What a book. My expectations were high cause I loved Liar City. But this was even better than I imagined. I just finished and want to start reading it again.

Liar City introduced us to the idea of Evan and Reece. It gave us some glimpses. Reece pacifist and anxious mess with an inability to shut his mouth. Evan, the dead man, supposed to not be able to feel anything.

Well in this book Evan is still an anxious mess. And Reece is still the dead man. But the romance between two very unlikely characters develops and it is a joy to see. The banter between them is top notch.

The ending is quite crushing but with a ray of hope. And I cannot wait to read the next book.

Great sequel, and I'm looking forward to the next installment! Definitely a slow burn but I'm invested in both the characters and the world that Therin has built up.

This thrilling follow-up to Liar City has the same intensity and mystery, but gives us more insight into the major players, including the enigmatic Evan Grayson. Intertwined subplots drag the reader along on a wild, emotional ride chock-full of conspiracy and mayhem. At the same time, there's the hilarious contrast of Reese and Evan's dynamic, a will-they-or-won't-they-or-will-someone-end-up-dead road trip romance. I was thrilled to get an ARC from NetGalley, but now I'm tied up in knots about how long I'll have to wait for the inevitably shocking and (no doubt) delightful conclusion in volume 3. Allie Therin has knocked this one out of the park. Five glorious stars.

I read this book in (almost) one sitting, and, like always, the banter between Reece and Grayson is hilarious. I think I genuinely laughed out loud a couple times, which NEVER happens. just warning you guys that there is a MAJOR cliffhanger, and I WILL be counting the days until the next book gets published. also - don't get me wrong, Liam is great and his relationship with Jamey is very sweet, but there was so much chemistry between Jamey and Aisha and I kinda wish they end up together 😭

Thank you to Netgalley and Carina Adores for an advance copy.

This picks back up a few weeks after the events of Liar City which was lovely because it was easy to remember where we left off. Reece still has a big ole crush on The Dead Man and manages to get the guy with literally zero emotions to send him spicy texts. What a boss.

The only thing I wish I had done for this one was wait until I had the audiobook too. Joel Leslie did such a good job with Liar City that I found myself wanting him to read this to me instead of me doing it. I double checked that I have the audiobook preordered on this one and I'm ready.

This does end on a cliffhanger and goodness gracious. It’s going to be such a mess to finish this series out and I cannot wait. With where we left things, someone’s going to have to apologize and I can’t decide who out of everyone involved.

I’m completely delighted with the way this one went. I assume there will be three books in this series but I’m actually not sure. I’d read like nine.

First thank you to NetGalley and The publisher for sending me an advance copy in exchange for a fair and honest review of Twisted shadows book 2 in the sugar and vice series.

Where to start, so my biggest issue with the first book was i could not stand Reece's personality and it simply did not get better in this book. None of the twists really got to me either they felt very loadly telegraphed from the beginning.

The only character i really like is Evan but even then I feel like more should have already been developed about him than it has.

Allie Therin's writing skill is very good from a craft and sentence structure level. But the world building for is just constantly collapsing on itself and is not up to previous works. The sex scene in this was inventive and very well witten and was a high point of the book.

I will strongly be debating with myself if i want to continue this series.

Never in my life has a book without lots steamy scenes made me this horny!
This whole book is just one long scene of sexual tension without any relieve because These. Two. Can’t. Touch!!!
The tension, the yearning, the anticipation. The banter! THE FLIRTING! Sweet baby Jesus.
It was even more exciting than the actual investigation in this book, but that was also very gripping.
I already loved the first book so much and this one definitely deserves the hype too.
For me the ending was a little too rushed, I didn’t expect what happened at all, but not because it was a plot twist more like it just happened too fast and I didn’t expect it.
Also the many, many POVs were a little a little confusing and ripped me out of the plot at times.
The ending made me go from 100 to depressed lump lying on the floor in 0.2 seconds and now I ofc need to know what happens next!
I can’t wait for the last book in this trilogy (and if these two don’t rip each others clothes off and jump each other the second they’re able to touch I’ll implode!).

I am emotionally invested in the Sugar and Vice series. Book one was very much a slow burn, but things got spicier in book 2. The whole, can't touch each other for fear of passing out, really helped with the tension between Evan and Reece, And just like the first book, the mystery was top-notch. I can't wait to see what happens in the next novel. I give Twisted Shadows 5/5 stars.


Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to review Twisted Shadows by Allie Therin. All opinions are my own.

This must be one of the flirtiest books I've ever read. With the most sexual tension. And they can't even touch so it's even more tense and I was screaming. The story is action packed and full of mysteries and we get to see the characters get closer but also face some inevitable changes that will impact what they are building. As usual the writing style is superb and the various POV changes were done really well even intra-chapters. I loved seeing Evan's POV and finally reading what he things of Reece. I can't wait to have the final book in my hands because the ended was illegal, come on, I need to know more!

So entertaining. The world-building in these books is fantastic. I love the idea of empaths, and how their development would affect their sibling's development. It's a really fascinating idea. I loved the first book but wanted a little more romance and this one definitely delivered on both the romance and the suspense part. Reece and Evan are so delightful together. I really appreciate how much Evan admires and values Reece and I loved watching them get closer. A very satisfying read.

Absolutely amazing. Incredible follow up to the first book, I’m foaming at the mouth, dying for the next one.

I really enjoy this world building and how Therin interlaces an excellent representation of politics, corporate greed, and baseless fear into the story. You don’t have to suspend belief to immerse yourself.

And somehow all the ‘you’re a bad driver’ backseat driving antics never gets old.

And chefs kiss to the intimacy and feelings between Reece and Grayson.
This is the kind of slow burn yearning I’ve need more of.

Freaking hell, what was that ending?! Allie, you cruel, cruel author. How am I supposed to wait for book three now?! *sobs uncontrollably*

"Twisted Shadows" was an absolute rollercoaster ride of a book. It's dark, it's action-packed, it's twisted yes, and it's fueled by tensions, cliffhangers, betrayals, shocking discoveries and a truckload of emotional gut-punches. It's also funny, delightful, even sweet at times, and the romance? I was HOOKED. Thoroughly obsessed from the very start; I never wanted to stop reading.
Allie Therin is such an amazingly good writer, and I swear, she keeps getting better and better with each book.

This series has become one of my favourites of the past few years: the world-building is absolutely fabulous, damned fascinating (the whole thing about empaths is GENIUS, and although I sooooooo wish they'd just stop getting corrupted and stay their normal, sweetie-pie selves to save my sanity and my heart from despair/hurt/uncontrollable sobbing, I know there's supposed to be conflict in books, I do know that *stomps feet angrily*) and the writing is fantastic. Brilliant, funny, emotional, perfection.

The plot was WILD.
We'd left Reece and Evan in a sort of an okay-ish place at the end of book one, but book two starts off with a bang. Reece's in a liminal state, drowning in anxiety and fear about his quite-possibly-imminent corruption, and Evan's on the other side of the country doing secret spy shenanigans, and while he's still the same mysterious, unfeeling empath hunter as always, he seems to have developed an attachment to a certain empath troublemaker. Betrayal's afoot though, and Reece and Evan can't seem to catch a break and they definitely can't (and won't!) stop thinking about each other as well.

The plot and the pacing were fabulous. It was a crescendo of tension and twist and turns from the very start to the very end; I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. And that ending? I have nothing else to say except: whelp.

I love a multi-POV series, and although Reece (and now Evan!) are the two main POVs and characters, I still enjoyed following all the other characters around in this wild, complex story that Allie has created. All of the characters were fantastic, but Jamey and Aisha were my favourites, apart from the two leads obviously!

Speaking of which... needless to say, I adored them both, and their relationship had me in an even bigger chokehold during this book. Their sexual and romantic tension were TOP-NOTCH, delicious, no notes, just chef's kissing all around; and ALLLLLL that flirting? God, it made me blush and giggle. The best thing was how we finally get to see Evan's walls come tumbling down around Reece: I think I might have underlined half of their conversations. The sweet way both of them care for one another despite the insurmountable divide between them and the fact that they're supposed to be enemies? Gah, I loved them. Theirs is the slowest burn to ever burn, and I'm sure after all the turmoil and heartache, their HEA will be the absolute sweetest thing, but boyyyyyy does it hurt now.

< He owed Reece some choice words about the picture, but what he said was, “Hey, Care Bear.” Reece’s lips curved up. “Hey.” >


< Once upon a time, he might have looked at a person and thought I want to be with them because they make me happy. He didn’t think things like that anymore, but if someone hit him just right, his body still jerked. Still sat up and took notice and wanted. And Reece? Hit exactly right. >


< “So what’s my job?” Reece said. “Looking cute in that hoodie. And you’re already real good at it.” >

MY PRECIOUS BABIES.

Anyway, I don't know what to do with myself now; the book hangover is going to hurttttttttt. Ugh. It was worth it though.

I can't wait to re-read this book when it's out in December, but in the meantime: *sobs uncontrollably* HOW COULD YOU ALLIE 😭

Can't wait for next installment already! Great characters, sass, snark, plot...whole shebang! I'm a picky reader when it comes to my MM, and this had me happy as a clam.

This book was everything I could ever ask for in a romance. Reese was as bratty and as cute as ever and I loved seeing the romance blossom between him and Grayson! Now I can’t wait for book 3. I’m positively popping at the seams for it! My only gripe is that Grayson really rang it home with telling us he didn’t have any emotions like 20 times towards the end. It was a tad overkill, but I could look over that for everything else just totally engulfing me in the story!

Reece and Grayson are back! I loved the first book so I was very excited to get my hands on an ARC for book 2. If you loved book 1, you'll be very happy with this one.

In Twisted Shadows we get another Reece-Grayson adventure. We also see all of our favorite side characters return as well-some I counted on but others that I never expected to see again! I enjoyed getting to learn more about their backgrounds and I'm really excited for the next book!

The only reason that this isn't a 5 star read for me is that I didn't get as much relationship development as I think I would have liked. I think it would have been the perfect amount if the book didn't end the way it does. Overall though I loved this and highly recommend to anyone who enjoyed book 1!

**Thanks to NetGalley for providing this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.**

Oh. My. God. I don't really have words for that ending (a cliffhanger! as others have noted) except to say that book 3 simply cannot come soon enough.

This is probably my favorite book of Allie Therin's (which is saying something - if you haven't already checked out her other works, I highly recommend). The tension, the angst, the tightly-paced plot, the slow-burn romance: it's all part of the delicious feeling of a web that is pulling tighter and tighter and won't let you go until the ride is over, and even then, you're trapped.

The chemistry between Evan and Reece jumps off the page, as it did in Liar City, but here we have two characters building on the foundation of that first book... with one impossible mandate. Their relationship is tense and HOT. One of the amazing things in this book is that we finally get to have Evan's perspective - and he is an absolutely fascinating, deeply complicated character. Reece's dialogue had my laughing aloud at several points.

In short: this book is a gem. Can't wait to listen to the audio version come December!

I am a huge Allie Therin fan - and I have been eagerly anticipating the follow-up to Liar City. Evan and Reece are some of my all-time favorite characters. This book definitely carried the story forward and developed the world and situation a lot more. The voices in this book are varied and expand beyond Liar City.

I enjoyed this a lot - but I definitely wanted more from Reece and Evan. Ialso wished maybe a little less time that we did have with Reece and Evan was spent talking about how they couldn't touch. Ultimately, Allie Therin wrote both characters into a corner - and I'm fascinated to see where the series goes. I have an idea where she's headed - but how that will resolve the whole story definitely will keep me reading and desperate to know how it all turns out.

I would not recommend reading this book without reading Liar City first - and I don't hesistate to recommend that book! This book definitely leaves you wanting more - and ends on a bit of a cliff-hanger - so be warned!

Overall - I loved it - and can't wait for more.

Allie Therin has done it again. Twisted Shadows is an absolutely brilliant follow up to Liar City. It had everything I’ve come to expect from Allie Therin - the world building, the unexpected twists, the snark, the flirting by way of insults. It was perfection.

This second book in the series gave more depth and background information to all the characters, especially Grayson and Reece. We get more insight into how they both think and why they make the decision they do - which was desperately needed after the breakneck pace of book one.

The snark and banter in this book is honestly a thing of beauty. I was seriously cackling out loud while reading. NO ONE writes feisty black cat twinks like Allie Therin and I eat up that snarky sass with a spoon.

This could easily be my favorite Allie Therin book (which is saying something - I’ve read all of her books multiple times because I love them so). I cannot recommend this book enough. If you need me, I’ll just be over here impatiently waiting for the final installment.

Twisted Shadows is an amazing suspense-filled mystery combined with the slowest of slow burn romances. Allie Therin’s written a masterful continuation of the Sugar and Vice series, and has me on the edge of my seat waiting to see what happens next.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Evan Grayson aka The Dead Man and Reece Davies couldn’t be more different. Evan has no emotions, while Reece is a powerful empath. After the events of Liar City, Evan makes it his personal mission to protect Reece. I don’t want to spoil the plot details, just know that the story picks up after the events of Liar City, and this series should definitely be read in order.

I can’t overstate how much I adore Evan and Reece. This time, these two opposites get lots of forced proximity time while working together to figure out what’s really happening. The stakes continue to rise throughout the book, but the banter is top notch and keeps the story from becoming too dark. And while they are opposites on the surface, they both are lonely people who just want to help.

The concept of a world where powerful people fear pacifism is fascinating. As times this series has a sci fi feel, but mostly it feels very realistic. The tone is delightfully wry and readable, though, and all the well-drawn characters shine through.

Twisted Shadows is an intriguing mystery with the coziest, slowest slow burn romance ever, and banter and quips galore. Evan and Reece are wonderful characters, and I can’t recommend this series enough!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The tension between Reece and Evan was delicious. Oh the longing!!! This book had me in a thrall (lol) and I am distraught that it ended on a cliffhanger and now I have to just WAIT for book three??? 😩 4.5 rounded down