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The Fabric of Our Souls by K.M. Moronova

14 reviews

kristynkelly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sydneyjustreads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kaelizaco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

c_reader01's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

In absolute tears rn

"her soul is like chiffon, with plenty of tattered rips and tears. The fabric of our souls is thin and worn. We must be gentle and love tirelessly.”

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

yasmin_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense

5.0

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Stalking

natashareadsbooks's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

bekahzabel's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol

robins_fantasy_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚖𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎?? 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜, 𝚖𝚢 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝙸 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝙸'𝚖 𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚟𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚝, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚝.
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𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝, 𝚜𝚘 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗.
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𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎. 𝙸 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚕 𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚜𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚊𝚛 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚠𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝'𝚜 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚗 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚜𝚘 𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚝...
...𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident and Alcohol

mad_duh_lynn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

If I could give 6 stars to a book, it would be this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Alcohol

katylu123's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol