Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

That Sik Luv by Jescie Hall

8 reviews

monica0309's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

nickbreezyreads_'s review against another edition

The story itself is good & kept me invested & waiting to see what happens next but the reason that I'm DNF this book for now is because of Aero's unhinged behavior. I know he's the Anti hero/villain MMC but I don't like he forcely stalking the FMC Briony, attacking her, all in her personal space, & forcing Briony to have oral sex. Will I reread this book again in the future?? Yes, the story part is good & kept me invested. Also this stalker romance book is very dark with serious content trigger warnings so please check them out before reading. If I reread this book again & feel the same way, then this book is not for me. I have nothing against the author but I will be checking out her other books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Murder

hereiskyra's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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I had ALL of the mixed feelings reading this book. Pretty sure I gained some new forehead wrinkles from raising my eyebrows so much. 

I’m not crazy about the religious aspects but after figuring out what part it played, I didn’t find it so taxing. This writing and content was so unexpected after reading Hawke & KID. This book belongs in an entirely different realm. So, it took a while to get into but once I did, I was on the edge of my seat. 

That confessional scene will live rent free in my head, probably forever. Maybe the club scene, too. Dayummmmm.

Please tell me why I was genuinely feeling gaslit allllllll the way up til the end with Saint?! 

I thought for sure he was going to turn out innocent in all of this… boy, did that all take a turn. Just like everyone and everything in this book, I should’ve given up trying to figure things out because I got NONE of it right. 

It took a LONG time to warm towards Aero. It wasn’t until Briony started to crack that tough shell created by his trauma that I started to understand and appreciate him a little bit. Don’t get me wrong, he’s really not even morally gray… he’s just morally black. BUT he cares deeply for his girl and I still dug it. 

Briony thankfully had some good character development towards the end because for the longest time I was annoyed with her. Yes, she fought and she was strong… but by the end she was a straight up badass and I loved every second of it! 

At the end of the day, these two were flawed and that’s okay. They broke each other and then built each other back up in only ways that they could… understanding that trauma and circumstances don’t have to be forever. 

Seriously, though… They’re both completely f*cked in the head. But… in the best way. 

And that epilogue was… HOLY HELL 🥵

Favorite quotes:
 “Right and wrong dance together to the music of my own pitiful and weakened excuses, as I find myself locked in a slow dance with the devil himself.”

“We’re toxic. My blood, infected with the same sick love he owns for me. We crave this illness.”

“Love is beneath us.”

 Tropes:

Forbidden

Age-Gap

Stalker

Enemies to Lovers

Touch Her and Die

Religious FMC/Morally Black MMC

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

sunshinesnail's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Murder

This book is very intense, especially if you listen to the audiobook

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

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Confinement

book_worm_mama_bear's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

I read this book and listen to the audiobook.  This is a 5 star book on its own but the audiobook took it to the next level and it was a 10/10. The spice is forsure 5/5 on the spice scale. I highlighted so many things in this book because it had me fully on the edge of my seat and at times when standing weak in the knees. This is not a book that will make you feel good inside. It is not a love story where they live happy ever after. This is a story where what was meant to be good is really evil and the hero is crazy as hell. The audiobook took this book that is filled with emotion and made you feel it. If you loved Haunting and Hunting Adeline I think you will enjoy the pain you will feel from this.  If you like books talking about the trauma from religion this book is also for you. If you like a crazy psycho hottie that gives off touch and her die vibes this is for you. Mask kink ✅,  stalker ✅,  all over pain with your pleasure Aero is your next book boyfriend. I am about to have one hell of a book hangover because nothing out there could come close to this story and these characters . This was forsure top audiobook of 2023 and in the running for best book of 2023. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

This is about sexual abuse from church members.

nydhoggyr's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Stalking

Moderate: Death of parent

katsey's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Abandonment