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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The newest installment in Kova and Ria’s epic journey SLAYED every inch of my soul and I am still trying to pick up the shattered pieces of my heart, even days after devouring all the words. Lucia Franco’s unique storytelling ability has wholeheartedly stolen my breath away and I can’t stop thinking about all those drama filled twists and turns that totally had me turned upside down. Just when I think things couldn’t get any crazier, lets just say…MIND BLOWN! I guess by now I should be able to anticipate these unexpected moments, but I am still surprised every FREAKING time.
Twist was a beautifully captivating story and the perfect addition to the Off Balance series. My heart ached throughout Kova and Ria’s journey. These two have had to endure some painful moments and just when I think things are FINALLY looking up for them, something happens and their backs are up against the wall. This incredible author managed to make me fall even deeper in love with these two and I didn’t even think that was possible. Kova is my ultimate book husband (yep that’s right, I am skipping right over book boyfriend mode because he’s just so freaking dreamy). I have been #TEAMKOVA since the very beginning and now he has officially stolen every part of me!
This story was EVERYTHING and after that EPIC ending I can’t wait to get my hands on Dismount, the final book in this UNBELIEVABLE series. Kova and Ria deserve their happily ever after and let us PRAY that they get that…because I don’t think my heart could handle it if they don’t. All I can say is that I hope the wait isn’t TOO LONG because I don’t know if I can take the suspense any longer…
Have you ever had your heart mended only to be torn to shreds by one of your unicorn authors? I have and my god does it hurt.
If anyone can break me, it’s Lucia Franco. She can turn up the steam like it’s no ones business and she can also rip your heart to shreds like no other.
When I picked up Twist I knew I was in for one emotional ride and my gut was not wrong. Twist is one loaded book.
Twist is full of all the passion and steam we have all grown to know and love from the previous books in the series plus more. So freaking much more! Get ready for your pages to heat up. Things are gonna get HOT! *fans myself just thinking about it*
This book will also no doubt warm your heart and make you love Kova more than you already do if you’re Team Kova and for those who are Team Hayden, it may just make you change your mind. No judgment if you suddenly want to change teams. All are welcome on Team Kova.
This book is also going to hurt you and hurt you good. To say I hurt is an understatement. I am freaking heartbroken. Ugh. The way it ended just left me absolutely numb. Like what am I supposed to do with myself now? I feel so lost. If only Kova were here to console me. I wish. *sobs*
I need to know what happens next or I may die of literal heartache. Gah! This series is seriously SO good but also so hard on the heart. I don’t know if mine will be intact when this series finally ends but I am so ready for Dismount and cannot wait for it to get here!! Dismount cannot get here soon enough!
Overall, I give Twist 5 very well deserved stars! Now excuse me while I go pick up my torn up heart off the floor.
No words.
I have none.
This book is by far my favorite of the series. I thought RELEASE was my fave, but TWIST took that spot.
Although Adrianna frustrated the living shit out of me sometimes in this book, I completely understood
where she was coming from. She’s extremely mature for her age, but she also shows her age immensely when it comes to matters of the heart and her health. However there’s no denying that girl has gumption. Loved deeply even though she’s young and scared and has NO idea what’s coming next.
Kova. Oh Kova.
My heart feels and bleeds for you. If I didn’t love you enough before, I FLOVE you so much more now. Your heart, determination, selflessness, your complete and utter surrender to love…my heart.
That ending though. I’m not surprised in the least though; I knew something really bad was gonna happen. I was truly just waiting for it…..it still sucked though.
Regardless, I’m EXTREMELY excited to read the final book, DISMOUNT, and see where Lucia Franco will take us next. Or rather, where Kova & Ria will take us readers next.
4.5 Stars!
I actually cried myself to a nap after finishing TWIST because my feelings are hurt. Like nuclear level hurt. I may definitely have permanent emotional problems after this book. And I’m willing to risk it all for Kova and Ria.
I am just so damn proud of Ria because the things she is dealing with right now, I get hives just thinking about them. I have mad respect and love for her but I want the record to note that this betch is hella frustrating. I thinks she genuinely doesn’t want to be happy because WHAT EVEN?!?! I am still rooting for her because she has my whole heart.
Kova, this sweet fool. I like how he is an actual adult but is still heavily involved in foolery. I wanted to kick him while being insanely in love with him throughout the whole book. It was a very confusing time for me, okay?
I don’t think anyone really understands how much this series means to me. I am insanely invested in every aspect of Kova and Ria’s story. I basically treat them like real life people whose day to day life affects mine. While I am madly in love with where this story is going, I will say that I was really angry with Ria and Kova towards the last 20% because of my unnatural emotional investment.
I don’t know what’s in store next but I am really scared and excited to see where this story is going to go.
Also, wild sidebar but did anyone get strong dom vibes from Daddy Rossi because I may or may not be into that. We’ll see how the final book goes.
She did it again! I mean it´s no suprise ´coz we´re talking about Lucia here. But this book is definitely my most fav now in the series.
I LOVE this book, like seriously it´s so freaking good, no no good, it´s superb, amazing, wow, well you know what I mean.
My love for Kova and Ria can´t get anymore stronger. Their love is so special and beautiful and heartbreaking and I just don`t want this series to ever end, I want their love story to go on forever.
Kova is something else, like I have really no words for this man, he`s perfect in my eyes! Ria will always be my baby, I love this girl so much even when she makes me sometimes angry with her actions. And Avery, what a bestie she is. I hope we´ll get her and Xavier´s book one day.
That cliffy though…I hope Franks will suffer! He deserves nothing less.
Lucia creates magic with her words like always and just thinking there is only one book left in the series makes me very sad.
The brilliance of this book…is immeasurable. There is not one thing I would change, not one moment that was not perfection, not one heartwrenching, glorious scene that was not thoroughly thought out and executed. Lucia Franco is not afraid to push boundaries, take chances, or break hearts. I finished this book 24 hours ago but I have a feeling I will NEVER be over these books, this series, or these characters. My heart is fully invested, my emotions are destroyed and my mind is racing with all the possibilities! Very few authors have ever taken me on such an emotional roller coaster that I was completely wrung out for days afterward.
I didn’t think I could love Kova more but in this book I did! The struggles he and Ria face are mounting and his devotion to her is unparalleled. I am both terrified and consumed with the thought of where the final book will take us! Lucia Franco never fails to leave me wanting more and wondering how this crazy ride will end!
“Two negatives make a positive. And that’s what we were. Two flaws. But when put together, we were amplified in the most dazzling, inconceivable way imaginable.”
If someone were to ask me to name a forbidden romance I was glad I’d given a chance, it’d be the Off Balance series.
Hands-down.
Every. Single. Time.
This series continues to get better with each book — and with Twist, Lucia Franco absolutely KILLED it! She had my heart in the palm of her hand. I was so twisted up in the depth of emotion and the overall dynamic between Kova and Ria.
Kova is still the same alpha, dirty-talking coach we’ve come to love. Or, in some readers’ cases…loath. However, there’s an entirely new, gentler side to him we’re introduced to. And just to be clear: You guys, my HEART WAS NOT PREPARED for it. I still experience little flutters when I think about some of the scenes between him and Ria.
With Ria and her health battle, we experience her strength. We witness just how resilient she is. How much she truly wants to accomplish her dream of the Olympics. I love and admire her passion, but the girl stressed me out at times. I need her to eat, and do other important things in regards to living…lol.
“Our love and pain were entwined, curling around us whenever we breathed the same air. We were stuck in a cycle. A painful, endless cycle that had no light at the end of the tunnel.”
Exactly like their love, Twist is all-consuming. Flooring. Exquisite on every level. It’s undoubtedly my favorite book of the series, and has left my heart aching for more!
OMG!
Kova & Ana’s struggle in this twisted line of events continues, things take some major dips & turns in this book I was not sure my heart could cope!
This book nearly set my kindle on fire but maybe just a bit too much!
With tensions extremely high and life change events happening at a fast pace so many things are starting to unravel, who can be the ones to be trusted?
With a cliffhanger keeping is going until dismount I can’t wait for the final book in this series to find out ALL OF THE THINGS!!!!!!!!!
Lucia has a fab way of writing her books to keep us on our toes and she does it well so now we wait for Dismount
Amo’s Book Corner
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Reviewed for I’m A Sweet And Sassy Book Whore
Lucia Franco has once again made this book whore absolutely in awe of the words she writes. In awe of the emotions she can bring forth from her words. In awe of the heart breaking moments, the stomache wrenching emotions, the feelings that you never knew you might experience. Twist is another emotional addition to the Off Balance series and is once again well titled because there are so many twists you didn’t see coming.
Kova and Ria, these two break my heart, mend it once more only to repeat the process over and over again. Their forbidden relationship, the undeniable connection between them, the secrets, the heartbreak, the deception and the truth will keep you on your toes from beginning until the end. What you believed to be true very well may not be.
I have loved Kova from the start but in Twist he has cemented his place in my heart. I have started and deleted this review going on about seven times now, and while I know my mere thoughts and words will never do Twist the justice it deserves, I hope that my love and passion for not only this book and series are apparent, but my love for Lucia Franco as well.
Lucia Franco continues to awe and inspire me with her words, and I absolutely can’t wait for the next book. Trust me when I say that you need to have this book as well as the previous ones on your TBR lists and at the very top!
Received an advanced copy for a honest and unbiased review
OMFG, Lucia has done it again with Twist. You may want to grab a drink, cuddle up and hang a sign that says DO NOT DISTURB, because you do not want to miss a moment as there is so much going on in Twist.
Adrianna and Kova’s story will consume you and be prepared for a long ride, because these books are not short AT ALL. Lucia writes these characters that you feel as if you are part of the story and I am highly consumed with their trials and what it takes for them to hide their relationship from those who want to tear them down. So much happens in this one but more questions arise but that cliffhanger made me want to throw my kindle, and I love my kindle.
Gah, I will definitely be sad once this series is over and when I have a spare moment would love to re-read all of these books all at once.
“Love was a look. Love was a feeling. Love was a four-letter word that held more weight than gold. Love was clarity.”
Twist is the fourth book in the Off Balance series. One of my top favorite series to date and once again Lucia nailed it. I love Kova and Ria so much and don’t think I’ll ever stop wanting to read about their lives. If you weren’t a fan of Kova from the previous books, you will be now. Secrets you’ve been holding your breath for so long will be revealed and when they come to surface, it’s not what you expect. Hang on tight. You’re in for a bumpy ride.
I have lost the ability to even right now. WHAT IN THE WORLD WITH THAT ENDING? I need answers and I need them now! This book. O. M. G. This series will definitely hit you in the feels. This is a taboo relationship that in real life you’d be outraged over, but this series has me rooting so hard for Kova and Ria.
This book is truly Adrianna’s turn to shine. I just wanted to give her a hug. Our girl has so much going on and having to deal with that your heart just goes out to her. You get into her head as she deals with some heartbreaking news that no one should have to deal with. She has grown so much in this series. I love her character and am rooting so hard for her.
And Kova. If you didn’t like him in the previous books, you are so going to change your mind here. He is completely swoonworthy in this book.
The friendships too, especially the one between Adrianna and Avery, are portrayed so well too.
And there is a MASSIVE cliffhanger. Lucia truly outdid herself with this one!
Cannot wait for the last book!
This series will engrain itself into your soul! This is the 4th book in the series and it just keeps getting more and more. Kova and Ria are one of those couples who will stay with you forever. Plus it is so hard to write a review and not give anyway any details when I’m this emotional. All I am going to say is…. I cried, I screamed and I swooned. There you go, enough said except for one more thing, READ THIS BOOK. It must be read as a series or will make zero sense, but it is one of the best series that I have ever read.
Omg! I am so messed up right now over this book. I devoured it only to be life miserable again. I’m seriously afraid the wait for the final book is going to decimate me! The angst and tension throughout the entire book was insane and addictive as hell. Franco has quickly become one of my most favorite authors. I felt like I’ve been put through the ringer after I finished this book and it was worth it. Great read! Do not miss this series y’all! It’s epic!!
This series is going to be the end of me
I honestly have no words to describe my emotional or mental state after reading this book, this series is slowly killing me… The story if Ria and Kova is a sweet, terrifying and torturous one.
I could not read fast enough. I have lived and breathed this series since I discovered it, the end is near and with this installment I do not know where the heck I stand. Everything I thought I knew has been thrown in the air and is falling back down painfully slow.
Well done Lucia, you have killed it with Twist, the Off Balance series has evolved into something that I will remember in years to come. And while I cannot wait for Dismount, I am not ready for but……Bring it on, Queen B!
In the first two books of the Off Balance series (Balance and Execution), the story focused on the physical relationship between Ria and Kova, the attraction between them being extremely passionate and impulsive at times. They both pushed/pulled each other into a forbidden relationship that would destroy both their worlds if discovered. In Release (3rd book), their relationship took a more deeper turn where Kova began putting himself out there at Ria’s disposal time and time again to help rebuild her trust that he destroyed by marrying Katja. It was sad seeing Ria secretly dealing with her illness while pursing her dreams on being in the Olympics and keeping Kova at arms length. She was juggling so many emotions it was hard for her to be positive and as a reader you could feel the despair that she was going through as her personal/family life was falling apart.
With Twist, while Ria struggles with her illness, Kova’s emotional love for her becomes all consuming. It was moving to see how desperate at times he was for Ria…needing to be near her, see her, to love her without restraint. Despite all the reasons they should not be together, Kova goes after Ria recklessly, almost to a point where I thought he wanted them to get caught so he would not have feel guilty about loving her in secret. The sex scenes in both Balance and Execution were very steamy given the major taboo factor but in Twist Lucia Franco has outdone herself in taking us to a dark, erotic place where their relationship turns intensely intimate, involving significant trust.
“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.”
WOW…when Kova said that to Ria it made me re-think how unaffected or aloof Kova was towards her when she first started at World Cup. That he saw them together some day even though everything was against them being a couple. I love seeing the transformation of Kova from being a bossy jerk/heartless at times towards Ria to being her solid ‘rock’ in gymnastics and her personal life. He loves her unconditionally but she is hesitant to give him that piece of herself. And I understand Ria’s hesitance for Kova destroyed her trust at the end of Execution and it’s been a battle for her to come back from that betrayal.
I found Twist at times both tragic and hopeful. Despite Ria’s illness and knowing she might only have so long to live, she continues to push herself in gymnastics despite her failing body. Her relationship with Kova seems to give her hope that one day she could have a future with him. I can’t wait for Dismount to see if their forbidden love endures through sickness, controversy, and family turmoil.
{I received this as an ARC in exchange for an Honest review}
”Twist” is extraordinary. I could not get enough of this emotion filled story. It was such a rollercoaster. It was so different and sexy and thrilling. It is heartbreaking and filled to the max with angst. Ever page leaves you needing more. I never want to let these two go. I was hanging on to every word for dear life. Kova and Ria have ruined me. Their love is so intense and raw. They leave you gasping for air. It was the best kind of rollercoaster. So much happens in this book. I never wanted it to end. So many twist happened and I can honestly say I never saw them coming. These two own my heart. They constantly break it but I love them the more for it. This book is dark and consuming. It’s so deep and I could not get enough. I am once again in awe of Lucia’s talent. This book will take a hold of you and never let go. I love Kova and Ria and their story will all of my Heart!!! The ending killed me. I am in shock and I can not wait for “Dismount”!
Ok I am still trying to wrap my head around this….. being 4th book in the Off Balance series we knew it was going to be good and end on a killer cliffhanger…. Lucia did not disappoint! This book was explosive from beginning to end! So many revelations! Some things you figured and some you didn’t see coming at all! Ria just can not seem to catch a break! This poor girl! She keeps having one thing after another….. and I already KNOW that the final book is going to KILL ME!!! But in the best way possible! This series gets better and better with every book! I will not wait on pins and needles to wait for the final book! #TeamRia
Wow!!! That was a rollercoaster of a book. I was heartbroken with the diagnosis, but I felt like we got to know more of Kova in this book. We also got to hear from Avery too. I loved that they mended their relationship. I hated Holly’s situation, but I felt it showed another layer of Kova. That ending though. I cried thru the last 2 chapters. It was just another level of pain. My favorite passage though happened there.
“We are a team—but the truth is, when you exhale, I inhale. Not the other way around. I might be the beast beneath your beauty pushing you to succeed, but you are the anchor that holds me steady in a churning ocean threatening to drown me. It is how it has been for me since day one, and it will continue to be that way. Always remember that. So whatever you decide, I will support you.”
I can’t wait to read the last book. Now, I’m going to crawl into a corner and hide a little while.
Twist Is book four in the Off Balance series by Lucia Franco. One off my biggest obsessions is forbidden romance and Lucia delivers a spellbinding, arousing, frustrating and heartbreaking tale that just keeps blowing my mind. Each book brings something more to the genre. It pulls at a heartstring i didn’t even know I possessed. Thought evoking. Breathtaking. Spine tingling madness!!!
I love these characters, and do not hide that fact. I want to share with the world what an out of body experience reading this series is. Adrianna and Kova feel a love of deep intensity, crippling anxiety, passion that goes beyond the stratosphere, and a presence that draws one to the other, no matter the obstacles and adversity that constantly surround them. Their love should not be the force it is. But it is a force unstoppable. Nothing is strong enough to bring these two down. Although there have been endless events that brought them to their knees. I am always shocked to the core by what unfolds and the rush is incredible.
I wasn’t prepared for the entirety of Twist. Nothing could prepare me. All I could do was strap in, hang on, and hope I was still breathing on the other side. The ending leaves you hanging, and with an unquenched thirst for the conclusion to this epic journey. 5 stars.