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BookCompleted2023

Twisted

by Emily McIntire

Book 4 in Never After

A dark Aladdin retelling where Jafar gets the girl - Julian Faraci is a ruthless, obsessive villain-hero whose slow unraveling around Yasmin delivers the kind of feral tension that dark romance readers live for.

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  • Content warnings: Terminal illness, Death, Death of a parent, Gun violence, Sexual assault (referenced), Violence, Blood, Gore, Captivity, Manipulation, Toxic relationships, Trauma, Grief, Stalking, Child abuse (referenced), Domestic violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Forced marriage, Sexual content
Length366 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 6 books
Spice4/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingFast

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Romance promise

  • Enemies to lovers
  • Male/female pairing (M/F)
  • Slow burn
  • High
  • Intense / passionate
  • The angst delivered
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  • Morally gray
  • Forbidden love
  • Rough / aggressive style
  • Feral brain activated
  • Possessive alpha
  • Power imbalance
  • Dark / taboo style
  • Obsessed
  • Dark/tortured soul
  • Possessive love interest
  • Dominant / submissive
  • Tension finally satisfied
  • Villain
  • Obsessive love interest
  • Possessive / claiming style
  • Anti-hero
  • Captor/captive
  • Jealous/possessive during intimacy
  • Predator x prey
  • Tension
  • Push and pull
  • Possessive/protective
  • Age gap romance
  • Jaw holding / face cupping
  • Mine declarations
  • Growling / possessive sounds
  • Wall pinning
  • Rough/aggressive intimacy
  • Possessive
  • Marking
  • Claiming
  • Dominance
  • Choking/breath play
  • Degradation (light)
  • Power exchange
  • Impact play (spanking/hitting)

Fantasy promise

  • Dark romance
  • Villain gets the girl
  • Big city / metropolis
  • Contemporary
  • Humans only
  • Arranged marriage
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  • Manor house / estate
  • Forced to marry
  • Fake marriage becomes real
  • Revenge romance
  • Fairytale retelling
  • Captive romance

Reading experience

  • Dual POV
  • Fast
  • Dark
  • Edgy
  • Heavy
  • Medium
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  • Mafia princess
  • BIPOC MC
  • Intense
  • Innocent / sheltered
  • Seductive
  • Punchy
  • Survivor
  • Brooding
  • Immersive
  • Tense
  • Suspenseful
  • Unhinged
  • Dangerous
  • Morally complex
  • Forbidden desire
  • Aladdin retelling gone dark

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Book details
Length
366 pages
Language
English
Format
Book