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A Twisted Love Story

By: Samantha Downing
Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

The bestselling author of My Lovely Wife returns with an addictive new psychological thriller!

NOTHING IS DEADLIER THAN TRUE LOVE...

Wes and Ivy are madly in love. It's the kind of romance people write stories about. But what kind of story?

Because when it's good, it's very very good. But when it's bad, it's bad.

But their breakneck cycle of catastrophic vengeful break-ups and head-over-heels reconnections needs to end fast.

Because suddenly, Wes and Ivy have a common enemy - and she's a detective.

One wrong move will be fatal - so if Wes and Ivy can't stick together, this break-up might just be their last.

©2023 Samantha Downing (P)2023 Penguin Audio
Love, Dating & Attraction Psychological Relationships Thriller & Suspense Suspense

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Critic reviews

"A deliciously clever thriller. I love Samantha Downing's books...If you haven't experienced the pleasure of reading her work, don't wait" (Sylvia Day)

"This story about a toxic relationship spiralling out of control is dazzlingly, deliciously dark - and enormous fun" (JP Delaney)

"Wicked and wild, seductive and sinister. A Twisted Love Story is beach read fun, up all night gripping, disturbingly dark and satisfyingly clever." (Chris Whitaker)

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Another one of Samantha Downing's books that I loved. Until the epilogue...

(I would have given it five stars)

Please tell me there's a sequel...

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The most addictive romance thriller I’ve read that’s made me feel afraid.

My teeth hurt every time I listened to this story lol. My jaw hurts now after finishing it. This story was so intense my body felt it from beginning to end. The suspense was overwhelming. And my jaw was just clenched the whole time.

But that didn’t stop me from loving this story. The experience of listening to it was so good.
The plot was not what I was expecting at all. The guessing was a great game for me.

An on and off again relationship over a period of 10 years comes back to haunt Ivy and Wes.
The book starts with Ivy calling the police to report a man stalking her. Her ex boyfriend Wes. She does this to get his attention. And it does he falls right into Ivy’s trap.

This story has so many twists I didn’t see any of them. The ending. For me it was the best ending. I won’t say why. This story isn’t what it seems. The samples I posted aren’t what they seem. lol. On my IG ef_reads

Notes - 🗒️
A toxic love that goes from worse to worse.
A dangerous love. But it was still love. A deep dark love.
- different povs

Quotes -
“When love comes for you. You’re done.”
“Love always wins”

Highly recommend

Narrated by @karissavacker
The way this narrator did the different povs was absolutely brilliant.

Overwhelming suspense

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Struggled to finish. Nothing twisty, nothing shocking. Perhaps my own fault for expecting something on par with 'My lovely wife'? I had no strong feelings about the protagonists other than 'wow, they're annoying', and the story seemed a bit cobbled together - sorry :(

Disappointing

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