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That Sik Luv by Jescie Hall

22 reviews

kayebreebubble's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

I picked this up and did not put it down until I was finished. Read it in one day. I was absolutely ENTHRALLED by Jescie Hill's word play and the darkness she was telling. I am obsessed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, and Sexual violence

naechan's review against another edition

0.5

This was so bad I was in physical pain while reading it, but I refuse to DNF a book so I forced myself to finish it and that’s the real sadomasochism right there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

faith99's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Confinement

karina_dreamsinwords's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I knew this book was dark, but the level of dark this was? I was still unprepared. 

”some would call me broken, but I’ve never known anything other than the comfort of my pieces.”

This book was heartbreaking, in a very real & raw way. Jescie doesn’t shy away from breaking down barriers dealing with religion and the horrors that happen in real life. Religious trauma is at the forefront so you can only imagine what is discussed within this story. It’s brutal. 

”I didn’t want to be loved anymore. I wanted to be loathed.”

Aero. Aero. Aero. 🧎🏽‍♀️😮‍💨🤤

What a man. Unhinged in all the best ways (red flags flashing in neon lights) but like a moth to a flame, I’m on my knees. 

Aero cracked Briony’s perfect shell of a life and showed her the horrifying truth of the world around her. The character growth was stunning. My favorite part was watching both Aero and Bri trusting each other to take back what was taken from them. 

“you, aero are the throat from which I’ve been allowed to scream, but I’m the eyes through which you’ll finally realize your worth.”

Chaotic thoughts for a wild ride of a book. There are so many quotes that resonated with me so maybe I’ll add more to these thoughts later.

***Check trigger warnings. Proceed with caution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Stalking

Moderate: Infidelity, Child abuse, and Gun violence

poupi's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

The story is good. 
all the secrets, the lust, the twisted and losts souls.
I am not a religious person but the notion of prohibition, of sin are well described. And you can appropriate them to see how much everything is f*uckup.
Aero is as a stalker psycho as I like.

I understand that some find similarities with the first book of Haunting Adaline. And I agree. But the story is really far from it.

and I hate the pregnancy trope especially in the middle of the book. it pissed me off until we learned that she is on the pill… WTF because it made absolutely no sense regarding how religious she was).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual violence, Stalking, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Rape, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Adult/minor relationship

kittykels's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I mostly enjoyed this book. As someone who grew up with Christianity and left it behind as I got older, I appreciated the exploration of how it feels to have your entire worldview flipped upside down. Obviously I cannot relate to having a stalker that leads me on a sexual awakening, but I enjoyed reading about it! 😉

I gave the book 4 stars instead of 3 because I think a lot of things I wish the book had done differently were personal preferences rather than actual criticisms. This book is dark and can be pretty triggering in so many different ways, but overall it was well written and a good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, and Gun violence

Minor: Child abuse and Alcohol

bettyswanreader's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶+

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Blood, Self harm, Sexual content, Abortion, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Grief, Stalking, Torture, Death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

paige_77's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

1.0

Dude is 29. Girl is 18. Not cool in real life. Not cool in books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

gxxbxxty's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Pedophilia, Death, Gaslighting, Stalking, Blood, Gun violence, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, and Infidelity

daisynz's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Blood, Stalking, and Rape

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Bullying, Child abuse, Misogyny, and Murder