scenes were rather ho hum. I could see where they were supposed to be intense but the author didn't make me feel it.

Ultimately I didn't care about either of them or the other chick in the story. ( )

While I do not enjoy the ‘punishment’ and ‘bdsm ’ that is often associated and found in mafia romance, I did enjoy the premise and the concept. Without it I would be more inclined to read the rest of the series.
I don’t read Mafia/ MC romance novels for this reason. So when I started reading this, I did not see it coming and I don’t think I read the blurb. Otherwise I wouldn’t have read it.
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mmmm. Dark erotica. My favorite. I am beginning to realize that no amount of therapy is going to explain why I love this genre so much, nor is it going to fix me into liking "normal' reads. This book had me from the beginning to the end. I was riveted and so engrossed in the story that life stood still. Nora was young and still trying to deal with the emotions she was feeling. she vacillated in her situation with both fear yet being drawn to the very person who was doing this to her.

"And I cry in his arms, seeking solace from the very person who is the cause of my tears."

I cannot even imagine what that would be like. She hates her situation but also still is drawn to all that it entails including Julian himself

"Still in a state of shock, I watch his tall, broad-shouldered frame as he goes deeper into the ocean, his dark hair shining in the sun. The devil does indeed wear a beautiful mask."

How could something so wrong and so painful still offer satisfaction or pleasure. It is the ultimate dichotomy.

"I never knew pleasure and pain could co-exist like that, but there’s something strangely addictive in that combination, something dark and forbidden that resonates." it makes you question everything and then question it some more. And even then it still doesn't make sense. Yet, she soon realizes that she is not the only that feels this way. "He’s as much in my thrall right now as I am in his, and the realization adds to my desire, further heating up my core."


Julian. Good lord. That man. He is most definitely an Anti-hero. I hated him. I loved him. We are given a glimpse here and there that there is more to this man than it appears. There is tenderness in there. He is not a psychopath.

"Raising his hand, he curves his palm around my cheek, wiping away the remnants of tears with his thumb. Then he bends his head and kisses me, as tenderly as I’ve ever been kissed. I revel in that kiss; his affection is like a drug to me right now—I need it with a desperation I don’t fully understand."

The book is complex. It is dark, but not as dark as others out there. Not even close. I cannot speak highly enough about this author. I recommend giving this book a chance. ( )