Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy
Twisted Play (Cruel Games)
Book 1 in the Cruel Games (Poppy Jacobson) series · Reading order →
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Why we recommend it
A cruel-games dark romance where a twisted play becomes the only rulebook either side follows. Sharp, morally shaded, and unapologetically intense.
At a glance
Twisted Play is a dark romantasy by Poppy Jacobson. It rates 4/5 for spice and 4/5 for darkness, mid-range for dark romantasy: of the 648 dark romantasy books we rate, 34% score lower for darkness and 58% lower for spice. Tropes: enemies to lovers, morally grey MC and possessive-obsessive MC. It runs to 486 pages. We have not tagged its content warnings yet, so check the author’s notes before you start.
Book details
- Pages
- 486
- Published
- September 2025
Twisted Play spice level
Twisted Play is rated 4/5 for spice on Readark’s scale: explicit and frequent, meaning multiple detailed scenes, with heat central to the story. Its darkness rating is 4/5: heavy, meaning sustained cruelty, trauma or non-consent central to the relationship. How we rate
Twisted Play content warnings
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