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A review by malecluvbot
Just a Bit Twisted by Alessandra Hazard
emotional
relaxing
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
They looked each other in the eye for a long moment, and Shawn felt something tighten in his chest. He said softly, “I love you, too, Derek.”
Derek stared at him for what felt like an eternity before he said, a little breathlessly, “Yes.”
Shawn laughed. “Okay, we’ll have to work on that—”
Derek shut him up with a kiss.
A short, sweet and spicy MM romance written quite beautifully. The best part of the book was its unpretentious nature- it is exactly as advertised.
I really found the characters, especially Shawn, very sweet and lovable, alrhough I felt a little awkward on seeing him deny his sexuality until he had had the full on gay sexual experience. Apart from that, I feel like Shawn was quite cheeky.
We know Derek is complicated, and on a good day, he could easily be classified as "toxic". His possessive, uptight nature, his unhealthy obsession with unattainable, straight guys just to discard them right after he was done with them is obviously a good reason for him to join therapy.
I really found the characters, especially Shawn, very sweet and lovable, alrhough I felt a little awkward on seeing him deny his sexuality until he had had the full on gay sexual experience. Apart from that, I feel like Shawn was quite cheeky.
We know Derek is complicated, and on a good day, he could easily be classified as "toxic". His possessive, uptight nature, his unhealthy obsession with unattainable, straight guys just to discard them right after he was done with them is obviously a good reason for him to join therapy.
“Pretty, straight, and unattainable: that’s pretty much my type. If you let me fuck you, I’ll get bored of you. I always get bored of them.”
You see what I mean? He's terrible. But hopefully, not hopeless. And he makes Shawn happy. And now that they're together, it's natural to expect a change. The transition from rich, grumpy science prodigy tryna pay for sex to falling in love with a student with infant siblings was smoothly handled in the book, one I quite enjoyed.
This was the first book I've read by the author, and as far as first impressions go, this was one of the better ones. Looking forwards to reading their other works.
This was the first book I've read by the author, and as far as first impressions go, this was one of the better ones. Looking forwards to reading their other works.