Twisted Love
by Ana Huang
Interest peak #1
A grumpy, guarded billionaire and his best friend's sister get closer than either planned. Steamy, emotional, and a big hit with online reading communities. Read the full description
Best for: Adult romance readers who like brooding heroes
Twisted Love is #40 on BookWard's Top 100 books for September 2026, with a BookWard Score of 68 out of 100.
Twisted Love: 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 Love’s reading interest has run from #1 to #25 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 Love was added to Open Library readers’ shelves 1,850 times in the past 12 months, peaking in September 2025 with 358 (132% above its monthly average of 154). Over the latest three months (Jun 2026 to Aug 2026) shelf adds were down 27% on the three months before. 88% of the adds were “want to read”, 8% “currently reading” and 4% “already read”.
Want to read Currently reading Already read
What the data says about Twisted Love
- Moderate swings. Monthly shelf adds averaged 154 with some ups and downs.
- Busiest and quietest months. September 2025 was its busiest month (358 adds), about 5.4 times its quietest, July 2026 (66).
- Ratings below the list’s middle. Its Open Library average of 3.80 from 299 ratings is 0.32 lower than the middle book on the list (4.12).
- Against its genre. It had 90% more shelf adds than the average Romance book on this list.
- Share of the list. It accounts for 1.8% of all shelf adds recorded for the Top 100 over these 12 months, #11 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 Love 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 | #40 | 68 |
Is Twisted Love rising or falling?
Holding steady Its weekly, monthly and yearly ranks are close together, so interest is steady rather than spiking.
On Open Library, Twisted Love ranks #21 this week, #30 this month, and #15 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 Love made the Top 100
Twisted Love made the list mainly on momentum (+31.2 points) and being read right now (+23.1 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 Love
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 Love open right now than 91% 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 #3 of the 11 Romance books on this month’s list.
About Twisted Love
A grumpy, guarded billionaire and his best friend's sister get closer than either planned. Steamy, emotional, and a big hit with online reading communities.
Why it’s here: It is a good example of romance reader recommendations driving the charts.
Best for: Adult romance readers who like brooding heroes
At a glance
- First published
- 2021
- Genre
- Romance
- Length
- about 358 pages (the median across its editions)
- Languages
- editions in 3 languages listed on Open Library
- Editions
- 18 on Open Library
From Open Library and Wikidata public records. Missing rows mean the records do not list that fact.
Themes
- Brother's best friend
- Emotional walls
- Family obligations
What reading it is like
Steamy, angsty contemporary romance.
At about 358 pages it is a longer read: roughly 7 hours at an average reading pace (about 250 words a minute, 300 words a page). Audiobook and edition lengths vary.
Good to know
First in the Twisted series. Adult content.
The premise
Ava, the sister of Alex's best friend, and Alex, a guarded, brooding banker, are thrown together when she needs protection. Their tense relationship slowly becomes something more.
What you’ll get
- Brooding-hero romance
- Steamy, high tension
- Quick to read
You might skip it if you dislike explicit content.
More by Ana Huang on the Top 100: Twisted Games
Pairs well with: Twisted Games · The Deal
Keep exploring the chart
Also on the chart at #39 and #41
Questions about Twisted Love
What rank is Twisted Love on the Top 100 books?
Twisted Love is #40 on BookWard's Top 100 books for September 2026, with a BookWard Score of 68 out of 100.
Is Twisted Love rising or falling?
Holding steady. Its weekly, monthly and yearly ranks are close together, so interest is steady rather than spiking. On Open Library, Twisted Love ranks #21 this week, #30 this month, and #15 over the past year.
Why is Twisted Love on the Top 100?
Twisted Love made the list mainly on momentum (+31.2 points) and being read right now (+23.1 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+0).
How many people are reading Twisted Love right now?
Open Library's reading logs show 1,020 readers currently reading Twisted Love, 13,402 who want to read it and 380 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 Love had over the past year?
1,850 Open Library shelf adds in the past 12 months (peak September 2025, 358); latest three months down 27% on the prior three. Figures come from Open Library and Wikipedia public data.
Who is Twisted Love best for?
Adult romance readers who like brooding heroes.
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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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