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Twisted Series (Ana Huang) in Order
Ana Huang's four interconnected Twisted standalones in order, each following a different couple in the same friend group. Read in publication order to catch the cameos.
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Why this order?
Ana Huang's Twisted quartet is one of BookTok's defining contemporary romance series, and the good news for new readers is that there is no wrong way in. Each of the four books is a complete standalone centered on a different couple, so you can technically start anywhere. That said, the intended and most rewarding path is publication order, which is also the chronological order of the friend group's overlapping lives.
Begin with Twisted Love (2021), Alex and Ava's enemies-to-lovers slow burn, then move to Twisted Games (2021), where bodyguard Rhys falls for a literal princess. Twisted Hate (2022) flips back to the original friend circle for Josh and Jules's combustible rivalry, and Twisted Lies (2022) closes the set with the swoony, obsessive arc of Christian and Stella. Reading them in this order means the side characters you meet as background players in book one gradually step forward as leads, and the small cameos and callbacks land the way Huang designed them.
The main gotcha is the spin-off. Huang's Kings of Sin series (King of Wrath, King of Pride, and onward) is set in the same universe with crossover cameos, but it is a separate series. You do not need it to complete the Twisted story, though fans who finish all four Twisted books often continue there for more of the same world.
If you enjoy this tropey, high-heat, found-family style, readers frequently move on to authors like Lauren Asher, Elsie Silver, and Tessa Bailey. But for Twisted itself, four books in publication order is the canonical experience.
Timeline 2021โ2022
Every entry plotted by release year โ see the gaps, clusters and revivals at a glance.
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Frequently asked questions
How many books are in the Twisted series?
There are four books in Ana Huang's Twisted series: Twisted Love, Twisted Games, Twisted Hate, and Twisted Lies.
What order should I read the Twisted series in?
Read them in publication order: Twisted Love (2021), Twisted Games (2021), Twisted Hate (2022), and Twisted Lies (2022). Each is a standalone, but this order makes the cameos and side characters pay off.
Do I have to read the Twisted books in order?
No. Each book follows a different couple and works as a standalone, so you can start anywhere. Publication order is recommended because the friend group's side characters appear before becoming leads.
Is Kings of Sin part of the Twisted series?
No. Kings of Sin is a separate spin-off series set in the same universe with crossover cameos. You don't need it to finish the Twisted story, but many fans read it next.
Which Twisted book should I read first?
Start with Twisted Love, the first book. It introduces Alex and Ava and establishes the friend group that the rest of the series builds on.
Are the Twisted books connected or standalone?
Both. They're interconnected standalones โ each tells one couple's complete story, but they share a friend group and world, so reading all four enriches the cameos and callbacks.
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