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A short, sexy little read, With A Twist is based on a personal fantasy of the author. On her fortieth birthday, Ava is sitting at a bar mulling over the mess of her personal life, how she's now middle-aged, overweight, and single since her skeevy ex-husband had run off with a young, perky, bleach-blonde bimbo. In walks the most delicious bad boy she's ever met, Shane, who just so happened to not only have been engaged to said bleach-blonde bimbo, but who is also insanely attracted to Ava's bombshell curves. What follows is a fun, flirtatious, and incredibly sexy ride (no pun intended) that brings out Ava's sensuous side, as well as dabbles in very light bondage and anal play. What worked for me: * What older woman hasn't had a fantasy (or five) of a hot, young bad boy coming in and sweeping them off their feet? * The sexy times were very hot, with lots of bedroom talk, with just a dash of crude language. This appealed to me because crude language is a turn-off for me in erotica. *I enjoyed the confrontation with the ex, as well as the family issues between Ava and her brother, and the slight bit of angst brought about by the obligatory "Big Misunderstanding" What didn't work for me: * I didn't care for the author's note at the beginning that clued us into the fact that this fantasy was based on a fleeting experience from the author's life. While I know the old adage of "write what you know" is certainly true, this made me feel a little too voyeuristic for my tastes. * Ava and Shane jumped straight into the ILY's after just a few days and a few nice tosses. I'm all for lust at first sight, but I prefer at least a couple weeks to pass before folks are ready to make a big commitment. * I found it a little implausible that the ex and the bimbo would've shown up in that particular place/way, but I'm willing to forgive this because the ex was such an asshat that it's entirely possible he'd have done something like that for spite. Readers should be aware that there is very light bondage and anal play, but nothing that sensitive readers should be too offended by. Overall, it was a fun, sexy little read, and I'm going to say 3.5/5 Stars.

absolutely loved it. the narrator is fantastic, the structure is beyond clever -- it's like nothing else i've ever read.

I have loved this book forever. I even read it twice.

I learned about this book on OPB a while back, from the way the reviewer talked about the book it peaked my interests that it might be House of Leaves esque. It is like House of Leaves in the way it bends reality, and there are pages with strange text layouts as well. However don't go into this book expecting House of Leaves- you would be disappointed. While this book is a very quick read I do highly recommend it!