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Twisted (Intertwined #3)

by Gena Showalter (Goodreads Author)

4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 · rating details · 2,623 ratings · 257 reviews

His vampire girlfriend might have brought him back to life, but he's never felt more out of control. There's a darkness within him, something taking over; changing him. Worse, because he was meant to die, death now stalks him at every turn. Any day could be his last.

Once upon a time, the three souls trapped inside his head could have helped him. He could have protected him

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Hardcover, 564 pages

Published August 30th 2011 by Harlequin

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Sep 02, 2011 Rachel (The Rest Is Still Unwritten) marked it as to-read

Shelves: really-wanna-read

Update: OMG!!!!!!! The cover! It's got a cover! It's freakin' awesome--love it!!!

Ahhhhhhhh, September 2011???
Are you serious?!?! I CANNOT WAIT THAT LONG!
Nope, seriously, can't!
It's needs to come out like.....today....actaully yesterday would be even better ;)
OMG, i can't wait!!!

aug 30th

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Mar 14, 2013 Krista (One Love) (Critical) rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: september-2011

Gena Showalter is officially on my shit-list. I don't mind if the tone of a series changes slightly, but if I all of a sudden feel like I'm reading a completely different series, I'm not going to be happy. This book isn't just darker. It's like going from watching My Little Ponies to watching the Saw movies.

First of all, let me start with the fact that Aden, our main character suddenly has a new personality, because Gena Showalter can't write realistic nice guys. No. She has to write he-man, vi...more Gena Showalter is officially on my shit-list. I don't mind if the tone of a series changes slightly, but if I all of a sudden feel like I'm reading a completely different series, I'm not going to be happy. This book isn't just darker. It's like going from watching My Little Ponies to watching the Saw movies.

First of all, let me start with the fact that Aden, our main character suddenly has a new personality, because Gena Showalter can't write realistic nice guys. No. She has to write he-man, violent alphas. Aden was my favorite part of this series. He was genuinely kind and caring and flat-out nice. Now he cares about no one, is cold, and has no problem with murdering people. That is not okay. Showalter wanted an excuse to turn Aden into an asshole, so she turned him into a vamp. Bad move, lady. I'm well aware that a lot of girls will be drooling over this new evil Aden, because apparently heartless, violent, and controlling cavemen are a turn-on for some women.

Well, you know what, ladies? You had Riley for that. Aden didn't need to become this heartless monster. Now Riley is a cuddly kitten in comparison. That is not cool.

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And then there's what happened to Tucker. Was Tucker a good guy? No. Does that mean I wanted a decription of him (view spoiler)BUT Krista, you say, Tucker tried to kill Aden! Okay, so does that mean Aden had to sink to his level? That's why Tucker is the bad guy and Aden is the hero. I actually felt nauseous just reading this. I don't want to feel nauseous and disgusted while reading a book.

This book just sent me into a depression. It really did. I wouldn't be so upset if this series had obviously been one of those dark, end-of-the-world depressing things...but it wasn't. It started out nice and pleasant, but this...no. I don't like when authors change their characters just to spice things up. If the characters change, it should be for the better and because they learned something. The likable awesome Aden is now gone and there is a cold killer in his place.

Even in dark books there should be some kind of comic relief. That comic relief was Tucker. Tucker, who was (view spoiler) If you want to write a horror series, Gena, then write a horror series. Don't get people hooked on a nice, pleasant series with just the right amount of darkness and then suddenly go all Texas Chainsaw Massacre on crack.

Now, I do like Victoria. I really do. I used to think she wasn't good enough for Aden, but now Aden isn't good enough for her. Why? Because he is not Aden. He's some weird-ass creepy sadist. Mary Ann is okay, but she's kind of stupid and annoying not to mention weak, but at least she cares about other human beings, unlike Aden. God, it hurts me even to say that, because Aden used to be one of my favorite characters of all time. It saddens me greatly that he's gone. Even if he regains some of his old personlality, I'll never get what he did in this book out of my head. *barfs*

I mean, I just don't get how people are giving this book 5 stars. Am I the only person who can recognize crappy writing when I see it? Am I the only one who can recognize cheap tricks? Am I the only one who doesn't like murderous, heartless main characters? Am I the only one who doesn't enjoy pointless, gruesome deaths of likable characters--did I mention how POINTLESS the deaths were? Someone explain to me, please, why this is enjoyable.(less)

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Oct 29, 2011 Tatiyana rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: what-the-f, pretty-covers-garbage-stories, evil-spawn-of-twilight, extemely-annoying-character-s, series-that-should-just-stop

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Jan 08, 2012 Brianna is currently reading it

Shelves: dislike-the-cover

I really love the color scheme - it's pink and purple and surprisingly doesn't look to feminine. The arrangement of the word "Twisted" looks good. Even though it looks nice, it definitely doesn't fit with the rest of the covers of the series :/ This one won't look coherent with the first two, and that bugs me.

I'm also not liking that they didn't even mention what's going to happen to Riley and Mary Ann, seeing as they're the only reason I even read this series.

And um... 304 pages?! That's it?!

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Oct 01, 2010 Robyn marked it as to-read

Shelves: august2011

I've been following this series since the beginning and man, I'm not sure how it can get any better. I cannot believe how long I have to wait for this one!! I'm not sure if I can make it... I might self destruct!

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Jan 20, 2012 kari rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, ya

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Blood. Blood. Blood. Blood. BLOOD. BLOOD. BLOOD!
That is all Aden pretty much thinks about the majority of this book. Victoria's blood in particular, but again, blood in general. The first chapter is he wants her blood, she wants his blood, he drinks from her, she drinks from him, he wants to drain her, she wants to drain him, they beat the stuffing out of each other. Nice, huh?
I wasn't sure I wanted to continue and wish I hadn't done so. There is nothing here that I enjoyed or appreciated, ev...more Blood. Blood. Blood. Blood. BLOOD. BLOOD. BLOOD!
That is all Aden pretty much thinks about the majority of this book. Victoria's blood in particular, but again, blood in general. The first chapter is he wants her blood, she wants his blood, he drinks from her, she drinks from him, he wants to drain her, she wants to drain him, they beat the stuffing out of each other. Nice, huh?
I wasn't sure I wanted to continue and wish I hadn't done so. There is nothing here that I enjoyed or appreciated, even brief moments. Nothing.
Aden spends most of the first half of the book shirtless, stomping around the vampire castle, glaring, giving terse answers, being unfeeling. His vampire powers develops as Victoria's powers diminish and cease. She has somehow turned Aden into a vampire, something which can't be done or hasn't been able to be done for centuries, but she did it. How? Who knows? Will we get an answer to that? Nope, so don't bother to look for one.
Mary Anne has run from everyone to try to find some answers and save all her friends from her draining ability. Rily finds her and they get shot by witches, almost dying. Riley force feeds her his wolf ability to save her life, losing his wolf ability and when she recovers her draining seems to have ended. Why? Will we get an answer to that? Nope.
The ranch where Aden and his friends lived is burned to the ground, killling one of the boys. Another of the boys set the fire while compelled by the not-quite-dead Vlad, Victoria's father. That boy also kills Shannon for no apparent reason. But sadly, Shannon is then brought back due to Aden's (through Julian) ability to raise the dead. Don't worry about that because they are in the vampire mansion when it is burned to the ground, likely killing everyone there.
We do get to find out in the final chapters that Rily and Victoria have slept together in the past, detracting from their romances with Aden and Mary Anne. Why was this even in here? I guess to make it okay when they all part? I don't know. Everyone ends up in a bad place; dark, dismal, sad, hopeless.
Do you know the movie "It's a Wonderful Life"? George finds out that all these people's lives, his whole town actually and the lives of hundreds of people he's never met, are better because of him, are better simply because of his own life, however humble and disappointing it sometimes is. Now, you are saying, why are you bringing that up?
Well, because this story about Aden is the exact opposite. He makes all the lives of everyone he comes into contact with awful, probably much worse than they would be if he had never met them. He ruins everything around him, not purposfully, but it still happens. Nice, huh?
But the real kicker to all of this, the ultimate insult to me as a reader, the pinacle of this mess is at the end, when the whole thing has turned into an absolute pile of wreckage, Aden will travel back in time changing and erasing all of it, back to the day he first met Mary Anne or putting it another way, back to page one of the first book in this series.
I give book-selling props to Showalter, but I truly hate this ending. So, I've read three books for a total of nothing? Really? Now she gets to start over and tell a completely different story? Really? How about just showing up and punching me in the face? That is how I feel. Gotcha!
If only I could time travel back to when I began this series and skip the whole thing. Sounds fair.(less)

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May 07, 2013 Rosa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ok, me gusto jaja... especialmente por el final. Pero ya me di cuenta porque esta saga no me llama tanto o no me engancha amorosamente como otras sagas... Y es que sí, tiene muchisimas cosas interesantes, un gran contenido de cosas paranormales e incluso una buena dosis de drama...

peroo...

El fallo esta en los personajes, no hay muchos personajes inteligentes sinceramente. Para empezar Aden o Haden, puede hacer cosas geniales y tiene almas instaladas en su mente, ok hasta ahí todo bien, es valien...more

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Mar 08, 2013 Alejandro rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: new-ya, best-romances

I LOVED THIS BOOK, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE DISLIKED IT

O-Kay, I do have to admit that at the begging of the story I was a little frustrated (A lot actually ) that Aden turned into this heartless, power hungry, blood craving guy (but who doesn't let power fall way over their heads every once in a while). But the thing is, it actually went along with the story! He was fighting the inner turmoil of his ever growing beast and the past emotions of Victoria. Through the story we see the chang...more

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Feb 23, 2013 Linda Jaejoong rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Also zum Vergleich zu den ersten beiden Bänder finde ich dieses ehr schwach!! Hier hätte die Autorin den Rat, "weniger ist mehr", beherzigen können. Ich konnte Victoria ja vorher schon nicht gut leiden, aber in diesem Band war sie echt einfach nur anstrengend und nervig!! Es ist im endeffekt ihre Schuld was mit Aden passiert ist. Sie ist in diesem Teil völlig hilflos und bringt nichts allein auf die Reihe. Der Hammer war ja als ich erfahren habe das sie mit Riley geschlafen hat, da haben die Vie...more Also zum Vergleich zu den ersten beiden Bänder finde ich dieses ehr schwach!! Hier hätte die Autorin den Rat, "weniger ist mehr", beherzigen können. Ich konnte Victoria ja vorher schon nicht gut leiden, aber in diesem Band war sie echt einfach nur anstrengend und nervig!! Es ist im endeffekt ihre Schuld was mit Aden passiert ist. Sie ist in diesem Teil völlig hilflos und bringt nichts allein auf die Reihe. Der Hammer war ja als ich erfahren habe das sie mit Riley geschlafen hat, da haben die Vier sich zwar noch nicht gekannt, aber das ändert nichts daran das es mich einfach maßlos enttäuscht hat!! Das hätte ich von Riley nie gedacht und dann noch nicht mal den Mut zu haben es Aden oder Mary-Ann zu sagen, Aden ist ja später von selbst drauf gekommen, aber es hat Victoria für mich noch mehr herab gesetzt und ein bisschen Riley!!

Schön fand ich das neue Figuren wie Victorias Bruder aufgetaucht sind, aber auch Nebenfiguren mehr in den Vordergrund gerückt sind, das hat neuen Wind rein gebracht!! Ich war auch so erleichtert das Mary-Ann und Riley wieder zusammen gekommen sind, aber nein die blöden Hexen und Tucker mussten es ja mal wieder versauen und gerade dann wenn sich die zwei in so einer heißen Situation näher kommen. Mary-Ann hat eine große Entwicklung als Figur durchgemacht und ist nicht mehr das hilflose und verängstigte Ding wie in den ersten beiden Bändern, was mich sehr gefreut hat!! Adens Entwicklung ist durchwachsen und ich kann noch nicht wirklich sagen ob sie mir gefällt und von Riley und Victoria bin ich einfach nur enttäuscht!!

Schön fand ich auch das Pärchen Shannon und Ryder, womit ich nie gerechnet hätte!! Aber da alle schönen Dinge ja nicht von dauer sind, mussten die Beiden natürlich so ein schreckliches Schicksal erleiden!! Das ist nicht fair und ich hoffe immer noch das das alles nur eine Illusion war und es den Beiden wieder gut geht, sie sind so niedlich zusammen. Traurig war auch das Julian diesmal von uns gegangen ist, ich mochte ihn am liebsten von den Seelen. Caleb hätte ruhig gehen können, er war diesmal einfach nur total nervig und hat nur an sich gedacht und die ganze Zeit gejammert. Am Ende tut mir Aden richtig Leid und ich hab geweint, da er diese Entscheidung getroffen hat die womöglich alles verändern wird!! Auch Riley hat mir sooo leid getan und ich hoffe wirklich das er nicht das macht was er vor hat!!

Fazit: Für mich ist "Höllisch verliebt", im Vergleich mit seinen Vorgängern, nicht wirklich 4 Sterne aber auch nicht 3 Sterne wert!! Ich gebe ihm 3 einhalb Sterne!! Es ist einfach zu viel auf einmal und es waren auch viele Sachen bei die mich persönlich gestört haben. Es liest sich wieder genauso schön flüssig wie seine Vorgänger und besitzt eine gute Portion Spannung, Humor, Romantik und Action und dieser Teil ist auch definitiv blutiger und grausamer als die Anderen zwei!! Alles in allem ist es eine schöne runde Sache!! Nur halt die letzten knapp 100 Seiten haben mich sehr mitgenommen und enttäuscht, aber das ist ja ansichtssache!! Also wenn ihr Teil 1 und 2 gut fandet müsst ihr und werdet ihr auch sicher Teil 3 unbedingt lesen, wir wollen ja schließlich alle wissen wie es weiter geht, also holt es euch schon!!!(less)

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Jan 28, 2013 Akelah rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Jan 27, 2013 Tracy rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fairy, ghosts, magic, paranormal-everything, reaper-demons, vampire, sieres-gone-to-shit

SERIOUSLY????? W.T.F. Happened to this series?

I LOVED the first book. Second book okay not as good as the first one. Third book THIS ONE...WENT TO THE DOGS!

It's too dark.

Aden is a cold ass monster. WHO turns the Hero into the Villian?

Victoria turns into a sniveling, insecure whiney twit!

Mary Anne. Do we even KNOW what her purpose is anymore?

Riley. Our strong sexy werewolf gets brought down hard!

BURNS MY ASS TO PAY $7.99 FOR A DIGITAL BOOK BUT I SUCK IT UP IF IT'S A GOOD SERIES AN GOOD
BOOK. TH...more

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Oct 14, 2012 Lauren rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: complete-waste-of-time, hot-alpha-male-types, shifter-types, vampire-types

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Oooookay.... dafuk just happened to that series? It's like... good good good couple ups and downs twists and turns, nothing we as readers can't handle then BOOM everything basically goes to shit :/ The only reason this is getting 2 is because of the previous 2 books and my hopes that the final one will redeem this big massive waste of trees ....

Well ... to be perfectly honest there's not much I can review about this book seeing as how I skipped past most of it... but anyways maybe I'll just lis...more Oooookay.... dafuk just happened to that series? It's like... good good good couple ups and downs twists and turns, nothing we as readers can't handle then BOOM everything basically goes to shit :/ The only reason this is getting 2 is because of the previous 2 books and my hopes that the final one will redeem this big massive waste of trees ....

Well ... to be perfectly honest there's not much I can review about this book seeing as how I skipped past most of it... but anyways maybe I'll just list out what I disliked and TRY to list out that I liked...

Dislike:
1. The fact that Riley and Victoria slept together... that entire thing I hated... firstly the fact that it happened at all, secondly the fact that it was basically forgotten about by everyone 2 seconds later like I genuinely expected Mary Anne to be slightly more depressed over that?

2. The fact that Shannon died... I mean come on him and Ryder could've been something cute but thats totally gone now...

3. The lack of cutesy moments between Riley and Mary Anne... first time in the series we have Riley's POV and there's just a big fat ball of nothing. I mean this is fiction for christ sake... I don't want to hear normal lad reactions to stuff I want boy's to day dream over! Riley was one of them until he went all cold and self deprecating like please GROW UP AND GET YOUR WOMEN!

4. I used to love how Victoria was so strong with all these powers and stuff because I just in general love strong female leads... now she's weak and unconfident in herself and just blah... Aden is the strong powerful one now like... could you not let the girls have something... ANYTHING! Instead we've got one whose gone from indestructible to just... grand and another whose a "drainer" (never liked that either... wish she was a fairy or something remotely cool and positive sounding) and perilously close to falling down a never ending pit of depression... while all the lads make their important decisions for them!

5. The ending... like how the hell is this going to go now :/ and if I wait a year for this series and don't get some cute Riley and Mary Anne stuff I'm gonne be piiiiiiiiiissed!

Really I can't believe this is going to happen... I mean the amount of growth each character has done in the past two books and in the this one is just wiped out... Eveyone is just back to the way they were before it's so pointless it makes me mad!

Liked...

When Aden finally stopped being an ass wipe... thats it basically...

Fingers crossed Showalter redeems herself in the next book ...(less)

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Mar 09, 2012 Kaylie rated it 1 of 5 stars

Are you F-ing kidding me. OKay so first things first. Aden is no longer Aden. He's a cold blooded son of a bitch that at the end of the story decides to go back and change everything? like are you kidding me? Second, the only reason i read this series was because i liked Riley and Marry Ann but at the end i couldn't even tell if they were together. Third, Riley and Victoria sleeping together was a pointless thing to bring up because all it did was cause the character's dignity to fall into a big...more

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Oct 18, 2011 Deea (Andreea) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, my-audiobooks, ya-favorites

OH NO! This can't be right! Please tell me this book did not just end the way it did and the next book in the series does not come out in 2013. 2013?!I mean, reaaaaally? *pulls hair out and screams in frustration* Well, Ms Showalter, welcome in the club of Richelle Mead, Cassandra Clare, Julie Kagawa, KMM, Chloe Neill, Carolyn Crane and all those authors who broke my heart with their book endings lately. You own me a box of tissues and you can share my cardiologist bill with the above mentioned...more

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Sep 28, 2011 Christi Snow rated it 4 of 5 stars

My Review:
This book was not on my TBR list for this week, but my 16 year old teenage son has been reading this series with me and finished the book last night. He was so shattered by the book that he insisted I read it immediately so that we could discuss it. That should give you a hint of the upheaval in this book...there is a LOT of it.

This is an amazing series and it needs to be read as a series. These are not stand-alone books in my opinion. There is too much story that continues to build up...more My Review:
This book was not on my TBR list for this week, but my 16 year old teenage son has been reading this series with me and finished the book last night. He was so shattered by the book that he insisted I read it immediately so that we could discuss it. That should give you a hint of the upheaval in this book...there is a LOT of it.

This is an amazing series and it needs to be read as a series. These are not stand-alone books in my opinion. There is too much story that continues to build upon itself. This is book #3 in a series that is supposed to end with the next book. How in the world it is going to end, I have no idea. Quite honestly, I don't think Gena knows how it is going to end at this point. Every book, she talks about how hard they are to write, but that effort is evident in the quality of the books, because they are very good!

There are a core of four characters that flow throughout the series.
*Aden- he was born with the souls of 4 other people living within his brain. He is 16 and throughout the series, he is trying to release those souls although they have been like his parents to him his entire life. He was raised in the foster system and spent most of his life in and out of institutions because of the souls and the prevailing thought that he is schizophrenic.

*Victoria- vampire princess and Aden's love interest. She goes through such a huge transition throughout this book as a person and vampire.

*Riley- wolf shifter and bodyguard for Victoria. His transition throughout this book was the most heart-breaking to me. I just hope that something changes for him in the next book. He is involved with MaryAnne.

*MaryAnne- human that is somehow connected to Aden. They were born the same day and when they met, it set off a chain of events that set off the entire series. At the end of this novel, she is in a very bad place...at least headed there. Things are not looking well for MaryAnne...thinking positive thoughts for book #4.

*Tucker- MaryAnne's ex-boyfriend and half-demon. He is in such a Catch 22. His story breaks my heart all the way around and I really did not like where it went in this book. Not sure that anything can change, but am still hoping for book #4.

This book really didn't end well for any of the characters. I can deal with that, BUT OMG, the next book isn't supposed to be out until June, 2013!?!?! I am not sure that I can deal with that. I think that I am going to have to go live with Gena while she is writing to make sure that she settles everything correctly for these characters that I have grown to love.(less)

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Sep 27, 2011 Riolu Dawson rated it 2 of 5 stars

So basically take what I like about the Story(Riley and Mary Ann) and make me hate it.

and take what I loathe about the Story(Aden/Victoria) and make me hate it more.

Like Unraveled, the story works best when the Story is not focusing on the Leads(Aden/Victoria).
Characters like the ones at the Halfway house, The Vampires at Victoria's home, Tucker, Soren,
and to a lesser extent Riley and Mary Ann interest me. I like the storylines of all these characters

Victoria's character is RUINED. She was annoy...more

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Sep 23, 2011 Kale rated it 1 of 5 stars

What an aptly named disappointment. If you're looking for a continuation of all the wonderful things happening in the first two installments of this series, than be prepared to get nowhere fast.

Normally I write a brief summary of the book and then an evaluation but I am truly at a loss for a real concrete storyline. Yeah Aden got somewhere with the souls in his head but Showalter spent a majority of the book on Aden's new alter ego and complete character reversals for our two main couples. Ever...more What an aptly named disappointment. If you're looking for a continuation of all the wonderful things happening in the first two installments of this series, than be prepared to get nowhere fast.

Normally I write a brief summary of the book and then an evaluation but I am truly at a loss for a real concrete storyline. Yeah Aden got somewhere with the souls in his head but Showalter spent a majority of the book on Aden's new alter ego and complete character reversals for our two main couples. Everyone changed so drastically so fast that I found myself wondering who are these people and where did the wonderful characters I loved so much go?

When I first picked up Intertwined I was blown away, I mean vampires, werewolves, witches, necromancy, a couple of interesting wildcard paranormals and two love stories, this book has everything I love about the genre. I invested in this intriguing story and got involved with these characters. I looked forward to the continuation of these books every long year. And now I feel like the author just trashed everything I invested in.

I think Gena Showalter is the truly twisted one here. To wait a year for a book that makes me think even the author wasn't happy with the direction so she went completely insane with the characters, extra light on the storyline, and destroyed everything just so she could have a do over.

This book is about 98% filler. I get the idea of Twisted, but with a weak storyline and without the anchor of the characters and romances the fans have grown to like it became muddled and confusing at times. Showalter let go of everything all at once so it was hard to hold on to the bits and pieces I came back for. Just when I find a familiar character or relationship, it's pulled out from under me and I'm left flailing for some point of interest. Twisted was executed poorly and was an unnervingly drastic change from the previous books. I wish the author would have just kept the important parts, left out the weird character developments, and moved on with the story.(less)

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Aug 31, 2011 Kristi-The Book Faery rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fae, ghosts, harlequin, series-to-watch-for, vamps, werewolves, witches, ya-arc-for-2011, ya-pnr-2011, ya-pub-date-aug-11, ya-series, zombie

Gena Showalter did not disappoint in this third installment of The Intertwined Series! Our Aden has come so far from the sad boy who just wants to fit in somewhere and be able to stay there for more than a month.

This is a series that really needs to be read in order to fully appreciate the journey Adens been on and how far he's come. Aden has/had 4 souls in his mind that most Psychiatrists attribute to Schizophrenia but what they don't know is that each of those souls has a unique supernatural...more Gena Showalter did not disappoint in this third installment of The Intertwined Series! Our Aden has come so far from the sad boy who just wants to fit in somewhere and be able to stay there for more than a month.

This is a series that really needs to be read in order to fully appreciate the journey Adens been on and how far he's come. Aden has/had 4 souls in his mind that most Psychiatrists attribute to Schizophrenia but what they don't know is that each of those souls has a unique supernatural ability and they've been with Aden since birth, such as the ability to raise the dead, to see the future, etc... you get the picture. His life has been a living hell of abusive mental institutions and foster care homes until he meets Dan, an ex-football player who lives on a ranch with his wife and truly has the heart to help troubled teens. He takes a chance on Aden and is with us throughout the entire series.

Twisted is focused primarily on Aden and Victoria's romance-it is much darker than the two novels before it which I found kept things at a really exciting pace and I wasn't quite sure what to expect from Aden, again, adding a factor of 'What's going to happen next' which I loved! Aden is fighting for his life and his love while undergoing changes that bring out the darker side of his nature while Victoria is undergoing the exact opposite-it's truly amazing and kept me on the edge of my seat!

MaryAnne and Riley (Grrrr....now there's a hunka' burnin' love for ya!) are working on their own issues. MaryAnne is a drainer, meaning she drains all supernaturals of their strength-to the point that she doesn't require food anymore. The Witches and Faeries want her dead along with Aden and the death spell still hangs over their heads. So much going on!

I love the plot, plot twists and the characters of this series! I am never let down and find myself caring for the characters like friends and I'm never ceased to be amazed by Gena's plot twists-she's brilliant!

The Faery says READ THIS SERIES!
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Aug 01, 2011 Aimee (Coffee Table Reviews) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, favorites

Twisted is one amazing story! It had my mind whirling with all the events that happened in such a short time. It's the third book in the Intertwined novel and it definitely isn't winding down to a stop, instead it's getting to full speed. This is one of the better YA series I have read in such a long time.

I can't express how much I love the premise behind this series. I love the souls trapped in Aden's head and I love the new family he's formed with Riley, Victoria and Mary Ann. Such a great dyn...more

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Apr 21, 2013 Nick G rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Nov 27, 2012 Miles Lutz rated it 2 of 5 stars

Well the story is exactly as how it is named "twisted"!!! I too felt that the storyline was at least 70% filler! It had a good storyline, it captivated me. The first and second book were great but once it reached the third book things took a turn for the worst. And the sexual relationship between Riley and Victoria, despite the fact it happened before she met Aden it was very unnecessary and made my stomach churn! It deflated the love between the characters putting tension and mistrust there. An...more

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Oct 09, 2011 Julia rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Argh!! What a cliff hanger! Of course it was a good book, lots of action, lots of twists and turns, lots of funny stuff, and the characters were fun and entertaining...but why did she have to end the book at such a point where your left feeling so...aaahhhh!?
There are a lot of characters in this book, and a lot to keep track of, but the fact that the author includes a character list and a little bit about each character is a pretty cool idea, and very helpful at times! Of course if you love the...more

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Jun 26, 2012 Suzanne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Just like “Intertwined” and “Unraveled,” “Twisted” has a lot going on. There are so many stories within the stories, and it does create an addiction where it seems you can’t turn the pages fast enough. Aden was drastically different in this book than he had been in the last two. At first, I was afraid this new Aden was going to tear away the connection I had to the Aden he had been, but then I realized that deep down, Aden will always be the same boy; looking for approval, love, and never hesita...more

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Feb 15, 2012 Emily rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Jun 11, 2011 Danny rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Please shoot me now, I seriously thought that this is the last one in this series!!! So when I started I was excited to hear how it would be end and how it all would end... But when I came to the last 100 pages I was getting worried that she could not leave me like this and how the heck the story could end in only 100 pages..

When I read the last page I knew it... and I was relieved and angry at the same time. Relieved because I get more story and that I can spend more time with Aden, Vic, Mary...more Please shoot me now, I seriously thought that this is the last one in this series!!! So when I started I was excited to hear how it would be end and how it all would end... But when I came to the last 100 pages I was getting worried that she could not leave me like this and how the heck the story could end in only 100 pages..

When I read the last page I knew it... and I was relieved and angry at the same time. Relieved because I get more story and that I can spend more time with Aden, Vic, Mary Ann and.. *sigh* Riley. And of course angry because I thought it would all come to an end...

Twisted starts right after what happened at the end of the last book and It was a bit disturbing, very dark and twisted. It took me some time to get hold on what it's going on right now and I'm still slightly confused but it was nonetheless important for what happens afterwards..

Aden has changed. Very much so and I LOVE this new an improved Aden so sooo much! He's becoming the king of Vampires he was always intended to be and he's now a darker and stronger version of himself. Sometimes blinded and detached from himself but still Aden .... And I love him so so much more now .. ( and I DID love him already right from the beginning )

Whatever happens to Aden also happens to Victoria in a reverse way. I was never a fan of her, I didn't like her at all I have to admit, now seeing her changing I finally begin to like her. She's more human and looses her coldness and strange attitude. She's so protective of Aden that I now cannot help but like her and see finally what Aden saw in her right from the beginning..

But my favorite couple is Mary Ann and Riley! In the last book Mary Ann run away from Riley to protect him from her and Riley was - to say it mildy - pissed about this! But although she leaves she cannot help herself and researches Aden's past, she loves him like a brother and would do anything to help him. Which is why she teamed up with ... (no I won't tell, but it's a very surprising twist)
But Riley wouldn't be Riley if he wouldn't come for her and this is what I love most about him. He's the male alpha wolf that is very protective and very possessive and ..gosh he's hot!!!!! But their relation is insecure, they both don't know how to be together although there are so many sparks between them.....

The story is very action packed and never never boring, the story has a great pace and leaves you on edge the whole time. And.. many things will happen that will leave you angry and crying in frustration.

I love the dynamic between those two couples and I think the characters are my most fav part of this series. But also the world building and the plotline is absolutely captivating!! Very rich and full of twists, turns and surprises.

The end however is horrible and left me hanging and crying out in frustration! If you haven't start the series yet, please do so - I LOVE it! the first book was brilliant, the second was good and now the third again brilliant! I love you Gena Showalter for giving me Aden, Vic, Mary Ann and... Riley!!! More please!

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Oct 26, 2011 Kelsi Calliari rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone

Recommended to Kelsi Calliari by: Me

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Apr 15, 2013 Kaitlin rated it 4 of 5 stars

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This book is well written and always keeps you on your toes. Every where you go there's action and something always happening. She balances out the action, mystery and the romance. I read this book first and didn't know if it was the first book in the series, at first I found it confusing but then I got so hooked into this book I just understood it.
I read this book in three days it that awesome that I couldn't put it down.
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Sep 15, 2011 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars

OMG. OMFG! That's what I had to say after finish Gena Showalter's Twisted! It is a doozie of a cliffhanger and the downside is that from what I recall hearing in the blogosphere, the next one might not be til 2013. 2013!! Two years!! I am going to go absolutely insane! Never before--that I can recall--have I ever got so invested and involved with the characters and totally feeling for them! My fave of all is Riley and Mary Ann! I yearn for one of them to be the third person narrator! I guess bec...more OMG. OMFG! That's what I had to say after finish Gena Showalter's Twisted! It is a doozie of a cliffhanger and the downside is that from what I recall hearing in the blogosphere, the next one might not be til 2013. 2013!! Two years!! I am going to go absolutely insane! Never before--that I can recall--have I ever got so invested and involved with the characters and totally feeling for them! My fave of all is Riley and Mary Ann! I yearn for one of them to be the third person narrator! I guess because in some ways I feel myself relate to Mary Ann--being the quiet one and whatnot, not the super super smart part! And Riley, oh Riley! I just love that wolf!

And boy oh boy this story definitely rocked! In the beginning I was starting to worry about Aden and Victoria, things were complicated between them. Their relationship seemed to be taking turns for the worst. Victoria and Aden both changed dramatically.

Like always it's hard to get into all the details without giving away spoilers. Mostly because SO MUCH happened! OMG 564 pages was soooo not enough! Aden's trying to adjust to his new changes from Victoria and rule the vampires since he's their king, but with challenges coming left and right he's having a hard time. Victoria seems to be losing her vampire-ness while Aden's gaining some, and don't forget she still has a challenge to take in order to keep Aden to herself from that other vampire b*tch--whose name is escaping me for the moment!

Mary Ann is on the run if you recall, with her ex Tucker in tow. She's trying to help Aden out by figuring out who his other souls' true identities are. And Tucker is still a bit of a problem, he says he's not under Vlad's control anymore because after stabbing Aden under his orders, he took off to be with her to help dull his demon-ness. But Riley catches up with them, ending his fun. Mary Ann gets onto something, something big! She makes more than one shocking discovery, and of course there's some serious stuff happening between her and Riley. She still loves him, but this THING that happened which I can't say, is BIG and it kind of puts a wedge between them that totally broke my heart!

Vlad is still on the fringe of things and intent on ruining Aden's life. While Aden is still trying to help the souls with their unfinished business, and he does manage to send one more soul onto heaven or wherever at the end. But then something else HUGE happens. BIG TIME HUGE for ALL the characters! The 4 had separated and we left them all totally hanging in the moment, so it's killing me to have to wait so long for the next book. And the choices the characters make are really nagging at me, because I want to know the results. I want to know how things will end! Something BIG is going to happen to all of them and I want to know what it is now! Not 2 years from now! Oh I hope that was just a rumor--which I kinda doubt--and that a new book comes out next year. Plus there's word of a spinoff series featuring Riley's bros! Which sounds good!

So there's my review! Sorry I can't say more! Just so much happened and I so loved it and it excited and killed me, I feel if I talk more I might say something I shouldn't, these fingers have a mind of their own when typing sometimes! The book is well paced as its predecessors so the action is hardly ever dull, just when you get wrapped up with one's telling, we jump to another character and get sucked into their p.o.v. A tremendous read!

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Mar 23, 2012 Kristy rated it 4 of 5 stars

At times I was convinced the author was on crack lol. I mean she kept talkin bout the same thing for chapters at a time and dragging crap on that she hadnt done in the other books then its like a dam busted and everything started happening the characters started coming and goin they seperated when different ways then the ending makes me want a fourth book then im thinkin HOW how could it go from here with aden being all like Im a freaking moron for what I did or for him caving and being like REM...more

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Oct 25, 2011 Zam rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I will say this flat out: THIS BOOK DID NOT MEET MY EXPECTATIONS!

I followed this book since the beginning and have waited FOREVER to get it and it truly shattered my heart to see it flop like a fish out of water.

I know you guys are probably surprised because honestly, I was too. The first book, Intertwined was freaking AMAZING (Yep, all caps amazing) and the second book Unraveled literally left me speechless because I could NOT believe a second book of a series KILL the first book and shredded...more

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Gena Showalter is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over thirty books in paranormal and contemporary romances, as well as young adult novels. Her series include White Rabbit Chronicles, Angels of the Dark, Otherworld Assassins, Lords of the Underworld, Alien Huntress and Intertwined.

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