Review: 4.5 Exceptional Stars!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2014
ARC received for an honest reviewAn Exceptional Twist starts off where It All Started with A Lima Bean ends, so you should read it first ~~ It could be read as a stand alone though if you wanted.Stefen and Leah first met at his cousin's engagement party to her best friend, Caleb and Abby.There is the instant attraction, but both have been warned off the other by their well meaning family and friends.  Stefen is a player, and Leah deserves better than that.But the heart wants what the heart wants ~ and these two want each other.There is so much more to Stefen than the playboy image he puts out there.  He is a commitment-phobe.  He doesn't believe in marriage, he is never with the same girl more than a couple of times.  But beneath it all, he is jealous of what his cousin has found, and harbours that want ~ sure, it is deep, deep down, but he wants that too.Leah has spent her life building up her successful business with not time for relationships.  She is the complete opposite of Abby.  Where Abby is quiet and thoughtful, Leah is loud and outspoken.  She is a spitfire.  She also wants what Caleb and Abby has, but hasn't found it yet.Where Caleb and Abby's romance was sweet, Stefen and Leah is fiery, animalistic.  What starts out as pure lust soon turns to need and much much moreOf course the road to love is never an easy one, and this has never been more true than with Stefen and Leah.  Their story is an emotional rollercoaster.After that step is taken, things take a turn, and Stefen and Leah are thrown together more than they expect or want.  A wonderful friendship grows from this time together, but can they have more?It is a tale of love and hate, betrayal, need, sadness and happiness, forgiveness.  And as the title alludes to, there is a twist in the tale!I wanted to love Stefen, I wanted to hate him.  He does some pretty deplorable things, but I couldn't hate him!Leah's family are fantastic.  Her sister Dani is hilarious at times, but we learn a little more about her that makes your heart ache for her.  I hope we get more of her story soon.We get more of Caleb, Abby and Maddy, starting off on their new life together..Leah's mum plays a big part in Leah's story, and there are some funny interactions between her and Stefen.  The telenovellas scene made me laugh!!"Your mom so watches porn" hahahaha!!!This series is pure romance. No panty-ripping sex  every second page. I feel that this gives us a different, deeper connection with Stefen and Leah.Ms Flores had me when she wrote It All Started with A Lima Bean, but she has excelled herself with An Exceptional Twist.  The character development feels natural, nothing happens at warp speed/insta-love like with so many books we read these days.I look forward to more of this series!