After reading Say You Love Me, I went and bought all of Odessa Hywell’s books on Smashwords. Taboo stories with incest/twincest are one of my favourites, and I really liked this author’s writing style and how the stories seemed to be on the sweeter side.
Twisted Together was, well…twisted? We have fraternal twins, Bennet and Cooper. Bennet has always had unbrotherly love towards his beloved twin and has kept those feelings to himself. While they are closer and touch more than your average siblings, they only have each other after losing their parents. One night at a club, Bennet is forced by a stranger, and that stranger, who feels familiar, keeps coming back.
Okay, now this is where the story becomes pretty messed up. It is almost 80% non-con, and that first scene in the club's bathroom was definitely straight up rape. However, it soon becomes more dub-con, and later we even get CNC between the twins.
This story wasn’t just straight-up erotica; despite some of the actions by Cooper, it was emotional. You know these two love one another but were scared to take that next step. I loved seeing how close they were, the cuddling, the touching, the “I love you” between them.
Now do I think what Cooper did was despicable? Yes, of course. I still wonder if he was forgiven too quickly, as it must have been traumatic for Bennett to realize your beloved brother seems to have a split personality. You need a healthy dose of reality suspension for this story. I feel like Cooper still has so much to make up for, but I am happy they get their HEA at the end.
Overall it was a smutty, sweet at times (?), emotional, twisted twincest story! I would advise checking TWs, as this story is basically non-con for most of the plot.
(reviewed 18 days after purchase)