The one part of this book I really liked was Jules and Josh's back and forth. They had a legitimate reason to go from enemies to lovers. 

Josh was legitimately supportive as Jules dealt with her grief and complicated life situation. The way he asked her out in a bookstore was a bookish girl's dream. There are redeemable moments for them and their relationship. Hence this book got three stars instead of a lower score. 

The first half of the plot was engaging and kept me on my toes excited to see what happens next. After that though... it just droned on and on and on. There was an excellent stopping point of the book at the nine-and-a-half-hour mark. The book continued on for five and a half more hours... At that point, I was just desperate for the book to end.

This book is the spiciest in the series thus far. Instead of being an adult romance, this is starting to lean into the realm of erotica. If you are going to read a book for smut, there are honestly much better series for it and a plot that is actually worth reading. 

In the end, I don't recommend this book. Stick to the first two of the series. It was entirely too long by 100s of pages/hours of the audiobook. Their relationship is hard to root for by the end. Most importantly. it just becomes a poor version of smut. 

For a more in-depth review please see my blog at: https://readintowonderland.blogspot.com/2024/01/twisted-hate.html