Reviews with content warning for Cursing - The Fabric of Our Souls

This was really enjoyable, not my normal genre but I really liked it. The characters were so lovable and the plot was pretty good. I also loved the authors writing and will likely continue reading books by her.

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natashareadsbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Check trigger Warnings before going in - it definitely has dark themes & content.

Wynn craves death. But the mysterious boy she meets craves life, craves pain. She doesn't expect that same chance encounter, to be her new roommate at an unorthodox rehabilitation center.

Her roommate Liam with cold blue eyes, and a bitter personality. Could they be each other's cure, or will they be toxic for one another?

"And just like that, I think I’ve found something as compelling as death."

Sooo I just finished this book & oh my god 🥺 - it was dark & twisted, & beautiful & tragic. And I don't even know what to say about it.

I absolutely felt for and related to both Wynn and Liam, & understood what they were going through.

This book is definitely emotional & heavy & I was not only glad to be reading a seperate book that I could escape to when this one became too much, but sooo glad that I was buddy reading, & we bonded over this book. 💙

On top of the emotion, there was also some intrigue and mystery sprinkled throughout.

Overall, this was a great read. I loved reading Wynn and Liam's story and journey. It was heartbreakingly beautiful and twisted 🫶 .

4⭐ out of 5⭐. I loved connecting with the characters, & loved the emotion from this book, I just felt like there was a few minor details that could have been expanded upon.

3🌶️ out of 5 🌶️. - multiple scenes in detail through the book.

Tropes:

→ dark romance

→ contemporary romance

→ roommate romance

→ enemies to lovers

→ emotional reads

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kyras_reads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

It has genuinely taken me almost a full month to recover from reading this book. And I still think about it constantly. I have a feeling it will take up precious space in my brain for a long time to come and that's okay.

There were so many things I was not expecting going into this book. First of all, the entire premise is something I haven’t seen before and I can appreciate that because I love a unique story. The focus on each of their feelings about life and death and the ability of, what I am guessing is a lot of readers, to identify with one of the three main characters and their mental health struggles feels important. Dark… but important.

There was really only one thing I didn’t like that much about this book and that was the odd voyeuristic nature that was Harlow Sanctum and it’s weird ideals around therapy (like rooming two people together who were totally going to just end up banging).

It took a little bit of time but I ended up loving their relationship and how the three of them supported and kept each other accountable for their actions. The love shared between this group was something I will think about for a long time.

I didn’t expect to be near sobbing at the very end of the book. He deserved the world and every time I think of him now my heart aches a little. 😔

Respectfully… fuck you, K. M. Moronova.
You kinda broke my heart and my therapy bill is on you!
Currently sobbing just thinking about Liam… 😭

Tropes:
Enemies to Lovers
Forced Proximity

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

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mararo's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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bekahzabel's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The Fabric of our Souls is a dark romantic thriller that’ll break your heart and mend it multiple times between two covers.

The story is told from alternating first person points of view between Wynn and Liam. When Wynn is admitted to an unorthodox mental health institution, she’s paired off to room with a dark masochist named Liam. During her time at Harlow, and with the help of Liam and his best mate Lanston, the three embark on a healing journey.

But there are unsolved mysteries lurking in the basement of the Harlow institution… and the trio finds that secrets don’t always stay buried…

Overall I really enjoyed the dark themes within this book. The tension between Wynn and Liam was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Solid character development and arcs for all three of the main characters, and a filthy mouth on Liam that’s to die for.

However I did feel like the plot hopped around quite a bit. We have dark and bulky romance elements, murder mystery, horror thriller, almost a why choose? It was a lot packed into just under 300 pages.

Nevertheless, it gets a 4⭐️ from me, and I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys dark romantic thrillers. Please be aware to check triggers though, countless in here 🫶🏼
🌶️🌶️🌶️

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ahbee_p_'s review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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