OBSESSED!!!

Twisted Games by Ana Huang 

I normally HATE an age gap; that is my top 3 most hated tropes (along with pregnancy and miscommunication). However, it worked in this book. Princess and her bodyguard will trump age gap *almost* every time. Plus, she was graduating from college instead of barely out of high school like most age gap romances. Bridget was smart, compassionate, and level-headed. Rhys was logical, focused, and dedicated. Together, they were the best parts of themselves, not to mention combustible. From his mean mugging every guy that she danced with to settin gup a tent so she could have the musical festival at home to taking her to Costa Rica to fulfill her bucket list before she had to start queen training; he understood her. And she was the only person he really let in. I KNEW that the horrible minister was going to be his long lost father. That the cousin was also his brother was a surprise. That they were able to work together to help Bridget, and that Alex came through to help as well was nice. I loved watching her stand up to that horrible minister, and when he lost his seat, after she was able to get the marriage act repealed, was sweet revenge. Her relationship with her grandfather was wonderful and I'm glad he talked to her to alleviate her guilt about giving him a heart attack; she needed to hear she didn't do that. I was shocked when it was the palace communications director that ended up being the one who leaked the pictures and rumor of the relationship with the goal of breaking them up, but her firing was spectacular.  I liked book 1 in this series, but I am OBSESSED with this book.