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That Sik Luv by Jescie Hall

21 reviews

allymurphy's review against another edition

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4.5

unexpectedly quick read, I finished over the course of two days. very enjoyable, not at all a literary masterpiece but delightful nonetheless

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alijaywat's review against another edition

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

3.0

Holy shitโ€ฆ. That was a lotโ€ฆ. Check your TW

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fairylass's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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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notamouse's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.5

๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

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ellielucia's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75


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punk_flower_child's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

2.75

Sooooo dark. Wow. Interesting writing style. Intriguing story. I'm glad I finished it but honestly don't know that id recommend it 

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sunray_sunburn's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Ok, what to say about this book.. This was a journey that I was not necessarily prepared to go on but I am glad that I did. The content is very dark and also very real. The experiences of members in high control religions were depicted in a perfect and gut wrenching way. The story was built over time in an interesting and entertaining arch that kept me guessing along with Briony. 

To address everyone who is upset that Aero isn't Zade. Your are absolutely right! He is not Zade and that is the point!! I think you missed the entire arch of his character. The trauma that Aero works through in this book is eons worse than what Zade has to go through in HA. To me, Aero's story was so complex and layered that it made him an even more dimensional MMC. Also it is kind of weird that we are comparing two very bad men to one another... They are both walking red flags who stalk the FMC and force themselves on her (that being said, I enjoyed both TSL and HA because I am also a messed up sick person, lol). 

This book healed and broke me in ways that I was not prepared for. The audio was amazing. It is hands down the best audio experience I have had with a book. Joe Arden had to make rent and he did!! I loved the pure raw emotion that he brought to the character. I am not sure what deep place that came from, but I hope that he is ok, haha! 

Read the trigger warnings and listen to them (unlike me). It was intense in the best way possible. It is definitely a contender for the darkest book I have read. Also I am excited to get my physical copy because that is how much I loved this book. 

Book Boyfriend Rating: 9.1/10 

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always_reading_rachel's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Well the title for sure fits this story to a T. I love Joe Ardenโ€™s narration, it really brings Aero to life. Heโ€™s one of my favorite narrators and this performance is an example why. This book though was SO long. I feel like it could have been half as long as it was. I loved the danger and the tension between Aero and Briony. The spice was glorious. Be aware there is explicit descriptions of child SA and religion related abuse, so if that triggers you, you may not want to read this. I read this because there was so much hype on social media. It was good, but I donโ€™t get the obsession to be honest.

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nocturnal_fae's review against another edition

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

5.0


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tarrareads's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

5.0

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"๐™€๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ก ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฎ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ข๐™จ, ๐™ค๐™›๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ข๐™–๐™จ๐™ ๐™š๐™™ ๐™—๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ค๐™จ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™˜๐™ก๐™–๐™ž๐™ข ๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ๐™จ."

This one took me a while to get to and I REGRET TAKING MY SWEET ASS TIME TO GET TO IT. If you like dark romance then the hype surrounding this book is worth it. The MMC is damaged from past traumas and is truly unhinged but of course, he finds his salvation in the virgin FMC. As always, check your trigger warnings going in because this is a dark romance and there is definitely some triggering content but at this rate, I just check those off like a shopping list โœ”๏ธ๐Ÿซ   There is so much character development within this story. There's corruption. And the plot that comes to lightโ€ฆ ๐Ÿคฏ It all made this book mind blowing.

๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™š๐™จ
โœจ๏ธ Stalker
โœจ๏ธ Dark Romance
โœจ๏ธ Age Gap
โœจ๏ธ Virgin FMC
โœจ๏ธ Degradation / Praise Kink
โœจ๏ธ Religious Themes
โœจ๏ธ Broken Man
โœจ๏ธ Revenge

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