Spied on by the most powerful vampire in existence. SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD ADEN STONE HAS HAD A HELL OF A WEEK. I’m loving Aden and Victoria, but it might be time for Riley and Mary Ann to see other people. Until then, there are a number of good action sequences and several intriguing concepts are explored. I enjoyed Twisted more than Unraveled, although things kind of fell apart at the end. Tucker puts a lot of lip service toward escaping Vlad’s control, but that’s all it ever amounts to. And, “I’m sorry I got her killed because I honestly liked her” seems more loathsome to me rather than less. His little brother is being held hostage, but he did a lot of damage before that development. Showalter tries valiantly to make him sympathetic, but it never takes. Possibly because we get a decent chunk of their story through Tucker’s POV.

Mary Ann and Riley’s problems reflect those of Aden and Victoria – down to Riley thinking about how he and Mary Ann have swapped personalities – but it just doesn’t work as well. (Riley also ends the book with some frustratingly dumb moves.)

Of course, usually competent Riley does everything he can to alienate Tucker while letting him in on all of their plans. They’re having success, but Tucker’s still on the baddie’s side. How the fight plays out between Sorin and Aden is genuinely thrilling, however.Įlsewhere, Mary Ann, Riley, and Tucker are trying to track down Aden’s parents and the people who knew the souls in his head before they died. Aden’s old mates at the home for troubled boys are brought back in a clever way but mostly wasted. It’s a fight to the death, but Victoria wants both pugilists to survive. Things at the homefront kick into gear when Victoria’s brother Sorin arrives to challenge Aden for the throne. She understands what’s happening, and she’s pretty good at working through her jealousy to pay attention to what’s really at risk. I particularly enjoyed the passages through Victoria’s POV. Aden is becoming colder, which helps him to rule the vampires, but it hurts their relationship as Victoria becomes more insecure. Aden’s not prepared to deal with the monster that lives in her head, nor is she suited to coping with the three souls that live in Aden’s. Namely, they’ve been swapping both powers and personalities.

This isn’t too surprising considering Unraveled ended shortly after Aden, the hero, got stabbed through the heart.Īden’s survival has serious consequences for both him and his vampire girlfriend Victoria. Gena Showalter’s Intertwined series has never been light and fluffy, but Twisted takes some dark turns. Urban fantasy published by Harlequin Teen 30 Aug 11 Liviania’s review of Twisted (Intertwined, Book 3) by Gena Showalter

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