*~*Twisted by Emma Chase Blog Tour – Excerpt, Review & Giveaway*~*

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“Would you fucking stop! Why are you being like this?”

I glare up at him. “Because you don’t even care! I’m really upset here – and you don’t give a shit!”

His eyes open wide, incredulous.

“Of course I give a shit – I’m the one getting Jimmy Choos thrown at my head like Chinese freaking stars!”

“If you care so much, why don’t you apologize?!”

“Because I didn’t fucking do anything! I have no problem crawling on my hands and knees when I screw up. But if you think I’m gonna beg because you’ve been possessed by the Hormone Demon – you’re out of your mind sweetheart.”

Twisted by Emma Chase

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

*ARC Given to Blog for Honest Review*

4.5 “Drewspeak” “Read ‘em. Learn ‘em. Live ‘em.” “independent” kisses

Words cannot describe how much I loved Tangled. I loved the writing…the characters…the story…the humor – everything worked perfectly for me. So to say I was excited about Twisted might just be the understatement of the year. I was so excited to get Kate’s POV, to find out how Drew and Kate were progressing and just flat out getting more of the amazingness that is Drew and Kate together was enough to make me SQUEE with excitement.

Katherine Brooks…oh my Kate…she is just…is magical. Gorgeous…brilliant…strong willed…determined…funny…I mean if I thought I loved her before, Twisted just put me on another level of love for her. I might as well admit it now, I’m pretty sure I have a huge crush on Kate. Everything she said I thought was brilliant…everything she did was genius…I was so in sync with her and I just could not get enough. Because of all that ‘in syncness’…I empathized with her…and because this was such an angsty book…I felt every single second of the angst that Kate felt. With all the highs that come with having a relationship with Drew…there are some equally low lows. Like brought me to tears low (which truly surprised me! You don’t read an Emma Chase book thinking tears will be involved unless it’s from laughing so hard!). Kate really took a lot of steps in the right direction though, IMO…it showed a lot of positive growth and development and I didn’t think it was possible for her to get any stronger, but she did and I appreciated seeing that side of her.

‘I don’t know why, but my eyes fill with tears.
Instantly, Drew’s gaze turns worried. “Are you okay? Did I…did I hurt you?”
I smile through the tears, because they’re happy ones. Because in some weird, unexplainable way, I’ve never felt closer to him than I do right now.
“No. I’m wonderful. Feel free to be not nice to me anytime.”
Then he smiles too. Relieved and satisfied. “Noted.”

Andrew Evans…Frigging Drew…wow – so Drew is…well, Drew. He is balls out, no filter, sexy, hilarious and I love him. He’s still a work in progress but he is figuring his shit out and I have to give him props for the accomplishments he has made…a two year relationship for a sworn bachelor is something to be proud of. He does fuck up though…like wow – pretty big fuck up honestly…hurt my heart for Kate…and I was concerned that I might not be able to forgive him. There were really hurtful words and horrible actions and it was rough, I was 100% team Kate – but then again I was 100% team Drew in Tangled…so maybe the POV matters, but I digress. In all seriousness though…he’s Drew. It’s in his nature to fuck up…prolly more than most men – and I’m not saying that as an ‘excuse’ for him but because I sincerely don’t think he knows better. But he’s learning and with Kate’s patience, he might be able to survive having a relationship.

I wrap my arms around his neck and squeeze. “You are the best boyfriend ever.”
He smirks in that way that makes me want to kiss him and slap him at the same time.
“Yeah, I know.”

So if the first book was hot then this second book is angsty to the max. I don’t mean this to sound like a bad thing but…I didn’t know Emma had it in her! If you would have told me that I would be driven to tears by this book I would have said ‘Ha! Yeah , right!’ Tears and Drew/Emma/Tangled do not go hand in hand. Hot sex and laughing – yes….sadness – no. I hated it because so much of it was miscommunication…that’s the stuff that kills me, I get it but I don’t have to like it! I really just wanted to climb into the book and knock some sense into them because they were destroying my heart with what they were saying and doing to each other and all for nothing. Well, not nothing, but still! Kate and Drew are perfect together…they just complement each other so well and seeing them apart and hurting was physically painful for me. Once you have seen two people and how complete they make each other and how good they can be together…anything less, just blows.

‘He slips a finger into the belt of my jeans and pulls me between his open knees. His hands rest on my hips as he looks up at me. “Do you remember that awful chick flick you made me watch last year? The one with the guy from The Office?”
He’s talking about Crazy, Stupid, Love. I nod.
Drew continues, “And at the end, how he said ‘Even when I hated you, I loved you.;”
I nod again.
“It was like that. It was never about what I wanted – it was what I thought I had to do. It was always all about you. You were in my head, in my heart…even when you weren’t there anymore…you were still fucking there.”’

Emma’s writing has a very signature style. She somehow is able to make you feel like you’re not reading a book, it’s like you’re having a conversation with the character. I felt the same way with Drew in Tangled…and I got the same feelings with Kate…it’s so natural and fluid. And I was worried I wasn’t going to love Kate’s POV as much as I loved Drew’s…but Kate gave Drew a run for his money! I mean…I will always love Drew because that’s how it all got started, and my love and adoration for him knows no bounds, but the pace and flow was spot on. It held my attention the entire time and being that it’s from a woman’s POV…to me…it was more emotional, which fit. As angsty as Twisted is, it’s still hilarious – I was constantly laughing out loud, making a fool of myself in public – which is always nice – but totally worth it. Seeing Dee Dee and Kate’s relationship from the other side was awesome – I loved it. I have a whole new appreciation for what they have…as well as a different view on Billy! I know Delores and Matt’s book is next…which I am super excited about and then we get more Drew – which is the best news ever – but I can’t lie…I want a Billy book! There’s a song…a beautiful song…that I loved and the meaning behind it was so sweet…but it made me fall a little for Billy. So…here’s hoping! *crossing fingers*

“I love you Kate. Everything that’s good in my life, anything that really matters, is only there because of you. If we hadn’t met? I’d be fucking miserable – and probably too clueless to even realize it.”

Now…I need to address my favorite part of this book. The epilogue. A-freaking-mazing. As in…one of the best epilogues I have ever read. As in…I never…ever…ever wanted it to end. It made every second of angst totally and completely worth it. Although Twisted flat out twisted my ass up, I completely and thoroughly enjoyed every second of it. If you haven’t read the Tangled series and you love comedy in your romance, then you are really missing out on one of the best series. I can’t wait to read Tamed – you really see more of Delores and Matt in Twisted and it’s interesting – I love their dynamic switch and I didn’t think I was going to like reading about Dee Dee but…after the teaser in the back of Twisted…I am so ready for this!

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By day, Emma Chase is a devoted wife and mother of two who resides in a small, rural town in New Jersey.  By night she is a keyboard crusader, toiling away the hours to bring her colorful characters and their endless antics to life.   She has a long standing love/hate relationship with caffeine.

Emma is an avid reader.  Before her children were born she was known to consume whole books in a single day.  Writing has also always been a passion and with the 2013 release of her debut romantic comedy, Tangled, the ability to now call herself an author is nothing less than a dream come true.