Twisted Games
by Ana Huang
A princess with a bodyguard she should not fall for, in a steamy, high-stakes romance. Part of a popular series. Read the full description
Best for: Adult romance readers who like forbidden love
Twisted Games is #67 on BookWard's Top 100 books for September 2026, with a BookWard Score of 59 out of 100.
Twisted Games: reading interest over the past 12 months
Sources: Open Library’s public reading-log and ratings data (dump of 2026-08-31), Wikipedia page views and Wikidata. Monthly counts are exact; they show relative interest among readers of these public sources, not total readership.
Ranked against the other books on this list, Twisted Games’s reading interest has run from #32 to #98 over these 12 months. Interest rank blends shelf adds, Wikipedia page views and rating activity, each compared with the other 99 books that month.
Shelf adds by month
Twisted Games was added to Open Library readers’ shelves 634 times in the past 12 months, peaking in September 2025 with 124 (135% above its monthly average of 53). Over the latest three months (Jun 2026 to Aug 2026) shelf adds were down 34% on the three months before. 86% of the adds were “want to read”, 8% “currently reading” and 6% “already read”.
Want to read Currently reading Already read
What the data says about Twisted Games
- Moderate swings. Monthly shelf adds averaged 53 with some ups and downs.
- Busiest and quietest months. September 2025 was its busiest month (124 adds), about 5.9 times its quietest, July 2026 (21).
- Against its genre. It had 35% fewer shelf adds than the average Romance book on this list.
- Share of the list. It accounts for 0.6% of all shelf adds recorded for the Top 100 over these 12 months, #55 of 100.
- Its age. First published in 2021 (5 years ago), it is older than 7% of the books on the list.
Each finding is computed from the public data above and shown only when the numbers support it.
Twisted Games on the Top 100: rank history
First charted in September 2026. The chart gains a point with every monthly update, so its peak, climbs and falls will show here as they happen.
| Month | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #67 | 59 |
Is Twisted Games rising or falling?
Cooling It ranks lower this week than over the past year, so interest is softening from its recent level.
On Open Library, Twisted Games ranks #132 this week, #115 this month, and #86 over the past year. A longer bar means a higher position. Comparing the three windows shows whether readers are arriving faster than the book's long-term pace. Readings as of 2026-09-30.
Why Twisted Games made the Top 100
Twisted Games made the list mainly on being read right now (+20.3 points) and momentum (+19.3 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+0). The BookWard Score blends five public signals, each scored from 0 to 100 and weighted as shown.
The reading-now, rating and rank signals come from Open Library’s public data, not from BookWard’s own readers. The score measures reading interest, not quality or sales. How the score works.
Open Library reader stats for Twisted Games
Source: Open Library public reading logs, as of 2026-09-30. BookWard’s own monthly snapshots are added to the picture, and anonymous BookWard reader data will be layered in as the community grows.
More readers have Twisted Games open right now than 65% of the other books on this list. These counts come from one public source, so they show relative interest rather than total readership.
Where it sits among Romance books
It is #7 of the 11 Romance books on this month’s list.
About Twisted Games
A princess with a bodyguard she should not fall for, in a steamy, high-stakes romance. Part of a popular series.
Why it’s here: It is a favorite in the online romance community.
Best for: Adult romance readers who like forbidden love
At a glance
- First published
- 2021
- Genre
- Romance
- Length
- about 454 pages (the median across its editions)
- Languages
- editions in 2 languages listed on Open Library
- Editions
- 11 on Open Library
From Open Library and Wikidata public records. Missing rows mean the records do not list that fact.
Themes
- A bodyguard romance
- A royal family
- Forbidden love
What reading it is like
Steamy, high-stakes romance.
At about 454 pages it is a longer read: roughly 9 hours at an average reading pace (about 250 words a minute, 300 words a page). Audiobook and edition lengths vary.
Good to know
Second in the Twisted series. Adult content.
The premise
Bridget, a princess who wants a life of her own, is assigned a bodyguard, Rhys. Their attraction is forbidden, and their secrets could ruin them both.
What you’ll get
- Forbidden romance
- Steamy and fast-paced
- Part of a popular series
You might skip it if you dislike explicit content.
More by Ana Huang on the Top 100: Twisted Love
Pairs well with: Twisted Love · Fourth Wing
Keep exploring the chart
Also on the chart at #66 and #68
Questions about Twisted Games
What rank is Twisted Games on the Top 100 books?
Twisted Games is #67 on BookWard's Top 100 books for September 2026, with a BookWard Score of 59 out of 100.
Is Twisted Games rising or falling?
Cooling. It ranks lower this week than over the past year, so interest is softening from its recent level. On Open Library, Twisted Games ranks #132 this week, #115 this month, and #86 over the past year.
Why is Twisted Games on the Top 100?
Twisted Games made the list mainly on being read right now (+20.3 points) and momentum (+19.3 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+0).
How many people are reading Twisted Games right now?
Open Library's reading logs show 371 readers currently reading Twisted Games, 5,201 who want to read it and 182 who have logged it as read (as of 2026-09-30). These are counts from one public source, not all readers.
How much interest has Twisted Games had over the past year?
634 Open Library shelf adds in the past 12 months (peak September 2025, 124); latest three months down 34% on the prior three. Figures come from Open Library and Wikipedia public data.
Who is Twisted Games best for?
Adult romance readers who like forbidden love.
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How we know
This page is built from public data: Open Library’s dated reading-log and ratings dumps, Wikipedia page views, Wikidata, and BookWard’s own monthly Top 100 snapshots. The interest rank blends shelf adds (45%), Wikipedia page views (30%), rating activity (10%) and, for months where a snapshot exists, BookWard’s own score (15%), each as a percentile among the Top 100 books. Every month shown is real data; nothing is estimated. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Last updated September 2026. Read the full methodology.
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