Hello everyone,
It is the start of another week, just four days until Christmas, and time for yet another look back at my 2020 reading highlights!
This is one of my favourites. I love discussing all the best twists I have come across, and some of the ones I have read this year are among the most breathtaking I have experienced.
There are few better things in my opinion than coming across a twist that you just didn’t see coming. Here are my top five for this year, without any spoilers of course.
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
This was a book full of intriguing mysteries and clever puzzles. It also contained lots of characters and sub-plots, and as it got closer to the end there were numerous twists to be found. But the best was saved until last; a revelation that came out of nowhere and set up the sequel brilliantly.
Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh
Of all the dramatic twists I read this year, the one towards the end of Thirteen has to be the best of all. It is the kind of twist that you only come across once in a while, a bombshell that utterly pulled the rug from underneath me in such an unexpected way.
After reading it, I spent the rest of that night in a state of shock and awe. The book was fantastic already, but that twist lifted it by another notch.
The Lies We Told by Camilla Way
This book is so full of twists, it is hard to choose just one! It was packed with tension and menace, also containing one of the most evil human characters I have come across. I was kept guessing, and there was one twist in particular just past halfway that made me reconsider everything.
The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
The twists in this book may have been repetitive and just a little far-fetched, but I would be lying if I saw them coming. They create lots of interesting revelations and also help to change the overall dynamic of the story. The main twist was indeed a ‘wow’ moment.
All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban
The concept of this book and the use of dual timelines meant it kept me guessing throughout, coming up with theory after theory but with nothing to really back them up. When the truth arrived, it was a real shock, but the best thing about it was the way it was revealed. It is done in such an effective way that when I read it, I was made slightly speechless.
Have you read any of these books? Which books did you read in 2020 that contained the best twists? Let me know in the comments!
Great post! I love a good unpredictable twist! Definitely can make or break a book for me – love this post 💜
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Thank you so much, Kat! 💜 Absolutely – a great twist can make all the difference.
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You’re welcome, Stephen!💜 Indeed!💜
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The Inheritance Games and Cousins were great twists.
I loved The Curator.
I had toyed with the idea of the first twist a little but never saw the second one coming.
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Oh I’ll have to check out The Curator!
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It’s so good.
But I love the series
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I agree with The Inheritance Games and The Cousins! They had be confused. Another one I would add to the list woukd be Devil and Dark Water, that ended had me confused for like 5 minutes after I finsihed it 🤣
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I’m glad you agree! I see what you mean about The Devil And the Dark Water, I decided to include that in my post coming up on Wednesday about memorable endings ☺
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I really love the concept for this post! I used to have a bunch of articles about books with good plot twists bookmarked and this reminded me of that time hahaha. Karen M. McManus’ books have been on my TBR for a long time and the rest of these books sound really interesting as well!
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Thank you so much, Belle! I really hope you enjoy them, One of Us Is Lying is a fantastic read.
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What a great idea for a post! I remember after reading your review how you enjoyed the first two books and made me wanna read them too 🙂 Great post, Stephen!
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Thank you so much, Jee! 😊
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Ah I love this post idea, Stephen!! Never thought to add twists to a ranked list !!! I’m not a huge mystery person, I’m very picky, haha BUT I have been interested in The Cousins and All Your Twisted Secrets : )
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Thank you, Ruby!! All Your Twisted Secrets is such a tense high stakes read with an amazing twist – I’ve never read a YA thriller like it!
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I’ve read Jennifer Lynn Barnes other series, The Debutantes, and it’s filled with twists too! This makes me even more excited to read The Inheritance Games 😀 Also, I’ve never heard about Thirteen but it sounds fantastic!
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Oh I really need to read some of her other books as The Inheritance Games was very good! I hope you enjoy it, Tasya.
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