Rocked to her core, Adrianna is faced with an incurable illness. She’s aware of what she’s up against and is willing to risk what’s left of her for what she loves. With one last chance, and despite her doctor’s orders, Adrianna struggles harder than ever to achieve her dream.Tired and torn, Kova embraces his flaws as he watches Adrianna reach her breaking point. Unable to stand by as she … she continues to endanger herself, he surrenders to what he wants most, even if it means losing himself in the process.
As Adrianna fights for her life, Kova battles for them both. No one is left unscathed as they succumb to their darkest hunger. Passions reignite and their actions grow bolder, creating an endless link between them. Once is a mistake. Twice is reckless. Three times is a choice. But this time they may have gone too far.
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5 twisted, amazing stars that will light up your world and become a contender for the top book of 2019!! This book has EVERYTHING – steamy scenes, deception, secrets, forbidden romance/age gap that will rock your world!! It is a gritty, raw and angsty forbidden romance that will leave you with your mouth hanging open and wanting to throw your kindle!! Lucia Franco is one amazing and twisted lady!!! She has never disappointed me and continues to get better and better!!
This series is one that affects you emotionally and takes some time to recover from, especially this book in the series! So many things in the past 3 books have lead to the events that unfold. You get insight into what has happened (FINALLY!). You get to see characters like you haven’t seen them before and see emotions that have been hidden forever!!
It is an intense, and very addictive book that all romance readers and ESPECIALLY Off Balance series lovers will need in their life!! You need to read the series in order: Balamce , Release, Execute, and then Twist to get the whole world of these amazing, hot and steamy characters!! Everything about these characters and this story leave you begging for more!!!
This emotional, steamy and over the top angsty book completely turned my world upside down. Lucia Franco is a master at writing and drugging you with her words. She has created a book that takes you there with them and makes you obsess over everything that is Kova, Ria, and Hayden. I have fallen even harder in love/lust with Kova.
I honestly don’t even know where to begin with this book review. I am so emotional and completely torn up over the events that take place in this book. The way Lucia has written Ria’s story completely enthralled me from the very beginning. Her books reach my very core and make such an impact, one that has me reading all hours of the night!!
Ria, Kova, and Hayden and all the characters are back and better than ever. There’s lots of anger, secrets, plots, crazy and amazing situations and circumstances and steamy, over the top scenes that will make you wonder what the he** you just read!! This book was a fantastic forbidden romance/age gap that will leave you with questions and wondering how you’re you’re going to survive waiting for the next book!!
Omg! I cannot say enough words about this book without completely ruining it and putting spoilers! A MUST READ BY LUCIA FRANCO!!
‘One time is a mistake. Two times is reckless. Three times is a choice.’
I cannot get to the 5th book sooner! The cliffhanger is extremely exciting. Adrianna is suffering from an incurable illness and on top of that she is an excellent gymnast the illness is putting a hinder. To achieve her dreams she is willing to fight against her body’s weakness.
Kova is better than the first three books. His reasons for his actions are understandable now but that doesn’t excuse his relationship with Adrianna. Now that the truth is out nothing is forgivable.
Rating 5/5
Plot 5/5
Spice 4.5/5
Character Development 5/5
“Twist” is the fourth book in the Off Balance series by Lucia Franco. This book continues the forbidden romance between Adrianna and Kova. Adrianna struggles to train for the Olympics and cope with her recent diagnosis. The stress is unbearable and although her health is wearing her down, she continues to fight hard. Adrianna wants to keep her illness a secret from her coaches and anyone outside of her family, however, these secrets lead to tension, angst, and passion between Kova and Adrianna. Kova does everything he can to help Adrianna and their relationship becomes overwhelming and emotional. The cliffhanger in this book feels like the biggest from the series.
I loved “Release” (Book 3), but “Twist” has become my favourite from the series. Just when I thought things couldn’t get worse… they got worse. Adrianna has been through so much and I really hope she finds some peace and has her happily ever after with Kova. The last chapters were so intense and I cannot wait to read the final book in this series, “Dismount.”
my FAVORITE book of the series!!!
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AH! That is all I can think right now. This series just keeps getting better & better..! The relationship, the character growth, the drama oh lord the drama!!
Please ensure you read book 1-3 before picking up this 4th book in the 5 book Off-Balance series.
Book 4 picks up right where book 3 left off. Adrianna is left feeling lonely & broken, with news she is dying. It was heart breaking to read her go through it and alone. I just kept hoping that by some miracle that Kova would find out & be her knight in shining armour, & he thankfully does.
Kova & Ria finally get an opportunity in this book to be in a “relationship”. Kova finally breaks & tells her everything. They make up & realise their love is in for the long haul, even if it means they have to keep it as a secret for however long they must.
This was emotional & lust heavy read. I am picking up the last book ASAP with that cliffhanger.
5/5 stars with 4/5 steam.
5+ “A” STARS!!!
This series seriously gets better with each book and this is my favorite, though I don’t even know why because it’s so painful *cry*. Kova and Ria already went through so much but they are still no closer to the light at the end of the tunnel. Lucia took the angst in this book to a whole new lever and I was here for it, it looks like I love to cry because that’s what I did for most of this book.
For a good part of Twist they were actually in a great place in their relationship, they had so many epic scenes in this one, my favorite being the knife scene of course *hot*. But when it comes to Lucia we know it won’t stay that way. Now, Ria doesn’t have to fight only for her love for Kova, she needs to fight for herself and her dream too. I feel like everything bad that could happen to her did at some point, so it amazes me how she never gave up. She is so freaking strong and I admire her so much. I truly don’t even know how to put into words. Ria is such a fighter, I know that but she still manages to surprise me.
I felt for Kova in this one too, he suffered alongside her. He struggled to keep a straight face when what he probably wanted was to shout how unfair everything was. I believed in is love for Ria since the beginning, even when he probably didn’t even knew himself, but in this one I was flooded with it. His love came out of the pages, he didn’t shy away anymore, and anyone who looked at him could see it and I loved that. It was a long time coming but so worth the wait.
Now, I know every cliffhanger in this series was awful, they kept being worse and worse and I suffered so much along with them. But this last one truly broke me, OMG, I cried so much. My heart was truly shattered and I couldn’t see their happy ending anymore even though I really wished for it.
The best way to describe this book is as pure romance. Twist is everything I desperately needed following Release. In Twist we finally get Kova admitting the truth behind all the suffering and pain our couple has been experiencing for the last two books. We finally get Ria admitting to not just Kova but herself the truth, the fears, and the anguish she is going through. Lucia once again shows her incredible talent and ability to weave her words in a way that the reader gasping for breath and starving for more.
In Twist we get to see Kova come out of his dickish shell. He is beyond caring, gentle and patient with Ria. He lets her experience pain and anger that was not necessarily rightfully directed to him, yet he allowed her to use him as her outlet for her feelings. This book had me beyond panting for him. If ever you doubted his feeling for her, your feeling as a reader if she should be with him, Twist removes any doubt. TEAM KOVA always. Hayden who?
This book does not lack any heat. The sexy times had me fanning myself, while at the same time begging for more. Don’t worry just when you think the charterers are finally on the right path with each other and their relationship as well as Ria and her future in gymnastics, Lucia does what she does best as an author. The angst and the damn cliffhanger.
I cannot wait for the next installment. I need to know how it ends for them while at the same time I am not ready to let go.
This story will pull you in every way. It’s full of passion, anger, and oh my gosh the angst! Months later and I still can’t get this ending out of my head, I’m wrecked and still trying to put the pieces together of what’s going on. Lucia can really write and keep you locked in her books.
The love that Ria and Kova have is unbelievable. The chemistry is till off the charts hot. Some secrets have been told and I’m finally getting some answers to my questions I’ve had from the other books in this series.
Ria is a fighter. She’s sick and won’t give up on her dreams. Kova is letting Ria know more about his life with Katja and some secrets he has about her. If you don’t already love Kova I’m sure this book will have you falling in love with him. I’ve always been Team Kova.
I will be counting down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until Dismount. Ive been on a book hangover since I finished Twist. I can’t start a new book because I am just not over this series yet. I don’t think I will ever be over it. All I can think about is the ending of Twist and nervous for what will happen in the next book. I feel like this series has completely consumed my life for the last three weeks. I can do nothing else but think of Kova and Ria. I loved this story and Lucia Franco is the Queen of age-gap and forbidden romance. There is no other series quite like Off Balance. I have gone back through these books and found some of my favorite quotes and have underlined my favorite parts. If you have not read this series you are missing out!! I just can’t get enough and am a fan for life.
“Don’t focus on the struggle of moving them because that’s not what it’s about it. It’s about how much you put in when you decide it’s your time. You can’t move a mountain, and you certainly don’t go around it. You climb that sucker and show yourself what you’re capable of.”
“I am yours, however you want me,” he said. Something wild entered his eyes as he watched himself pump little thrusts into me. “Always and forever”
“I have been yours since the day you walked into World Cup, malysh. The moment I saw you, I knew that was it and that I would have you one day.”
“You cannot live without me, because I could not live without you.”
Lucia, Lucia, Lucia….Lucia Franco definitely made the wait worth it because this book was everything I needed, so much so that I’m not even angry with her for the cliffy ending. Twist is the fourth book in the Off Balance Series, and Yes, you do need to read the first three books in order to follow along with the storyline. This book picks up right where we left off in the previous book.
While we did find out that Adriana (Ria) is gravely ill, we also get to see her fight for her dream even harder. She pushes herself to the brink in true Ria form, but when she falls Kova surprises us all and carries her. He becomes everything every woman wants when he puts himself out there to protect her. We see more of Kova and Ria together in this book because I feel he decided to be truthful with himself and just let the chips of life fall where they may. I cannot wait for the final book. Reading the last book and knowing this series will then come to an end will be bittersweet. I know I will TRY to read slower…I may even cry. I hope I survive the end.
I WISH I COULD GIVE TWIST SIX STARS BECAUSE THIS WAS MY FAVOURITE BOOK YET!! Every aspect of the Off Balance series is sooooooooo bloody good in Twist! The gymnastics, drama, friendship, teammate relationships, plot, twists/turns and of course the steam and chemistry between Kova and Ria is INCREDIBLE, ADDICTIVE, captivating and will leave you wanting more — ESPECIALLY with that ending. Twist is steamy, emotional, beautiful, suspenseful, romantic, action packed and an emotional roller coaster but who doesn’t love a good emotional roller coaster?! Once again, AMAZING AMAZING job, Lucia!! To you all, I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend this book!!
Have you ever read a book that feels like your heart is physically being ripped out of your body? No? Just me? Well read Twist, the fourth book in @lucia_franco_’s off balance series and you’ll know the feeling. (In the best possible way of course!)
I went into this series after reading Hush Hush and really had no idea what to expect. Little did I know it would consume my every thought. Lol. Although this series is very controversial and may not be everyone’s cup of tea, I have to say I freaking love it. It has hands down been one of the best book series I have read to date.
This book in particular, more so than the other three, pulled at so many heart strings in me. There is so much love, hate, anger, and heartbreak it’s crazy. But in the best way. @lucia_franco_ did such an incredible job at capturing all of the emotions that I felt them myself.
My only complaint with this book is the freaking cliff hanger. I might need to write that down as one of the crazies, well written, infuriating cliff hangers I’ve ever read. Which I guess means that @lucia_franco_ is doing a bomb ass job at her job. Needless to say, I am NOT SO patiently waiting for Dismount to be released. I know it’s going to be just as amazing as this one was.Lucia Franco
Well hot diggity dog! That was DRAMATIC. I mean like… DRRAAAMMMAAAA lol
I have no clue how to even write this review. I’m at a loss. So much happened in this book that all I can say is read the series to see for yourself, because there is no shortage of intense dramatic instances lol
My favorite part of this book and the series up until this point has been Kova’s character arc. I love the way he’s changed from Balance to Twist, and I can say in all honesty I completely loved him in Twist and I don’t give a flying fuck what anyone says. I love the fact that he’s so self-aware. He knows that what he’s doing is wrong and by Twist, he is fully accepting of the consequences of his actions with Ria. I love that. There’s something to be said about a man who is ready to lay it all on the line. After all, the heart wants what it wants. He tried for a while to deny what was between them, but it was almost like once he realized that he couldn’t, it all clicked into place.
Love is a crazy thing. You can’t define it with words, or rationalize your way into or out of it. Love just happens and sometimes it consumes you, and completely changes the person you once were, or thought you were. I think that’s the cenrral theme of this series. Is that love is dangerous, maddening and defies all logic.
So applause for you, Lucia and this frustrating series! There are so many unanswered questions that leave me anxiously awaiting the finale.
“This is is, Ria. There is no going back after this. Only forward.”
I am still sitting in my chair.. wondering what the heck Lucia just did to me. I am not okay. My heart is breaking, my soul is bleeding, and my mind is blown. I will never get used to the way Lucia impacts me with her words.
Twist is by far the BEST book in the whole series and that is saying a lot because I have loved every single one of them. To me, Twist is the most emotion-filled story of them all.
Kova is a different man in this book. He finally lets his true feeling show and he is done holding back. I have loved Kova through the whole series but at the same time I’ve wanted to punch him in the face. Kova In Twist? I just want to hold him.
Lucia really did a number on me with this book, I still can’t quite put the words I want to down. Twist is soul-crunching, earth shattering, raw and incredible. I have never read a story like the Off Balance series and I know I never will again.
Omg. I am dying a little more with every book in this series. The emotion. The angst. The steam. The heart-break. All of it is KILLING ME! Kova and Ria are so wrong, yet so right. Their love is so forbidden, yet undeniable. I NEED the next book NOW!
I WILL say I absolutely LOVE how Lucia Franco writes. She writes about some difficult subject matter, some truly taboo subject matter but does it with such passion. Do I wish this story was done? Honestly, yes. Every time we think we are getting to a conclusion, good or bad, something else gets thrown in and I’m not sure this 17 year old can take much more at this point. BUT saying that, I was most definitely on the edge of my seat and absolutely can’t wait for the final conclusion to this story. Do they get their HEA? Do they deserve an HEA? Will Adrianna finally grow up because let’s face it, this girl is young…and despite living as an “adult”, she truly has some growing up to do…and soon.
Twist is full of ALL the drama and angst from the first four books combined AND THEN SOME!!! I’m pretty sure I barely survived. My poor heart….
My heart is utterly broken at all that this book has put both Kova and Adrianna through. There is so much hurt and drama and lies and manipulation, but there is also some work towards forgiveness and the realization that Kova and Adrianna just plain need each other, no matter the cost. And unfortunately that cost may come at a very high price.
I think the author did a really great job with this book in letting the reader see a softer and more vulnerable side of Kova. He definitely let much more of his feelings out throughout this story and was more free with both his affection and his emotions. There are still quite a few surprises to keep you on your toes though and of course the book ends on a cliffhanger. I can only hope the last book comes out quickly because I absolutely need more Kova and Ria and I desperately want them to get their HEA!!!
Oh, my god! Lucia keeps pushing the envelope with Kova and Ria. I need the final book in my hands. I want nothing more than for these two to have a HEA. Bravo
This book was freaking phenomenal and epic!!!! Written with so much passion and emotion!! I mean, heart and soul was poured into it!! I literally devoured it!! Every time life or should i say reality interrupted reading Twist , I became frustrated!! I was so consumed! I felt all the pain and anxiety that the characters experienced!! Brilliantly written!! I need the next installment ASAP!!!! I’m in Awe!!!!
This series has ruined me. I can’t get enough of Kova! A perfect ten.