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| ISBN: | 1496031016 (ISBN13: 9781496031013) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Twisted #1 |
| Literary Awards: | London Book Festival Nominee for General Fiction (Honorable Mention) (2014), Drunken Druid Award for Book of the Year (3rd Place) (2014) |
Lola Smirnova
Paperback | Pages: 314 pages Rating: 3.85 | 182 Users | 86 Reviews
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| Title | : | Twisted (Twisted #1) |
| Author | : | Lola Smirnova |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 314 pages |
| Published | : | January 21st 2014 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Categories | : | Dark. Thriller. Suspense. Fiction |
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Back in the 90’s, the corrupt post-Soviet Ukraine with its faltering economy, is thrown into a devastating depression. Times are hard. Opportunities are scarce.Three eager young sisters – Natalia, Lena and Julia - dream of a better life and weigh their options: do they stay and struggle like their parents, or join scores of their compatriots in the sex trade in glittering western European cities, who earn in a night what they’d take several months to earn at home? Naive and tempted by the allure of 'quick' money, the girls set off on an adventure that changes their lives forever...
Can they stay out of trouble enough to fulfill their ambitions?
Can they hold on to their idealism in a world where depravity and danger are constant companions?
How far are they willing to go to make a buck?
Inspired by real-life events, Twisted is a fascinating New Adult SUSPENSE THRILLER about vulnerability, courage and the art of making a living in the sex trade...
'TWISTED' IS THE FIRST BOOK OF A PLANNED TRILOGY. THE SECOND ONE - 'CRAVED' - IS ABOUT TO BE RELEASED! To stay updated follow Lola on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/twistedlolas... or Twitter - @AuthorSmirnova.
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Ratings: 3.85 From 182 Users | 86 ReviewsCriticism Containing Books Twisted (Twisted #1)
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.This was definitely a darker book. It was very realistic in the way that things happened that you believed could actually happen to a person in real life. And the characters were all....like they could have been people you knew. And that really brought this book home to me. It was the characters that had trouble and yet they were still very likable. Take Julia for example. In a different book she might have been portrayed as theWell that was...twisted. Yup, I think this book got its name right.This is a New Adult book in my opinion, but it is certainly not a romance, and not even what I would consider erotica. There is sex lots of sex but it's not written in a way that's supposed to turn you on. Twisted is much more of a clinical documentation of what Eastern European prostitution is (or was?) really like. I actually think that this book reads almost like nonfiction at times, but that makes sence because I think I
They may use my body but my mind is free. In my mind I escape. ----Gladys Lawson, an author, a microbiologist in pathology management and also volunteers as an inspirational mentor. Lola Smirnova, an Ukrainian author, pens her debut book, Twisted that revolves around the horrifying truth and pain behind flesh trade. Written from her own experience, Smirnova spins her story in such a way that it'll grip you with the vivid and raw details about the sex trade.Synopsis: Back in the 90s, the
STARS: 5 eye opening stars!POV: FirstSERIES: YesCLIFFHANGER: YesWow! Lola Smirnova rips the band aid off and shows the world the ugly truth hidden underneath about the sex trade. It is not the romanticized version people have read about. This is not a book of happily ever afters and love triangles. This is a book of brutal honesty and digs deep in the bowel of the beast. It is not pretty and not for the weak of heart or stomach. This was a breath of fresh air. Not because of the subject matter.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.This was definitely a darker book. It was very realistic in the way that things happened that you believed could actually happen to a person in real life. And the characters were all....like they could have been people you knew. And that really brought this book home to me. It was the characters that had trouble and yet they were still very likable. Take Julia for example. In a different book she might have been portrayed as the
This copy kindly provided by NetGalley on behalf of the publisher I really don't know what I think about this one. There were parts (smaller stories within the larger one) that I really liked, while others I just didn't get at all, & some of it was almost pointless...To start off I didn't really know what I was getting myself into. As began I thought it was going to be a tale of great things coming from a "doing whatever needs to be done" kind of situation. Then I thought it was going to be
Wow! Not sure what to say after reading Twisted! It is sad to know that this book is based off of a true scenario. It is a good book full of prostitution, drug & alcohol abuse and who can blame them.I would want to be on something to have to live the life that Lena, Julia (aka Jul's) & Natalia do. Although, Jul's is the one who is addicted. There was a lot of Taboo sex going on and gross sex.... Some of it was hard to read and Jul's definitely was uncomfortable with the Taboo & gross
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