Twisted Perfection: A Novel

Written by Abbi Glines

Narrated by Elizabeth Louise and Sebastian York

My future was about to be completely thrown off track because Della Sloane was under my skin, and I had to have her. I couldn’t ignore it anymore...I’d gotten close enough to her to see deeper.

Della Sloane is not your average girl. Yearning to break free of her dark and sheltered past and the memories of the illness that claimed her mother, Della plans a solo road trip to experience real life on her own terms. But the trip is nearly cut short in the little beach town of Rosemary when she realizes she can’t even pump her own gas—until Woods Kerrington shows up, more than willing to help out a pretty girl in need.

Woods’s family wants him to settle down with a wealthy woman in pearls, but he can’t resist this carefree girl in cutoffs passing through town. A one-night stand should have been enough, but months later, Woods can’t get the irresistible Della out of his head.

When a twist of fate brings Della back to Woods, all signs point to trouble if they don’t keep their distance. Neither is truly free, and a relationship could destroy both of them. With their hearts on the line, Della thinks the safest bet is to walk away. But Woods isn’t about to let that happen...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: Aug 6, 2013
• ISBN: 9781442368491

Abbi Glines

Abbi Glines is the New York Times, USA TODAY, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Rosemary Beach, Field Party, Sea Breeze, Vincent Boys, and Existence series. A devoted book lover, Abbi lives with her family in Alabama. She maintains a Twitter addiction at @AbbiGlines and can also be found at Facebook.com/AbbiGlinesAuthor and AbbiGlinesBooks.com.

Reviews for Twisted Perfection

[Rene Melson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Good read.Love the. Rosemary series
Especially Rush and Blàire and baby Nate.

[msralways · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Incredbile
book and the relationship between Woods and Della was amazing with
their crazy chemistry and all those sexy hot times they had together. I
feel that Abbi Glines was a little more forward with the dialogues this
time around and I think it was a great touch. Oh, and that infuriating
cliffhanger. Want Simple Perfection NOW!

[debbie97462 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

OMG this book was perfection! Loved Woods and Della, can't wait for the next one. Abbi is an awesome author who definetly knows how to keep the reader engaged.

[bookstobreathe · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

So this was my first book experience with Abbi. I own them all, just haven't read any yet. Wow! Though Woods is very swoon worthy, Della steals the show! I have never read a character that has gone through what she has. I feel like we have only scratched the surface with her. Good thing there are 3 books in this new series :-) Can't wait for the next installment!

[chris.blogemporium · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I Absolutely LOVED this book. I was sucked right into the world of Woods and Della and I FREAKING LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.

Review to come , but here are my favorite quotes :

“Not everyone sees you the way you do. Sometimes our imperfections are what makes us special."

“Loosing you would be the only thing that could destroy me”


“If I had a life with Woods to look forward to I knew I could fight whatever darkness that tried to take me. Before Woods, I didnt know what I was living for. In my search to find myself, Id found so much more. I knew now why I wanted to live. I understood love. I had found it.”

“I loved her. I loved her with a something so fierce I couldn't even name it.”

“You're it for me, baby. Just you. You're not going to be your mother. You're special and unique and we're going to get you help. But I will be right by your side the entire time. I'll never leave you. I swear it.”

“You are mine. Do you hear me? You are mine, Della Sloane. I will take care of you. Nothing is taking you away from me. Nothing.”

“I love you. I'll never leave you and I swear to you sweetheart that you will never be alone.”

[nataniar-2 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wow I read rush'/ Blaire's story I didn't know this one was in between rush's so I read it before. I even started reading simple perfection still not knowing the reading order stopping half way through to start this one because I realized I didn't know who Tripp was! Wow I loved wood's story ... I can't wait for grant's ... And now tripp's. I don't ever want this series it end !!!!

[janersm · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This book...what can I say about this book? I wanted to like it. I really did. I typically enjoy books by Abbi Glines. They're usually entertaining and a little sad, which generally makes books easier for me to get into them. There are always little issues with grammar and I sometimes feel a little snarky about the situations within the books or the name choices. This book, though? Well, it made me feel angry instead of snarky.Woods was a pretty decent guy in the Blaire/Rush books. He was a good friend. He was a pretty nice guy. He was never a total schmuck. Well, in this book, he got a little of the schmuckiness on. Admittedly, he wasn't as much of a jerk as his father or Angelina or Thad, but he had his moments. He didn't seem like the Woods of the other books. Maybe this one explored his actual personality better and in the others he was really just putting on a front. I don't know, but I didn't really like it.He mentioned at one point that she brought out his inner caveman. Well, that was pretty obvious by the very possessive behavior that he displayed. Some of the time he would become monosyllabic and just declare her to be his. He didn't want to let her out of his sight. He didn't want her to talk to or live with her male roommate. He didn't want her to have had past sexual partners, which even he admits is hypocritical. It just felt very, very backwards.As for Della, the heroine of the story, I would have felt bad for her, but her story just didn't make sense. I don't know if the writer isn't familiar with agoraphobia, but I'm pretty certain that the issues that Della's mother is described as having aren't from having agoraphobia. They can occur with agoraphobia, but not because of it. To me, it seemed that her mother had a psychotic disorder or a personality disorder or both. The isolation behavior is something that happens in agoraphobia, but the other behaviors? No. From my experience, I think the agoraphobia would have been a secondary diagnosis or a symptom of another issue. I know, I know. Writers shouldn't be expected to know everything about everything, but in this case, it is important to get the details as close to being correct as possible.That might not seem like a big deal, but the mental health issue was one that was central to the story. It is also something that leads to my next complaint about the story: stigmatization. Mentally ill people encounter stigma regularly. People hold a lot of wacky beliefs about the mentally ill. This book seemed to promote that kind of ideology. There were so many instances where Della described herself as crazy, insane, potentially dangerous, etc. There were times when it seemed that the characters (including Della) thought that having mental health issues was a sign of weakness or of a character flaw or a sign that there was something defective about them as a whole because of this issue; this is the kind of attitude that would be abhorrent if it were applied to someone who had a "physical" disability. There were instances of other characters insinuating that mental illness would make someone less human. For example, Woods' cop acquaintance said, "I thought she was crazy and you were scared of what she might do. I was getting rid of her for you. Your dad said she was dangerous. A mental case. I even roughed her up a bit. I didn't know...Please tell me that girl is screwed in the head and what I did was good." Of course that statement is followed by some caveman statement about how women shouldn't be treated that way, which is technically true because NO PERSON SHOULD EVER BE TREATED THAT WAY. Mistreating her because she *might* have a mental illness is problematic behavior, but only being alarmed about it because she is a woman is also problematic. It would be just as wrong to "rough up" a man. Abusing someone is never okay and I think that message got lost somewhere along the way with this book.I think the book could have been better. Other than the problematic mental health stigmatization and the rather sexist attitudes, I felt like it wasn't developed as much as it should have been. It wasn't that the book was too short, but that it just moved too quickly and didn't focus much on anything except that Della's mom was mentally ill, Woods was in a future marriage for business situation, and that Woods and Della liked to have sex like bunnies. While those things were interesting, it felt like the stories around them weren't executed at a level that was appropriate to advance the overall story within the book. I don't really understand why this book and it's follow-up weren't combined. Neither is really that long. If they had been worked into one story, then maybe the book wouldn't have felt so underdeveloped. I could be wrong. I could have felt even more off, but I'm not sure that would be possible,I hate being disappointed by books. I really do, but this book was such a disappointment. Hopefully, the follow-up to it won't be like this, but if it is, I may write-off future books by this author.

[cool_mia · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It was absolutely without a doubt incredible!!!....It makes you think how the wheels are rolling in life...lolWoods is the most devoted and sweet possessive caveman I've ever read..And the strength Della has..It's just so inspiring..Wonderful but hurt people in a messed-up world utterly in love with each other...The book is literally a Twisted Perfection!