Twisted Love by Ana Huang Summary
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When Chinese-American Ava Chen falls for her brother's brooding Ukrainian best friend Alex Volkov, their "grumpy sunshine" dynamic ignites a cultural tapestry of healing and passion. This steamy enemies-to-lovers tale sparked TikTok's obsession with the "brother's best friend" trope - what dark secrets will they uncover together?
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When Darkness Falls for Sunshine
Alex Volkov is a man carved from ice-brilliant, ruthless, and emotionally impenetrable. At twenty-six, he's already the COO of a Fortune 500 company with a genius IQ and a multimillion-dollar portfolio. But beneath his perfectly tailored suits lies a man consumed by vengeance. For sixteen years, he's been meticulously planning to destroy the person responsible for his family's murder-a night he witnessed at ten years old through a secret passageway, every horrific detail preserved by his rare condition: hyperthymesia. He doesn't just remember his trauma; he relives it with perfect clarity every day. Then there's Ava Chen-warm, optimistic, and determined to find beauty in everything. A talented photography student with dreams of capturing the world through her lens, she carries her own shadows. Everything before age nine exists in what she calls "The Blackout"-a complete memory gap punctuated only by recurring nightmares of drowning that wake her screaming at 4:44 a.m., the Chinese "death hour." When Ava's brother Josh leaves for a year-long volunteer program, he asks his best friend Alex to keep an eye on her. What Josh doesn't know is that Alex befriended him specifically to get close to their family-believing Ava's father responsible for his parents' deaths. As these two opposite souls collide, what begins as reluctant proximity ignites into something neither expected.
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"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
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"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
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