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A sassy violinist who lives next door.
An obsessed rock star who watches her through binoculars.
And one night when she bares it all.
Life will never be the same in Tinseltown.
Vital Rejects front guy Sebastian Tate never imagined his YouTube music video would go viral, sky-rocketing him to acting success in Hollywood. Okay, maybe he did. After all, he’s a cocky dude who knows he’s hot-as-hell, and it was only a matter of time before his stars aligned.
But life in Tinseltown is never what it seems.
After being cheated on by his ex-lover, his only rule to falling in love is simple: Keep Calm and Don’t Do It. So, spying on his mysterious new neighbor with binoculars seems innocent enough, but quickly escalates into an erotic game between two very unlikely people.
Twenty-year-old Violet St. Lyons is a world-renowned violinist who's lost her mojo on stage. She hides away in a Hollywood mansion, trying to find her way through her twisted past in order to make her future.
He’s the life of the party with girls chasing him down for his autograph. She’s the introvert with a potty mouth who doesn’t even know who he is.
When they meet, stars collide, sparks fly, and clothes come off. Yet, giving his heart to a girl isn’t Sebastian’s plan; falling for a guy who craves attention isn’t Violet’s.
Welcome to Briarcrest Academy—Hollywood style—where sometimes the best things in life are VERY TWISTED THINGS.
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Very Twisted Things
is the third book in the Briarcrest Academy series. I read the first, but am
ashamed to say that I haven’t read any of the other books in the series, until
now. Lucky for me, and possibly you, Very
Twisted Things can be read as a stand-alone novel.
If you’ve read the previous books in this series you know
all about Sebastian. He’s now a rock god living in a large LA house with
Spider, his bandmate. He’s made it to the big leagues yet wants to expand into the
world of acting. In order to do that, he’s agreed to date a starlet whose star
status is starting to dim. It’s a win/win. Sebastian looks good for dating America’s
sweetheart, and this actress (Blair) gets to look like she’s young and hip.
That is until Sebastian lays eyes on the girl next door…
Violet St. Lyons has gone through a horrific life event, the
type that nightmares are made of – a plane crash. Just the thought of it makes
me shutter. Being the lone survivor, Violet withdrew. She pushed away her
friends and family. She stopped playing the violin. She stopped living. Then a blond haired man moved in
next door and everything changed.
The truth was, he’d sparked life in me the day I saw him move in, and I’d tried to harden my heart against love, but in the end my dad’s sacrifice had been too loud to stifle.
If I were asked to describe this book in two words, they would
be: sweet and predictable. To be honest with you, it wasn’t exactly my cup of
tea. I found both Violet and Sebastian to be frustrating as hell. Let me break
it down…
Violet:
She’s supposed to be withdrawn; she’s supposed to suffer
from panic attacks, yet she can drop her clothes and stand before her peeping
Tom of a next-door neighbor in the buff. Um… does that seem odd to anyone else?
Whenever she talks to Sebastian, she has a little edge, some sass that she
doesn’t seem to have with anyone else (at least not until much further into the
book.) It seems odd that she’s able to do some things and unable to do others. It’s
like selective anxiety. It just seemed unrealistic.
Sebastian:
Grow. Some. Balls. Man! Talk about frustrating. Five years seems
like an extraordinarily long time to spend trying to get over a girl,
especially when you’re only 23. Then again, when you’ve had someone claim to be
preggers with your kid only to find out she’s a lying, cheating whore, it would
leave a rather lasting impression. Regardless, he needs to move on with his
life. Pretending to date a celeb because she’s “America’s sweetheart” is also
dumb. Stop being dumb, Sebastian.
Listen, I am all for a good romp in the hay, or glass,
leaves, bed, on a washing machine – you get the picture. I like that their sex
was never “boring”, but couldn’t get past some of the terms the author used to describe
Sebastian’s manhood. If you’re as thick as my wrist and 10 inches long, I’d run
for the hill. Maybe Violet has baby bird wrists. That must be it. Oh, and referring
to the heroine’s vagina as “her sex” makes me crazy. There are so many terms
you could use, “her sex” shouldn’t be one of them. (Of course, that’s just
personal preference.)
Very Twisted Things
is a sweet story. It’s fairly predictable and borders on cheesy a time or two,
but sometimes you need a little cheese. Hello,
it goes good with wine! This is not a very deep book: the characters read
more like high school kids rather than adults in their early twenties. It’s
light. It’s fun. That’s what I took it for, anyway. Sometimes you need a book
like that.
While Very Twisted
Things wasn’t my favorite of the series, it was a sweet read that seemed to
fly by. Though I wouldn’t recommend it if you’re flying anytime soon… I can’t
wait to see what Ilsa does with Spider’s story! He definitely brought some
spunk to the story. If he doesn’t realize the good thing he’s got going for him
with Mila, I might reach through the kindle in order to choke him out. Only
time will tell…
New York Times and USA Today best selling author Ilsa Madden-Mills writes about strong heroines and sexy alpha males that sometimes you just want to slap. She’s addicted to dystopian and all things fantasy, including unicorns and sword-wielding heroines. Other fascinations include frothy coffee beverages, Instagram, Ian Somerhalder (seriously hot), astronomy (she’s a Gemini), Sephora make-up, and tattoos. She has a degree in English and a Master’s in Education. When she’s not pecking away on her computer, she shops for cool magnets, paints old furniture, and eats her weight in sushi.
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