a truly deranged recap of twisted love

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  • @pjames4931
    @pjames4931 Рік тому +8340

    “your 🦅 is mine, your 🦅 is mine, and your 🦅 is mine”

    • @neilcicieregamybel0ved
      @neilcicieregamybel0ved 10 місяців тому +611

      capitalism!

    • @14chakita
      @14chakita 9 місяців тому +552

      If I hadn't watched the video before seeing this comment I would've thought eagles were part of the plot.

    • @0dungeon_frog0
      @0dungeon_frog0 9 місяців тому +120

      Haven't started the recap yet. Are eagles part of the plot?

    • @o.l.l.i.i
      @o.l.l.i.i 9 місяців тому +269

      @@0dungeon_frog0nope, they just censor things wondefully. in credence it was a banjo

    • @inlieuofsense9521
      @inlieuofsense9521 9 місяців тому +235

      WTF IS A KILOMETER!!!!!!🦅🗣🦅🦅🦅❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️🗣🦅🦅❗️❗️

  • @ilovecats6844
    @ilovecats6844 10 місяців тому +4193

    The fact that Alex’s surname is VOLKOV, which in Russian volk means wolf (and then there’s the classic -ov suffix) is so funny to me. His name is literally Alex Wolf 💀

    • @abbywolffe4114
      @abbywolffe4114 9 місяців тому +279

      Not to be confused with well- known actor Alex Wolff

    • @cecilie...
      @cecilie... 9 місяців тому +300

      ALSO not to be confused with Alexander Volkov, the Russian writer who ripped off The Wizard of Oz and made it ✨scifi✨aka my favorite children's book series

    • @MrQuistus
      @MrQuistus 9 місяців тому +142

      not to be confused with the OTHER Alexander Volkov, UFC heavyweight fighter

    • @queencleopatra007
      @queencleopatra007 9 місяців тому +12

      ​@@cecilie...whats the name of the book series?

    • @crizmeow8394
      @crizmeow8394 9 місяців тому +23

      Like the werewolf in the Sims 4

  • @Banuna
    @Banuna 11 місяців тому +3264

    Alex spending like a decade trying to ruin Michael Chen’s life only for it to *not even be him* has gotta be the funniest part of this book. It’s wild, imagine if batman tracked down his parents’ killer after years and years of searching and scheming and getting clotheslined with the reveal that they actually got murked by weird uncle Al who hogs the green bean casserole at thanksgiving, like can you imagine????

    • @m2012o1
      @m2012o1 8 місяців тому +60

      The ultimate conclusion to the fact that Tony Stark is basically the weirdo AU version of Bruce Wayne.

    • @captincrisspantssayshi3221
      @captincrisspantssayshi3221 7 місяців тому +13

      Spiderman-and-sandman-core

    • @themorrigan7702
      @themorrigan7702 7 місяців тому +22

      Plot twist, it was Alfred

    • @lunarialoonatic
      @lunarialoonatic 4 місяці тому +10

      It’s both funny and sad tbh considering he trusted his uncle 😭

  • @kalindabittner
    @kalindabittner Рік тому +790

    "central america, country unknown" got me every time.

  • @athroneoflies8785
    @athroneoflies8785 Рік тому +5602

    Alex is truly giving "you are a normal regular civilian, act like it"

  • @jenny5272
    @jenny5272 11 місяців тому +3911

    I feel like this book would make a lot more sense if it took place in a fantasy world.
    1. If it takes place in the past where women are typically treated lesser then it would explain why her brother and Alex both treat her, a grown woman like a child who needs protection. It would explain why she needs a "guardian."
    2. If Alex was a prince or something similar then it would explain his absurd amount of power. Of course he'd have insane connections and all sorts of dubious people working for him.
    3. I also think it would make his violent behavior and thirst for revenge feel more natural for him at such a young age. And it would fit in the world a lot better instead of feeling just ridiculous and out of place,
    4. All the stuff with her dad and his uncle would make a lot more sense. The uncle could've wanted the throne or some other kind of power. Her dad's attempt to kill her would still be a little wild but again, I think it'd feel more normal in a fantasy world.
    5. THE RANDOM PRINCESS WOULDN'T BE SO RANDOM.

    • @straww_berryyy
      @straww_berryyy 11 місяців тому +485

      It's already cliché enough, adding the fantasy element would've made so muchhhhh sense

    • @jasmim6612
      @jasmim6612 10 місяців тому +136

      yes!! if only huang had your brain

    • @ettaetta439
      @ettaetta439 10 місяців тому +347

      Exactly but for some reason these dark romance writers are stuck only writing about our world, and try to get us to believe that this insanity is going on in our world. Like no I don't believe ur highschool teenager has a 6 pack and is the "ruler" of the school. I've been to highschool. There is no ruler and everyone is cringe.

    • @arcticprowl971
      @arcticprowl971 9 місяців тому +36

      We listened to this book in the car on a road trip and it was wild

    • @bluebeka2458
      @bluebeka2458 9 місяців тому +89

      Or his sister had an unknown power that shouldn't be left unsupervised. Like your idea makes sense too, but i like a less mysoginistic aproch as i'm sick of those. And this sunshine trope is so annoying most like the other "Emotionless badboy super genius millionare" trope.

  • @Grace-vi1rv
    @Grace-vi1rv Рік тому +2210

    Bridget calling Alex stupid and him retorting against that with his ✨️IQ of 160✨️ is SO FUNNY

    • @Saibellus
      @Saibellus 6 місяців тому +65

      i once was hanging out with a guy i had met recently and his friend, and the conversation got onto the general topic of intelligence. i made a joke about how insufferable guys are who talk about their IQs and accidentally drop their mensa membership cards at bars bc theyre so desperate to bring up how well they did on a provably useless test 7 years ago. and this guys friend starts cracking up bc the dude was a member of mensa and literally pulled out his card to show me and his friend roasted him for having tried to impress girls with it before xD i hope my filthy read of him changed his ways.

    • @roselover411
      @roselover411 5 місяців тому +12

      ​@@Saibellus that's hilarious and I love it

    • @lunarialoonatic
      @lunarialoonatic 4 місяці тому +8

      Alex was so dry but ngl he was funny for that 😭 so deadpan

  • @spacebuns34
    @spacebuns34 9 місяців тому +2873

    EVER since Stephanie Meyer came up with the cool concept of vampire eyes turning darker when hungry, EVERY dark romance guy has his eyes randomly darkening to add to the atmosphere

    • @sublimescorpio230
      @sublimescorpio230 9 місяців тому +90

      So that’s where it came from

    • @aquaChampi
      @aquaChampi 9 місяців тому +213

      I don't think that Meyer invented the concept (maybe, maaaaayyyybbbbee the phrasing). Some studies show that the pupils widen when in presence of someone attractive, which in turn "darken" the global apparence of the eyes.

    • @spacebuns34
      @spacebuns34 9 місяців тому +118

      @@aquaChampi yeah you might be right, it's just that the dark romance guys have their eyes "darkening" at truly random moments which do not call for the widening of pupils specifically. i was just joking about the Twilight thing

    • @goblinfairy1032
      @goblinfairy1032 9 місяців тому +4

      it's so frustrating, it doesn't even make sense

    • @m2012o1
      @m2012o1 8 місяців тому +42

      Oh no, romance has been obsessed with eyes darkening since god only knows when. It's one of those nonsensical ideas everyone just buys into, like how characters can just tell if someone is looking at them when they have no possible way to even get a glimpse of that person.

  • @rory_gilmores_coffee
    @rory_gilmores_coffee Рік тому +9330

    loved this and i'm now very obsessed with the phrase "Central America, Country Unknown."

    • @Misa.misato
      @Misa.misato Рік тому +404

      Awe man, it's gonna be one of those things I randomly quote in conversations and everyone around me is like "wtf are you talking about💀"

    • @anoukinspace
      @anoukinspace Рік тому +26

      ​@@Misa.misatooh absolutely same

    • @ayeshad5170
      @ayeshad5170 Рік тому +13

      @@Misa.misatothat happens to me sm bro 😂😂

    • @franlougee1499
      @franlougee1499 7 місяців тому +6

      I laughed everytime she said that😂

    • @TheRealMCMXCIII
      @TheRealMCMXCIII 6 місяців тому

      Yes 😂

  • @whos_laurel
    @whos_laurel 9 місяців тому +724

    The dad suddenly being a super villain was crazy like a slow clap???? Please

    • @lunarialoonatic
      @lunarialoonatic 4 місяці тому +26

      It’s the way her father really just switched so quickly 😭 like imo twisted lies should have been shorter and twisted love should have been longer. There was so much happening

    • @somethingunrememberable5531
      @somethingunrememberable5531 3 місяці тому +12

      I was thinking when that part was getting read "he better not fucking slow clap."

  • @alireadstoomuch9829
    @alireadstoomuch9829 Рік тому +3092

    Sometimes heroes don't wear capes, they have a board of printed royalty free stock photos on their wall ❤

  • @geegee6752
    @geegee6752 11 місяців тому +335

    The ending of this book holds the spot of the cringiest fictional moment for me. The way I have to stop reading when I got to the singing part still haunts me.

    • @notobvi
      @notobvi 8 місяців тому +16

      I skipped it 😂I genuinely couldn’t deal with the cringe

  • @insel7341
    @insel7341 Рік тому +9823

    as someone who hasn't read the book this was crazyy lmao but so entertaining, pls do the whole series

    • @orlafalconer2314
      @orlafalconer2314 Рік тому +111

      twisted love is a rabbit hole into worshipping Ana Huang and everything she writes 😮‍💨

    • @slay9395
      @slay9395 Рік тому +176

      to me the craziest part is when he started SINGING?? like there’s simply no way😭

    • @tarotsushima3332
      @tarotsushima3332 Рік тому +107

      I honestly believe this book had to be some tongue in cheek joke the longer it went bc no way someone wrote the male lead like this with zero self awareness, the dude is literally Artemis Fowl if he was written by a kid in wattpad

    • @sophie4773
      @sophie4773 Рік тому +4

      😊

    • @ohcomeonman
      @ohcomeonman Рік тому

      @@orlafalconer2314 I'm absolutely not finding any reason for that... I just finished it and this is one of the worst shits I've ever read in my life.

  • @Every1E1se33
    @Every1E1se33 6 місяців тому +129

    "Why does she know this man's IQ?"
    If you think for one second that this man hasn't made his 160 IQ a core part of his personality and doesn't bring it up as a humble brag constantly, you're just wrong.

  • @madelineb2199
    @madelineb2199 Рік тому +4114

    I absolutely love that Mike’s Mic unintentionally started an entire genre of unhinged recaps, and I love even more that it’s my favorite genre on UA-cam

    • @Ariarth
      @Ariarth Рік тому +526

      This is nitpicky but actually Jenny Nicholson pioneered this trend with her vampire diaries video! Mike's mic was inspired by her

    • @meghanspencer3360
      @meghanspencer3360 Рік тому +61

      @@Ariarth smh anything to not give credit to a woman

    • @keizerinsoze4368
      @keizerinsoze4368 11 місяців тому +30

      @@Ariarth I just knew Jenny was the one to have introduced this trend

    • @Thepeanutcollector
      @Thepeanutcollector 10 місяців тому +6

      Nikki nasty, Lexi, etc

    • @erin9868
      @erin9868 10 місяців тому +64

      ​@@Ariarthlike 5 years before she did vampire diaries she did Troll, which is absolutely insane, and Trigger warning, which is hilarious. Both are definitely worth a watch if you haven't seen them. She didn't do the conspiracy theory style board until later, but Troll and Trigger Warning are both good times regardless.

  • @katherinefrost6318
    @katherinefrost6318 7 місяців тому +49

    i haven't read this book, so when you say that alex is 'dressed to the nines', i want to believe he's in full elton john getup - the glasses, the feathers, the platform heels - and that he threatens jack whilst dressed like this.

  • @katalinvegh4865
    @katalinvegh4865 Рік тому +2805

    Have i read this book? No. Was i planing on it? Also no. Still watched this and now i understand all the old hungarian grannys watching Turkish reality TV. Because this feels exactly like it

    • @newlynova
      @newlynova  Рік тому +253

      i love this comment

    • @katalinilles1177
      @katalinilles1177 Рік тому +7

      Hi fellow Katalin

    • @katalinvegh4865
      @katalinvegh4865 Рік тому +13

      @@katalinilles1177 Hello Hello. Nice to meet you name twin 😚

    • @Nemamka
      @Nemamka Рік тому +42

      That was TOO specific how dare you (I'm joking, my mother is a hungarian granny and she loves Turkish soap operas, so when I saw this comment I was really surprised :dd)

    • @katalinvegh4865
      @katalinvegh4865 Рік тому +13

      @@Nemamka specific and also very correct

  • @user-kn8dj1io9i
    @user-kn8dj1io9i 9 місяців тому +313

    i always use the twisted series as my prime example that saying ''i really enjoyed reading this book'' doesn't mean ''i think this book is extremely well written, the characters and the plot are so well thought out, it should be winning awards''. sometimes you don't want to read a good book, you just want to be entertained and have a good, cringy time while reading it

    • @someonesomewhere7150
      @someonesomewhere7150 4 місяці тому +8

      Yes! I feel this. I enjoyed this book as well but I thought that it is objectively "bad". "Very bad kings" is also a prime example. I kinda hated the book (I was a bit disgusted and cringed so hard) but I was entertained and hooked on the snippets of plot and bought the next book.

    • @lunarialoonatic
      @lunarialoonatic 4 місяці тому +3

      This! I’m ashamed to say I liked these books and these were very quick reads for me and were the beginning of my return to reading journey. However I don’t normally read books like this. Nor would I use this an an example to be like “this is top tier literature.” Also want to clarify that I for one would NEVER want an Alex. The guy I would kinda want is Rhys for being a green flag but I wouldn’t want ANY of them. I just liked reading the stories, watching each girl in the group find their love story they wanted. I think too many people assume people who read this book are 🌽 addicts. Which I mean… okay I guess I don’t blame them for that but I promise some of us just liked the plot and love story are very aware of how bad it is but sometimes we can’t get enough 😭 I kinda want to purchase the king series (at least king of pride)

    • @someonesomewhere7150
      @someonesomewhere7150 4 місяці тому +1

      @@lunarialoonatic there is a reason it's called guilty pleasure :)

  • @KARASLQVE
    @KARASLQVE Рік тому +884

    "Enjoy poverty..." That line took me out!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @manganett
      @manganett 5 місяців тому +1

      Same!!!! 😂

  • @abbyrockwell
    @abbyrockwell Рік тому +752

    Can we also acknowledge the fact that “Ava” is ONE letter off from “Ana”?? This might be a stretch but it really feels like just too much of a coincidence and too similar to not be a detail we’re supposed to notice 😭

    • @newlynova
      @newlynova  11 місяців тому +239

      LMFAO i did also have this thought but it felt too mean to put into the video

    • @whiteheartsr
      @whiteheartsr 9 місяців тому +27

      Both ava and ana are VERY common names bro, and if it was based of ana I think it's kinda normal I mean if I was a author then I would make a mc maybe similar to me like maybe a similar name or childhood or hobby is it rlly a big deal 💀

    • @thechairman-sd2xk
      @thechairman-sd2xk 9 місяців тому +62

      ​@@whiteheartsr no cause both ava and Ana are Asian too😭😭

    • @schnabby208
      @schnabby208 8 місяців тому +2

      who is Ana??

    • @whiteheartsr
      @whiteheartsr 8 місяців тому +36

      @@schnabby208 the Author of the book 😭 Ana Huang

  • @abic5991
    @abic5991 Рік тому +2187

    Believe it or not, I went to uni with a guy a bit like Alex. He was very rich and was always so moody, and once told me that he had contact who would kill anyone who had “wronged” him (which included a high school teacher who he disliked) because his dad is so rich. He was honestly a bit scary and such a draining person to be around, that the thought of romanticising him makes me feel so uncomfortable. He was quite misogynistic as well and was a walking red flag.

    • @newlynova
      @newlynova  Рік тому +699

      this is terrifying i feel like the only thing protecting us is knowing that alex is merely a fictional man... i hate that for you

    • @Saibellus
      @Saibellus 6 місяців тому +22

      its giving strong elliot rogers vibes for really real. just an unhinged rich manchild whose emotional intelligence is so stunted that in his hands, money becomes a deadly weapon.

    • @lunarialoonatic
      @lunarialoonatic 4 місяці тому +15

      And then he meets a sunshine girl and he learns “I guess I have hysteria been missing love all my life” 🥺👉👈

  • @AmelieKaren7_13
    @AmelieKaren7_13 10 місяців тому +552

    I, too, read this book and couldn't stop because of my toxic inability to leave certain things undone. I, too, got exasperated by how much Ana had to remind the readers of how wealthy and smart Alex was. I, too, did not understand the logic of time in this book. Everything was just so bad I had to take notes in my notes app and I ended up with a 17 pages long manifesto on my hate of Alex (tho, tbf, the document would probably be more around 7-8 Word doc pages)
    Excerpts from it include :
    - Can we stop babying grown ass women, please? It all started with Josh thinking she couldn't survive a year without him, when she has school, a job, friends and a well thought-out routine. Now, this crusty, dusty, musty man got her followed through two different countries and forces himself into her life AGAIN when she clearly said no and even threatened him with a restraining order. Yes, travelling alone, especially as a woman (of colour++) is dangerous, but no more dangerous than being affiliated with that dangerous, rotten-nail looking, white bazillionaire, who has killed and isn't afraid to kill again. Like, she's better without you and most of her bigger problems started with you so just get away for the love of God.
    - Alex is my literal nightmare. Imagine having an ex, so rich and powerful, so hung up on you, so jealous of the people around you, you can't hide, you can't fly away from, you can't report, you can't turn the page, you can't find someone else. Plus they so strongly believe they're doing the right thing, they won't back off, won't listen to you, your "no"s and your boundaries (because obviously they know better than you what is good for you?). How do you ever win? How do you ever get rid of them?
    Nightmare fuel.
    - OH MY GOD JUST LEAVE HER ALONE
    I repeat, how is he any better than Ex?? We, the audience, know she kinda wants him back against her better judgement. But *he* doesn't know, he ain't reading the book. So he's just a creepy, taller, stronger, broader, richer, older, more trained, more powerful, straight cishet man following her around begging her to take him back and harassing her and following her places, and talking to her against her will. Just, imagine.
    He's the Love Interest of this book.
    I'll also never forget Bridget for seeking him out. Sir was done (even though he had her followed, but really, it is the lesser of two evils) but naaaah, she had to go after him to tell him about Ava's business. SMH
    - The fact that he wore her out into forgiving him is actually insanity and I ABSOLUTELY hate that

    • @newlynova
      @newlynova  10 місяців тому +138

      truly it's a canon event to experience this book for the first time and feel like an absolute alien

    • @macymiller3417
      @macymiller3417 10 місяців тому +29

      I liked the first bit of this book but the harrassment at the second half.. all that stuff you mentioned killed it for me. Idk why everyones like this.

    • @AmelieKaren7_13
      @AmelieKaren7_13 10 місяців тому +25

      @@macymiller3417 truly, I thought it was your run of the mill brother's BFF romance. With the pining, the yearning, the "forbidden" aspect of it had me goiiiing. Plus some forced proximity (by way of said brother going away and leaving BFF in his house neighboring that of MC) and some mild enemies to lovers (in theory) AND an emotionally unavailable love interest (because, for some reason I like that, IN BOOKS) AND AGAIN some smut. It had everything for me to enjoy. Except Ana took all the fun out of those things and threw it out keeping only the most disturbing parts and amping them all the way up. I still can't believe how much she messed it up.

    • @liriosrosados
      @liriosrosados 9 місяців тому +8

      @@macymiller3417i felt the same way, the plot had sooooo much potential but it went downhill when the whole michael thing happened

    • @whatscookingoodlookin1
      @whatscookingoodlookin1 9 місяців тому +4

      Your second point would be such an interesting concept for an actually good book, but this one had to go the weird route

  • @smilingghost177
    @smilingghost177 Рік тому +2646

    The genre of insanely detailed and insane recaps from weird TikTok books is truly grateful for your contribution 😂❤

    • @sabrinac2197
      @sabrinac2197 Рік тому +20

      Can you recommend some other videos like this? Im obsessed

    • @smilingghost177
      @smilingghost177 Рік тому

      @@sabrinac2197 cari can read has several of these in the same format ✨

    • @byrnetdown6076
      @byrnetdown6076 Рік тому +27

      ​@sabrinac2197 shitty book club and crow caller are good channels imo

    • @ashleymercado2999
      @ashleymercado2999 Рік тому

      ​@@sabrinac2197 caricanread!! she has a lot of this kine videos. mortal instruments series, crave, acotar, the summer i turned pretty etc .

    • @sabrinac2197
      @sabrinac2197 Рік тому

      Thank uuu@@byrnetdown6076

  • @SheReadsAtMidnight_
    @SheReadsAtMidnight_ 10 місяців тому +113

    “central america, country unknown.” will take me out every time

  • @madmads7526
    @madmads7526 Рік тому +2106

    I’ve actually read this whole series, and I HIGHLY recommend doing an unhinged recap of Josh and Jules’s book. It somehow involves…blackmail? A break-in? A painting worth millions of dollars that Josh just happens to have hanging above his bed? Jules narrowly avoiding arrest? A MOMENT WHERE JOSH SHOWS UP AT THE AIRPORT AS JULES IS ABOUT TO LEAVE AND IS LIKE “WaAiT i’M cOmInG wItH yOuUu”

    • @newlynova
      @newlynova  Рік тому +440

      screaming LOL god i am not ready for the rest of this series

    • @stefaniaurrieta7463
      @stefaniaurrieta7463 Рік тому +127

      Weirdly enough this is the book that I didn’t like from the series, even tho 2 of 4 male protagonist are literal psychopaths and the red flags were as big as a football stadium, those relationships were always consensual in a way, and Rhys imo was the only normal guy there lol BUT when Jules confesses to Josh what she did (under blackmail no less) he forced her to have sex with him so he could “hurt her as much as she hurt him”, nah that moment killed the book for me ngl especially with what Jules had lived through with her ex she deserved better in that moment

    • @toyo.saketoba
      @toyo.saketoba Рік тому +25

      What in world is with the airport chase😂😂😂

    • @madmads7526
      @madmads7526 Рік тому +46

      @@stefaniaurrieta7463 NAH FR that was icky of him. Like bro CHILL AND TAKE A SECOND TO YOURSELF IF YOU’RE ANGRY. DON’T DO…WHATEVER THAT WAS.

    • @sandywich.
      @sandywich. Рік тому +28

      @@newlynovaPLEASE DO IT ESPECIALLY TWISTED HATE BC IT GETS VERY DEEP INTO THE PLOT AND ITS JUST CRAZY AND CONCERNING

  • @thelizzygrant
    @thelizzygrant Рік тому +180

    This made me realize (as a person who has read this multiple times not sure how to describe it more and more each time) this video has made me see a perfect description. "If Alex was an ugly dude, this book would have been over by the 8th page."

  • @andromedasignage
    @andromedasignage Рік тому +795

    so many people use the word “unhinged” to describe their relatively normal recaps. this-THIS-is unhinged. thank you for your service.

  • @AvanthikaRajeev
    @AvanthikaRajeev 6 місяців тому +47

    Alex Volkov is the type of man who would start a youtube channel and upload shorts about being an "ALPHA MALE"

    • @Moonlight-řæven
      @Moonlight-řæven 2 місяці тому +3

      I doubt it, he seems introverted and uninterested in social media lol

  • @caricanread
    @caricanread Рік тому +1382

    HELP i didnt expect to be mentioned lmao thank you for taking one for the team because i was this close || to reading these hahaha

    • @newlynova
      @newlynova  Рік тому +299

      !! stop of course i had to mention you, thank you for bringing string boards to the book world 🫡 and for all of the other wonderful content you make, you're seriously a huge inspiration for me!!

    • @NellyVilla09
      @NellyVilla09 Рік тому +37

      OMG this unexpected crossover like what

    • @nishaatdaggie7770
      @nishaatdaggie7770 7 місяців тому +1

      Ikr, I love this🙃

  • @okiebeanie
    @okiebeanie 7 місяців тому +20

    Have I read Twisted Love? No. Did I watch this entire video anyway? Absolutely I did.

  • @MicahKC
    @MicahKC Рік тому +863

    Any time someone, real or fictional, mentions their IQ, I cannot take them seriously anymore. Additionally, love that I didn't have to read this book to truly experience the vomit comet rollercoaster ride this was.

  • @salmalotfy2736
    @salmalotfy2736 11 місяців тому +69

    the beef she had with Bridget throughout the whole book is another form of funny😂
    also, this video made me realise how the whole friend group is like messed up, they worry about the wrong things and when they decide to help, it’s totally useless or could’ve been way better

  • @alex-jl7lq
    @alex-jl7lq Рік тому +2944

    alex’s insanely “psychotic” tendencies actually fall in line with him having a really high IQ lol. people with higher IQs are generally not good at adjusting with situations and often have psychological/social deficits which they’ve never been taught how to deal with efficiently. coupled with his already existing trauma of watching his family get murdered in front of his eyes is so overkill 😭 in another universe this guy would’ve been the zodiac killer of philadelphia

    • @newlynova
      @newlynova  Рік тому +1109

      biblically accurate super genius

    • @mansikkapoika
      @mansikkapoika 10 місяців тому +27

      ​@@newlynovalmao 😭😭

    • @randomassjellyfish
      @randomassjellyfish 9 місяців тому +120

      As someone who had been around a couple "super genius" people (if IQ about 160 counts as super genius) I would say this is partially correct. I notice some of them have troubles with emotions and have anger management issues. A lot of them had peculiar backgrounds and react poorly to the odd environment they're subjected to i.e. make a lot of bad decisions. I know a batchmate who was on top of our grade (mind you, our grade has hundreds of students), I'd say he was somewhat cold and stern, but damn he wasn't as edgy and cringe as Alex is. Dude was still very much capable of feeling emotions, although he was, and I have to admit, a bit of an asshole

    • @jabee_balls
      @jabee_balls 9 місяців тому +35

      love how your name is ALSO alex as you say this . real recognize real

    • @radiantirl8278
      @radiantirl8278 9 місяців тому +19

      @@jabee_balls I was wanting to comment about the guy I knew who was just like this and was trying to remember his name, and suddenly realised ‘oh shit he was called Alex’ LMAO

  • @natalieclausel6334
    @natalieclausel6334 9 місяців тому +102

    The use of the eagle sound to censor cuss words and the highly sexual parts is honestly so hilarious and perfect

  • @BroccoliAndCheese01
    @BroccoliAndCheese01 Рік тому +530

    “But we’re family!”
    “We’re not family, you killed my family”
    * The Lion King has entered the chat*

  • @granmamushroom9246
    @granmamushroom9246 Рік тому +57

    "Central America, country unknown" shouldn't be this funny

  • @eegeee9483
    @eegeee9483 Рік тому +651

    As someone who did date a hyper possessive man and was *literally* stalked by him for months after we broke up, this gives me the biggest ick I've ever felt in my entire life.
    I really wish it ended with the FL finding happiness with herself (and possibly the friend from the end of the book who asked her out) and Alex rotting away to his work (maybe even in jail after literally skinning a man alive) instead of whatever this "story" was 💀

  • @booknerd2006
    @booknerd2006 3 місяці тому +18

    "Back from Central America, country unknown, just in time to punch his dad in the face" is a hell of a line

  • @peach8307
    @peach8307 Рік тому +717

    i would literally call the police after alex did any of this shit LMAO what the hell

    • @Karma_j
      @Karma_j Рік тому +148

      Yeah well you can't since he SOMEHOW has connections everywhere and is besties with everyone

    • @pinkfurret6245
      @pinkfurret6245 9 місяців тому +31

      ​@@Karma_j I'll just call Phoenix Wright.

  • @elenamitchell
    @elenamitchell Рік тому +68

    I read this book and truly TRULY questioned the sanity of everyone who recommended it to me. I have not recovered from this book and I read it like 6 months ago

    • @thatperson868
      @thatperson868 3 місяці тому +3

      It’s better than credence😭😭😭

    • @tammyzwrld
      @tammyzwrld 2 місяці тому

      ​@@thatperson868EVERYTHING is better than credence😭

  • @rianabdussalam03
    @rianabdussalam03 Рік тому +547

    oh my god I am so glad I wasn’t the only person that thought Alex was such a pick me. “Oh I am not like other guys, oh I am better, smarter, richer feelings suck” that was the vibe i got from the man the WHOLE book.

  • @rubyspot..
    @rubyspot.. 6 місяців тому +30

    “I’m not above ruining women” dude, I KNOW WE HAVE THE WHOLE BOOKS TO PROVE IT!

  • @sakurasasha
    @sakurasasha Рік тому +448

    Alex eating that disgusting cookie and pretending to like it is honestly something I would do.

  • @shamblingabby
    @shamblingabby 7 місяців тому +18

    This guy made my jaw drop more than Christian Grey which I didn't think was possible holy shit.

  • @youknowlikealiar1300
    @youknowlikealiar1300 Рік тому +685

    Someone should just take a story like this and make a psychological thriller of it. Make him hot, rich and smart. Make him the classic love interest in a romance book, but she's not interested. She can't do anything about it though. He has her controlled every moment of her life, where she works or who she meets, she can't go to the police because of all his connections. Her friends think he's the perfect man for her and don't believe her. That would be so interesting

    • @Gabrielle-wg4ik
      @Gabrielle-wg4ik Рік тому +81

      You should check out Behind Closed Doors by B. A Paris , what you described is nearly the premise of that book, except she was interested in him from the beginning.

    • @pelumiadejaiye8654
      @pelumiadejaiye8654 Рік тому +39

      @@Gabrielle-wg4ik I so agree! I loved Behind Closed Doors and yes it was just like this- also "The Wife Upstairs" by Rachel Hawkins has some similar connections

    • @Gabrielle-wg4ik
      @Gabrielle-wg4ik Рік тому +3

      @pelumiadejaiye8654 I'll check it out, thanks 😊

    • @zombieedrea
      @zombieedrea Рік тому +21

      Adding another recommendation: Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes is pretty similar, and it really emphasizes the effects of the trauma inflicted on the main character and also the healing process while still maintaining pretty good suspense the entire time, and it's obvious the author did a lot of research into all of these topics and I think is handled very well. It gets a tad bit unhinged near the end but it's actually well-earned! Highly recommend.

    • @mayamangjuana
      @mayamangjuana Рік тому +14

      The movie The Invisible Man (2020) has a similar plot.

  • @rolanslide8509
    @rolanslide8509 9 місяців тому +63

    I never thought that "Guy picking up a call from his sister while balls-deep in a random woman" is a scene I would see in a romance book twice, and yet here we are.

    • @aaljustaal1890
      @aaljustaal1890 16 годин тому

      *Doofenshmirtz voice* If I had a nickel for every time there was a "guy picking up a call from his sister while balls-deep in a random woman'" scene in a romance book, I'd have two nickels; which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice

  • @joannaboykin4699
    @joannaboykin4699 Рік тому +194

    “is this completely ridiculous? absolutely. but also it’s a little bit rizz” LOLLLLL so true queen, thank you for this work of art

  • @Quillancrow
    @Quillancrow 9 місяців тому +37

    The first time I discovered your channel was from your credence video and now I’m obsessed with all of these unhinges recaps lmao

  • @randostuff8558
    @randostuff8558 Рік тому +159

    There are too many amazing quotes in this video, but "And he swears vengeance, justice, revenge, whatever, all of those nouns" takes the cake

  • @lancebengot7982
    @lancebengot7982 10 місяців тому +26

    truly harrowing. thank you for taking one for the team

  • @krenko-
    @krenko- Рік тому +573

    this is my new favorite type of content lmao
    edit: Ava, Alex, and Josh are, like, the least imaginative, most basic names I've ever heard. especially together.

    • @zombieedrea
      @zombieedrea Рік тому +102

      Honestly, after reading one too many Colleen Hoover books with names like Lowen and Ryle and fucking LEEDS, I will take basic ass names any day. But also, that's not even exclusive to Hoover. I once read a romance book where the main character was named Pepper. PEPPER. And let's not forget Shepley and America from Beautiful Disaster. Yeah, I'll take Alex and Ava. 💀 (though they're still pretty bland tbf)

    • @krenko-
      @krenko- Рік тому +33

      @@zombieedrea ahh I get that. Leeds is fucking terrible lmao. I think the problem is it's always everyone has a boring name or everyone has a wild one. names should fit the character lol

    • @olivia0G
      @olivia0G Рік тому

      @@zombieedreacolleen hoover will pull names straight from her ass lmao those names are ridiculous

    • @bulbasaurusthe7th841
      @bulbasaurusthe7th841 Рік тому +12

      @@zombieedrea So I am not alone in being baffled by those weird ass names. Half the time I can't even decide if it's the woman or the man based on name. SHEPLEY. Hardin was also really bad.

    • @tarotsushima3332
      @tarotsushima3332 Рік тому +25

      I honestly think that a lot of Booktok didn't read enough fanfics or wattpad as a kid bc you could get stories on par to this and better for literally no money, really does help assauge any fears of being published though

  • @swiftyfantwihardgirl
    @swiftyfantwihardgirl 6 місяців тому +7

    I had eye rolls multiple times throughout this book but when they said Bridget was a freaking princess by eyes almost fell out of my head they rolled so hard.

  • @jvever4904
    @jvever4904 Рік тому +221

    In just this first ten minutes, this is already the most fanficcy romance book I've never read. Dear god. I am both horrified and deeply entertained.

  • @reneesprouse2922
    @reneesprouse2922 9 місяців тому +14

    I love these videos! Haunting Adelaide is absolutely absurd, definitely a great candidate for a recap

  • @itsGabrielaCristina
    @itsGabrielaCristina Рік тому +613

    I need so many more of these. Feel free to do the whole series and save me the trouble of reading them. This plot was absolutely unhinged. In the worst way possible.

  • @adriannaa545
    @adriannaa545 9 місяців тому +15

    Josh going to a random Centeal American country is giving the same vibes as those rich kids who go on mission trips and build shelters for random countries and finally discover what poverty is.

  • @runa_7022
    @runa_7022 Рік тому +83

    this book was like every bad aspect of wattpad mafia fanfics but published with a bubbly cover

  • @bbysmoothbrain
    @bbysmoothbrain 7 місяців тому +11

    i love the recap but also i kinda like the wattpad-ness of this book lmao 😭😭it's giving 15-years old, 4 am, school in three hours but the "will they won't they" story is such emotional whiplash i can't put it away- vibe that I've craved since that time

    • @superdelusional3624
      @superdelusional3624 2 місяці тому +2

      Yes. Definitely yes. I miss that unadulterated chaos.

  • @sophiejones2334
    @sophiejones2334 Рік тому +97

    Imagine being a camp counselor and walking behind the cabin to find 10-year olds having a book club on this book. 15 of them reading it aloud in a circle. Didn’t even know they could read chapter books 😭😭

    • @newlynova
      @newlynova  Рік тому +34

      excuse me????? that is TERRIFYING

  • @ladygrace7585
    @ladygrace7585 8 місяців тому +42

    this is a HORROR book 😭😭 poor girl is being abused by a billionaire who can commit unspeakable crimes with 0 consequences and has entire governments on his side 🤧
    Ava needs to seek asylum or smth in that small fictional European country

  • @bellamoondawn
    @bellamoondawn Рік тому +224

    I literally thought Twisted Love was some sort of self insert because I couldn’t remember if “Ana” or “Ava” was the author/FMC 😭

    • @aricahawkins9959
      @aricahawkins9959 9 місяців тому +23

      yeaaah. def. Ava/Ana, both of asian descent.. for sure a self insert lol!

    • @bettinadenonno2278
      @bettinadenonno2278 5 місяців тому +7

      To be fair majority of Ana's books have a female Asian protagonist so I feel like she is self inserting most of her books

  • @huniyahhh
    @huniyahhh 6 місяців тому +9

    I NEED YOU TO RECAP THIS WHOLE SERIES PLEASE

  • @naturalgirl99
    @naturalgirl99 Рік тому +289

    These books are overhyped to hell on booktok and I see them everywhere in bookshops knowing you can read books like these for free on wattpad. I never really understood the hype for these. The female mcs are portrayed as innocent dummies whilst the male mc are walking violators of the Geneva convention. Thanks for this entertaining 1.30 hour vid where you calmly try to explain these bizarre books that goes against every human right. This vid was what Homer was talking about when he was writing the odyssey

    • @simpleton3781
      @simpleton3781 9 місяців тому +5

      YES YES YESSSSS THANK YOU OMG THANK YOU you are so true ans so valid for that

    • @aricahawkins9959
      @aricahawkins9959 9 місяців тому +3

      im reading the series rn and WATTPAD IS EXACTLY HOW I DESCRIBED IT 😂

  • @Tetsuwan_Melty
    @Tetsuwan_Melty 9 місяців тому +15

    I'm not sure how I got here from the algorithm, but I'm glad I'm here, I was sold in the first 10 seconds. Showed this to my friend, and had a great time enjoying the rollercoaster of this book through you. + 2 subscribers. We both agreed after the "Biological responses can be mastered" line, Alex was a light novel protagonist. Incredibly edgy character.

  • @chloejulianna_
    @chloejulianna_ Рік тому +206

    The wall stock photos, the red flags, the organized collage, the vibes are immaculate in this video. I have debated reading this book based off of Tik Tok but, after this recap I think it reinforces my thought that Alex is a walking red flag and Ava is colorblind.

  • @allybec2903
    @allybec2903 7 місяців тому +12

    34 minutes in and I’m getting nothing but Wattpad 2014 vibes.

  • @sarahkarineknits
    @sarahkarineknits Рік тому +380

    a video i didnt know i needed. this book was an unhinged ride from start to finish

  • @berebebel
    @berebebel 7 місяців тому +5

    I did actually read the others books from this series, but this one??? the second hand embarrassment is TOO MUCH

  • @hiphillbert
    @hiphillbert Рік тому +88

    "central america, country unknown" is going to be one of those phrases i quote daily that no one except me thinks is funny

  • @laurenbuma9374
    @laurenbuma9374 8 місяців тому +2

    These videos are my favourite, please continue this video format . Guilty pleasure watching you break apart books you see as problematic. Gives me new perspective on books I have already read and warns me against books I now have no intention of reading (credence).

  • @fortunedaze
    @fortunedaze Рік тому +196

    The reading aloud really emphasizes the chaos of this plot. 10/10

  • @milena4779
    @milena4779 6 місяців тому +3

    I found you yesterday and I never heard of any of the books you talk abt but you make such a great content out of them, you talk very fast which is so great and refreshing to not have to wait 5 mins for someone to get to the point, I love your takes on things and your videos are literally perfect to listen to at work, overall subscribed

  • @jordanwig1
    @jordanwig1 Рік тому +219

    I'm only 18 minutes in and this is already the best summary ever. I absolutely ate up this book and this series for the sheeeeer "absolutely not, what is actually happening" energy
    Josh and Joules book is the least insane... And that's insane to say because it's still wild.

    • @ezglipsie444
      @ezglipsie444 Рік тому +12

      i feel like rhys and bridget’s book was the least insane, they’re my favs (also the only book i liked)

  • @alyssah179
    @alyssah179 Рік тому +11

    Usually I zone out watching recap videos but HOLY SHIT your delivery is absolutely immaculate and I've rewatched this an ungodly number of times
    !!!PLEASE DO THE ENTIRE TWISTED SERIES!!!

  • @madelineb2199
    @madelineb2199 Рік тому +160

    I knew a guy in college who would probably love this book. Spoiler: he literally stalked me for 6 months and continues to message me from new numbers 8 years later after I broke off our friendship because he blew up at me for not wanting to date him 🙃

  • @ThatNerdyMystic
    @ThatNerdyMystic Рік тому +12

    Thank you for this summary of this absolutely unhinged book. ... As a trauma survivor of parental and relationship abuse who might have, at one point, liked this without knowing how absolutely red-flag terrifying stuff this is.... I just hope every other trauma survivor with insecure attachment styles can learn and grow and heal from.... This kind of stuff. Lol. But hey-- The train wreck was somewhat entertaining. Your deadpan sarcasm and humor in this video helped me get through the whole thing. Keep making awesome videos!

  • @staceygwynethlozano8886
    @staceygwynethlozano8886 Рік тому +133

    The way Ava couldn't literally do ANYTHING about Alex stalking her bcuz of whatever assets he has is so unhinged😭 and like Ava babes wHY take him back you were doing so well😭😭
    This video is definitely the highlight of my week, thank you so much❤

  • @zynpkrdg
    @zynpkrdg 11 місяців тому +29

    As a reader who does not read romance, thank you for informing me on what the girls are up to these days. I am speechless because of the shock my body just experienced and need some time to recover.

    • @sanghamitranayak2921
      @sanghamitranayak2921 Місяць тому +3

      Same, homie 😭 I'm traumatized- Literature is dead and humanity is doomed istg-

  • @spines.and.needles
    @spines.and.needles Рік тому +67

    I DNF'd this book so hard. I got to the photographer friend scene and was out. This was such a good watch to understand i was so so right to find the exit door.

  • @lynnx4345
    @lynnx4345 12 днів тому +2

    the plot twists are as twisted as the moral compass in the book

  • @ilovemybabyblues
    @ilovemybabyblues Рік тому +178

    Listen I’ve read this (I’ve read all of them, actually) but I am HERE for this video, parked and ready to be fed that premium content. Thank you for your service 🙇🏻‍♀️🫡
    Please do the rest of the books in the series!

    • @fortunedaze
      @fortunedaze Рік тому +15

      I read all four books earlier this year and I somehow forgot how unhinged this plot was 😂

  • @hanaaal-foghi927
    @hanaaal-foghi927 10 місяців тому +6

    i read the whole series and gave every book like 3 to 4 stars solely for the vibes alone and for getting me out of my reading slump at the time just for being silly and over the top BUT I LIKED IT

  • @vanillerobalinho3932
    @vanillerobalinho3932 Рік тому +100

    After reading Twisted Hate (the third book of this series), a book that I could not physically finish, or else I would've had to jump off a bridge, bleach my eyeballs, or do anything traumatic enough to erase my memory, Twisted games doesn't even seem that bad to me. Like, trust me. It gets worse than Ava and Alex. Like way worse.

  • @yasiraa3066
    @yasiraa3066 14 днів тому +1

    I love this video, i use it to sleep almost every night but i have never stayed conscious past the mid point of the video. One day, i will find out. 11/10 delivery

    • @ShortForMertchel
      @ShortForMertchel 9 днів тому

      Maybe you could start in the middle one night so you can hear the rest

  • @valentinacavalottivelasco9484
    @valentinacavalottivelasco9484 Рік тому +33

    the "central america country unknown" bit got me every time

  • @prettybadathis
    @prettybadathis 6 місяців тому +2

    Im so living for these thorough book breakdowns i stumbled here from Credence and now im binge watching all the rest of the ones you have here on your channel

  • @lbhreads
    @lbhreads Рік тому +120

    this is the content i'm here for! hope you do the rest of the series if your mental health can withstand that torture

  • @melaniedlc3065
    @melaniedlc3065 9 місяців тому +2

    I beg you to pleaseee do more of these! I love recapping series before reading the next book of the series! You did this so well!

  • @hoheyy9152
    @hoheyy9152 Рік тому +82

    thank you for capturing the absolutely absurd yet wildly entertaining plot that is twisted love. pls do the rest of the series 😭😭😭

  • @javelin2811
    @javelin2811 7 місяців тому +1

    I’m just invested into listening to you break down books at this point

  • @paularoth4915
    @paularoth4915 Рік тому +52

    I'm still not over the fact that there randomly is a European princess-diary-style PRINCESS chilling in America without being relevant to the plot whatsoever in a non-fantasy romance novel??? What did the author smOKE????

  • @solcyon
    @solcyon 10 місяців тому +4

    PLEASE do more vids like this. This was SO entertaining and your wit is hilarious

  • @symwinter
    @symwinter Рік тому +36

    I'm gonna be honest, the eagle cries to cover the swears takes me out of it. Like I just can't help but laugh. I also really like your earrings.

  • @GreenLitPrincess
    @GreenLitPrincess 4 місяці тому +3

    To me the funniest thing about this whole book is that I would eat it up if it were a fantasy book. But it seems unbelievable crazy when you put it in the context of the "real" world

  • @tayloremarie9120
    @tayloremarie9120 Рік тому +64

    This recap is an actual masterpiece, it made my day! 100% accurate depiction of how unhinged this plot is

  • @moony-_-.
    @moony-_-. Рік тому +55

    The confrontation scene with Ava's dad still keeps me up at night

  • @DariaPodkopaieva
    @DariaPodkopaieva 11 місяців тому +2

    this is the content I need constantly, and I'm now desperate to find smth similar, but might just rewatch this like a favorite comedy cuz this is just so good.
    never read this book, never will, but thank you for this unhinged recap, truly made my day

  • @kylieclauson
    @kylieclauson Рік тому +136

    Josh's book has a scene that made me so uncomfy and it felt like it was simply put there to make him more morally gray. It haunts me.

    • @jckiie
      @jckiie Рік тому +11

      Omg I agree! It was definitely an uncomfortable chapter

    • @reallynotsure6402
      @reallynotsure6402 Рік тому +3

      Which one??? What happened? I don't remember!!!

    • @kylieclauson
      @kylieclauson Рік тому +22

      @@reallynotsure6402 twisted hate when they have that smeggsy scene after he says he forgives her and then says he lied right before he ya know

    • @CarlyRamos-pu9sk
      @CarlyRamos-pu9sk 10 місяців тому +4

      YEAH OMGG like when it happened I had to take a whole pause

    • @Rachlrae
      @Rachlrae 7 місяців тому +5

      Literally like that was a crime😭

  • @nainscanedit
    @nainscanedit 11 місяців тому +2

    Please do the whole series, as someone who hasn't read the books, and probably won't, this was really fun to listen to! I've heard the other ones are even more crazy!

  • @courtney9602
    @courtney9602 Рік тому +57

    caught one of my sophomore students reading this last week and now i feel like i should send her to the guidance office or something