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Synopsis
Vital Rejects front guy Sebastian Tate never imagined his YouTube music video would go viral, sky-rocketing him to acting success in Hollywood. Okay, maybe he did. After all, he’s a cocky dude who knows he’s hot-as-hell, and it was only a matter of time before his stars aligned.
But life in Tinseltown is never what it seems.
After being cheated on by his ex-lover, his only rule to falling in love is simple: Keep Calm and Don’t Do It. So, spying on his mysterious new neighbor with binoculars seems innocent enough, but quickly escalates into an erotic game between two very unlikely people.
Twenty-year-old Violet St. Lyons is a world-renowned violinist who’s lost her mojo on stage. She hides away in a Hollywood mansion, trying to find her way through her twisted past in order to make her future.
He’s the life of the party with girls chasing him down for his autograph. She’s the introvert with a potty mouth who doesn’t even know who he is.
When they meet, stars collide, sparks fly, and clothes come off. Yet, giving his heart to a girl isn’t Sebastian’s plan; falling for a guy who craves attention isn’t Violet’s.
Welcome to Briarcrest Academy—Hollywood style—where sometimes the best things in life are VERY TWISTED THINGS.
This book is a standalone even though it’s part of a series. Everything you need to know is in this book. Genre: 18+ Hot New Adult Romance
Review
“Like the flakes in a snow globe, music had danced around in my head since I was a little girl, and without it, I was lost.”
Oh, Ilsa, you did it again for me. You took a character who I thought I knew and made them so much more. This book was Rock Star gold for me. I am pretty sure that every single person who read Very Bad Things has been dying for more of Sebastian’s story and thank goodness, Ilsa delivered!
“Beautiful. Defiant. She’d wanted me to see her. And part of me thrilled at this little game we played.”
When I read the first chapter of Very Twisted Things I was convinced I was in for another dark romance but while parts of this story touch on dark the majority of it is just a beautiful story of two lonely people who are trying to figure out their place in life. Sebastian has goals for himself and is willing to do what is needed in order to become famous. He loves being a rock star but knows he is desperate to be more and with the prospect of a big production movie now is his time. He cannot let anything distract him from what he needs to do.
Violet is so lost. I feel so deeply for her that there are just no words. Once a violin prodigy on the path for a first string career she is now a hermit hiding from the world only playing for herself (and maybe a little for the sexy neighbor spying on her with binoculars.) After losing both parents, Violet moves across the country and gives up on her dreams. She is sad and depressed and doesn’t see how it can ever get any better.
“Well, let me be upfront. I don’t play second violin. I play first. Always.”
For as lost and sad as Violet is, she is also strong willed and determined when she wants to be. She fights for what she wants and what she wants is Sebastian. So what’s the problem . . .Sebastian wants Violet but not at the expense of becoming a famous actor. For as much as Violet wears her fear on her sleeve, Sebastian’s fear of being irrelevant is hidden beneath his bravado and his smooth talking tongue.
Also, there are some FAB side characters in this story. The best being Spider, love him or hate him from Very Wicked Things you cannot deny that he is flirty and fun in Very Twisted Things. By the end of the book I was desperate for more and frantically messaging the author to make sure he was getting his own book!
“Bloody hell, I’ve got two beautiful birds on either side of me. All we need now is a dark room, a big-ass bed, and some lube.”
See, pure fun and trust me after you read of his shenanigans you will want more too!
“What are you thinking?” “That if we kissed, you’d bring out the animal in me, and I’d die to taste every single inch of your softness with my tongue. And not just your mouth, I’d want my lips all over you. I’d lick every corner and crevice. I’d want to eat you raw, consume you until there was nothing left.”
Sebastian and Violet are beautifully flawed. While she is stuck in the dark, he is out in the light. But his light desperately need a little darkness. He needs her to ground him and she need to learn to let go and be free of the guilt and shame that as possessed her since her parents death. Sebastian was everything I was hoping for and so much more. I loved that he wasn’t as perfect and together as he came across in Very Bad Things. He was a complex man who doesn’t always make the best choices but in the end is always there for those he cares about.
Ilsa Madden-Mills is one of those authors I can count on to take me on a journey every time and Very Twisted things was no different. The book started with a BOOM and never let me down after. Trust me this standalone novel that both Briarcrest Academy lovers and newbies to the series will love.
~miranda
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