The book "Twisted" did not live up to my expectations. It is told from the viewpoint of a self-professed loser named Tyler Miller who has a bad relationship with his father and a poor reputation in school after spray-painting graffiti on the school. He does seem like a decent guy from what I could tell, but his character didn't really interest me.
Tyler has a crush on Bethany Milbury, the sister of Tyler's tormenter Chip. Once again, two not very interesting characters. The "twist" advertised on the back of the novel involved nude photos being taken of a wasted Bethany, which Tyler was accused of doing. Tyler is sent further into the kingdom of loserdom because of this event, and his father threatens to send Tyler to military school regardless of whether he is found guilty or not. Tyler contemplates commiting suicide and/or running away, neither of which he ends up doing. Eventually he is proved innocent and reaches an understanding with his father, hopefully leading to an improved relationship.
The plot of this story wasn't exactly straightforward, but the mild surprises included in the story didn't make it interesting. The characters were bland, except maybe for the father (and only because he yelled at Tyler all the time). At least Tyler was the epitome of angstiness, since he seemed to have conflicts with everyone he knew.
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