Twisted

4.5 “Drewspeak” “Read ‘em. Learn ‘em. Live ‘em.” “independent” kissesWords cannot describe how much I loved Tangled . I loved the writing...the characters...the story...the humor - everything worked perfectly for me. So to say I was excited about Twisted might just be the understatement of the year. I was so excited to get Kate's POV, to find out how Drew and Kate were progressing and just flat out getting more of the amazingness that is Drew and Kate together was enough to make me SQUEE with excitement.Katherine Brooks…oh my Kate...she is just…is magical. Gorgeous…brilliant…strong willed…determined…funny…I mean if I thought I loved her before, Twisted just put me on another level of love for her. I might as well admit it now, I’m pretty sure I have a huge crush on Kate. Everything she said I thought was brilliant...everything she did was genius...I was so in sync with her and I just could not get enough. Because of all that ‘in syncness’...I empathized with her...and because this was such an angsty book...I felt every single second of the angst that Kate felt. With all the highs that come with having a relationship with Drew...there are some equally low lows. Like brought me to tears low (which truly surprised me! You don't read an Emma Chase book thinking tears will be involved unless it's from laughing so hard!). Kate really took a lot of steps in the right direction though, IMO...it showed a lot of positive growth and development and I didn't think it was possible for her to get any stronger, but she did and I appreciated seeing that side of her.‘I don’t know why, but my eyes fill with tears.Instantly, Drew’s gaze turns worried. “Are you okay? Did I…did I hurt you?”I smile through the tears, because they’re happy ones. Because in some weird, unexplainable way, I’ve never felt closer to him than I do right now.“No. I’m wonderful. Feel free to be not nice to me anytime.”Then he smiles too. Relieved and satisfied. “Noted.”Andrew Evans…Frigging Drew...wow - so Drew is...well, Drew. He is balls out, no filter, sexy, hilarious and I love him. He's still a work in progress but he is figuring his s#!% out and I have to give him props for the accomplishments he has made...a two year relationship for a sworn bachelor is something to be proud of. He does f^@% up though...like wow - pretty big f^@% up honestly...hurt my heart for Kate...and I was concerned that I might not be able to forgive him. There were really hurtful words and horrible actions and it was rough, I was 100% team Kate – but then again I was 100% team Drew in Tangled…so maybe the POV matters, but I digress. In all seriousness though...he's Drew. It's in his nature to f^@% up...prolly more than most men - and I'm not saying that as an ‘excuse’ for him but because I sincerely don't think he knows better. But he's learning and with Kate's patience, he might be able to survive having a relationship.I wrap my arms around his neck and squeeze. “You are the best boyfriend ever.”He smirks in that way that makes me want to kiss him and slap him at the same time.“Yeah, I know.”So if the first book was hot then this second book is angsty to the max. I don’t mean this to sound like a bad thing but...I didn't know Emma had it in her! If you would have told me that I would be driven to tears by this book I would have said ‘Ha! Yeah , right!’ Tears and Drew/Emma/Tangled do not go hand in hand. Hot sex and laughing - yes….sadness – no. I hated it because so much of it was miscommunication…that’s the stuff that kills me, I get it but I don’t have to like it! I really just wanted to climb into the book and knock some sense into them because they were destroying my heart with what they were saying and doing to each other and all for nothing. Well, not nothing, but still! Kate and Drew are perfect together...they just complement each other so well and seeing them apart and hurting was physically painful for me. Once you have seen two people and how complete they make each other and how good they can be together...anything less, just blows.‘He slips a finger into the belt of my jeans and pulls me between his open knees. His hands rest on my hips as he looks up at me. “Do you remember that awful chick flick you made me watch last year? The one with the guy from The Office?”He’s talking about Crazy, Stupid, Love. I nod.Drew continues, “And at the end, how he said ‘Even when I hated you, I loved you.;”I nod again.“It was like that. It was never about what I wanted – it was what I thought I had to do. It was always all about you. You were in my head, in my heart…even when you weren’t there anymore…you were still f^@%!#$ there.”’Emma's writing has a very signature style. She somehow is able to make you feel like you're not reading a book, it's like you're having a conversation with the character. I felt the same way with Drew in Tangled…and I got the same feelings with Kate...it's so natural and fluid. And I was worried I wasn’t going to love Kate’s POV as much as I loved Drew’s…but Kate gave Drew a run for his money! I mean…I will always love Drew because that’s how it all got started, and my love and adoration for him knows no bounds, but the pace and flow was spot on. It held my attention the entire time and being that it’s from a woman’s POV…to me…it was more emotional, which fit. As angsty as Twisted is, it's still hilarious - I was constantly laughing out loud, making a fool of myself in public - which is always nice - but totally worth it. Seeing Dee Dee and Kate's relationship from the other side was awesome - I loved it. I have a whole new appreciation for what they have…as well as a different view on Billy! I know Delores and Matt’s book is next...which I am super excited about and then we get more Drew - which is the best news ever - but I can't lie...I want a Billy book! There's a song...a beautiful song...that I loved and the meaning behind it was so sweet...but it made me fall a little for Billy. So...here's hoping! (Crossing fingers!!!!)“I love you Kate. Everything that’s good in my life, anything that really matters, is only there because of you. If we hadn’t met? I’d be f^@%!#$ miserable – and probably too clueless to even realize it.”Now…I need to address my favorite part of this book. The epilogue. A-freaking-mazing. As in…one of the best epilogues I have ever read. As in…I never…ever…ever wanted it to end. It made every second of angst totally and completely worth it. Although Twisted flat out twisted my @#$ up, I completely and thoroughly enjoyed every second of it. If you haven't read the Tangled series and you love comedy in your romance, then you are really missing out on one of the best series. I can't wait to read Tamed - you really see more of Delores and Matt in Twisted and it's interesting - I love their dynamic switch and I didn't think I was going to like reading about Dee Dee but...after the teaser in the back of Twisted...I am so ready for this!

Kate's story. It's been two years since she & Drew got together. They are still going strong, but there's a hiccup. A huge misunderstanding breaks them apart and Kate runs home to her mom. Hiding out in her hometown brings Billy home where they rekindle their friendship and Delores is on the warpath protecting her best friend from Drew. Revelations, realizations, and a whole new renegotiation are in play to see if Drew and Kate can get back together and last.

What I thought:Up until now I have been doing reviews a little differently – putting a few different paragraphs together and then trying to make sense of it all at the end, but I think I just want to write and I hope you all want to read. So i’ll try to make this meaningful to those readers who “get” this book and help anyone on the ledge understand WHY they MUST read it. So now that I have my mission, here I GO!I Love Their StoryEmma had me all tied up with Drew and Date in “Tangled” – the #1 Read for me in 2013 by FAR!! So to say I was excited about this new release is an understatement – who wouldn’t want more Drew and Kate. It was honestly addicting getting into that pure male brain of his. I have never laughed as hard at any story, while wanting to at the same time slap the sense into someone – it was rather a strange feeling. But in the end, Drew didn’t let me downa nd he did want he needed to get his girl, being Kate. Seeing there was a second part of their story, I could NOT wait to see what the next adventure brought. I was also interested to see things (for the most part) from Kate’s POV this time. We know how Drew’s sleezy brain works – why not see a story in a more …understandable format for all us gals huh? Emma did it – “Twisted” was amazing.I have to start off saying that for the first 50% of the book I was almost entirely absolutely horrified. If you have yet to read, I don’t want to ruin anything – but the current thought running through my head was WHAT???? and HOW???? and OMG DREW YOU IDIOT!!!!. Yes, there may have been expletives invovled as well – a true lady cannot say…so you will have to imagine. So true to it’s title, you can tell the book had even me, the lowly reader, absolutely twisted by mid point. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do, but I knew one thing I was not to do was put the book down.. This is one of those books I started understanding my rear woul be on that cough or chair until I read the very last page and true to form, I did just that.Emma’s writing was still as hilarious as ever, I still had some great laugh out loud moments – but I loved the seriousness she wrote into the story too. I mean – this story does have some serious subject matter and I was glad to see that not only was it handled in an amazing way, it was handled and written with the grace, humor, and class I have seen from Emma Chase since the first book I read from her. This book was not “Tangled” by any means since there was much more humor there, but she did take that humor and insert it into “Twisted” to make it a story all it’s own with it’s own feelings and needs – that’s what i loved about it. I wasn’t just one of the same, it was the living next part of their story and it just fit.Lastly, I will say I walked away from this book an utterly happy woman and in utter need for the next story. I walked away feeling resolved and happy. I don’t want to spoil the ending, so I will digress no more – but READ it TODAY! You can see what I love about this and what you will love about this series and this author. Emma Chase is an absolute go to author for me from this point on – Someone i will always have my eye on for her next book out. It’s hard to find, sexy and romantic books that include male POV’s that are so real – they arn’t fake or silly – they are just real and that makes them even more funny. I just cannot say enough about her… Or this story.If you love Drew and Kate. Go and get this today and be prepared to not put it down until it;s down. It will pull at your heart strings, make you laugh, but in the end you will be happy with how Emma concluded this part of their story – I can promsie you that.Don't go into this expecting another "Tangled" because just like life the characters have growna nd their issues are different - so "Twisted" is it's own book, but I feel it has just as much of a stand as Tangled and loved it just the same in it's own right. I 100% reccommend this book!You can check my full review over at my blog at:[...]Hope to see you there!

Twisted was an improvement on Tangled because I found Drew to be both arrogant, misogynistic, and entitled to the point he was an a--. Although flashes of charm and potential humor came across, he was somewhat insufferable. And while Kate and Drew manage to find themselves in a colossal, twisted, tangled mess of misunderstandings, confusion, hurt, and pain, you see growth from Kate and Drew as they work through their crumpled mess of emotions, anger, and sadness.It was nice to hear Kate's perspective, and see her strength blossom when she faces so many personal challenges at once. We see her grow and she's always been a strong, deeply intelligent character. Drew seems to return to his self a examination and seems to be headed to place that will be beneficial to the whole family.I am captured by the characters. After reading Tangled, I didn't think I would continue the series but I'm glad I did.

I have a dilemma with this book and it is of my own making – Tangled was my book of the year for 2013 – I absolutely adored Drew Evans and his story, the writing style of Emma Chase and the way she fitted perfectly inside the head of the most delightfully, beautifully insane man brought me nothing but pleasure.So when I heard that there was to be another novel – my heart skipped a beat, I couldn’t wait to hear more from Drew again, I avoided the blurb, stayed away from reviews and the placed my pre-order immediately- nothing to do but wait and the day the book dropped onto the kindle – I opened it with baited breathe –only to discover that it is not Drew voice I would hear but Kate’s – I was gutted.Not to say that I have anything against Kate but I had my heart set on Drew.The story is good don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed it but I set myself up to fail because I missed Drew the whole way through the story!The epilogue though was superb but that is my bias winning through.Well onto the book its self now and what it entails because if you like me, liked Tangled you need to read Twisted because it gives you the other side of the relationship. Kate and Drew are no fairy tale couple, they have their issues and have to find their way through the mire that they bring on themselves by the lack of communication between them.It shakes them to the core and I have to admit that Drew didn’t exactly cover himself in glory with the way he reacted, it was beyond extreme, bordering on down right spiteful.I doubt I would have been able to find it in me to be in the same room as him again let alone the same bed!I loved Kate and while I didn’t agree with some of her reactions, I sort of got where she was coming from- most of the time.Overall, I have no-one to blame but myself for the fact that the book was not what I had anticipated because it was me that created that particular monster but it is still a great read and one that I have now read twice – can’t wait for the next one !!!

I really enjoyed reading Twisted because for me, Drew’s insecurity and vulnerability was on show more than ever. He really messed up because he was so consumed with love for Kate, that he misjudged situations and acted on his fear. Kate’s perspective was insightful to read and the pair of them were just so caught up in their love, that they lacked to communicate when the need was so crucial for their relationship to survive. I for one loved the angst, but I could have killed Drew on how he confronted Kate he was so hurtful, but I was proud how Kate handled what he put in front of her with dignity whilst her heart shattered into pieces. I loved the passion between the pair as Drew tried to make sense of things, and how his weakness consumed his strength for Kate spiralled him into misery. A twisted read indeed I enjoyed it!

Awesome second book in the series. Another awesome book by Emma Chase.I love it but does Drew have to be so much of an arse. He is a grown adult and should maybe act like one. I wanted to slap him more than once during this book. I do feel Dee should have caused him some serious pain. Kate on the other hand, I just wanted to wrap her up in a big old hug, like my mum does.This book is from Kate's point of view. It was good to see the world from her point of view instead of Drew's point of view but I still heard Drew in my head. lolThis couple has an explosive relationship but there is always love but is love enough.I would recommend this series. Moving on to Tamed now.

I'd like to start by saying, Twisted is not another Tangled. It is different, some parts are similar but this book is much, much more serious.This book is from Kate's POV and it was great to get inside her head for a while.Because we read from Kate's POV, there aren't the same number of laugh out loud moments like when you are reading from Drew's POV and to be honest, this story wouldn't have worked if it was.I devoured it in a day. I loved it, not as much as I loved Tangled, but I really loved it.Your heart will feel heavy then it will feel light and very happy... then a little heavy again.Missing Drew and Kate already!

There are no words to describe how much I love reading books written by Emma Chase. This one is no exception. Firstly I love all the characters especially Drew, I can't get enough of him. I read this book on a work trip to Toronto and stayed up all night to finish it. I'm hoping that I'll be able to save the next book for the journey home but very much doubt it! Can't recommend this book enough!!