Reviews with content warning for Physical abuse - That Sik Luv

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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tellmetomorrow's review

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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? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The first time I read this book, I gave it one star. I went into it with a very surface level mindset.
This time, I really allowed myself to delve into the trauma of the characters and I found that I WANTED the revenge they seeked. I ended up rooting for them.
Aero and Briony had opposing yet somehow still parallel life paths, both seeing different traumas and they were able to heal through them together. By their own means, in very sick and twisted ways.
I'm glad that I had taken the time to reread it.

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mae_dexter_author's review

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-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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dumbbxtchash's review

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dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

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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 Arden’s narration, it really brings Aero to life. He’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 don’t get the obsession to be honest.

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dear_reader_stephani's review

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

MAJOR TRIGGER WARNING - this is a dark, stalker romance

-Stalker Romance

-Virgin FMC

-Voyeurism

-BDSM

-Degradation

✨NARRATION✨

I HAVE to start with my opinion of this narration. This is probably Joe Arden’s most powerful and deeply emotion narration. I do not think I would have been SO hooked on this book if it wasn’t for his version of Aero. OH. MY. FUCKING. GOD! We are ABSOLUTELY not fucking worthy of this performance and narration. I cannot. I LOVED the dual narration. Desiree Ketchum was equally as strong of a narration. It would not have been so good without the two of them together. BRAVO. New Standard reached for narrators for me!!

✨DESCRIPTION✨

Fornication is a sin. As it reads, we should flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.

They teach us that these thoughts, these actions, are immoral. But that dark side that lives inside all of us, the true nature of man, drives us to seek the need that burns within, demanding to be set free. Deep inside of our bones lies that intrinsic need, one desperate to escape. An innate behavior, seemingly out of our control.

Aero is the throat from which I scream.

He’s the demon drowning me in my own underlying desires.

Because according to him, the life I’ve been living is a hell far worse than death.

✨THOUGHTS✨

This book IS NOT for the faint of heart. It is morally wrong. Every single character needs to be tried for their wrong doings. Every single character needs a psychiatrist and EXTENSIVE therapy. But if you remember that his is JUST a story and it is all fantasy, HOLY FUCKING SHIT. I think this has become the spiciest thing I have ever read. It’s a book about a vigilante, about correcting the morally corrupt, and the religiously vile creatures. Aero and Briony are dark and extremely twisty. They are wrong, but their scenes would have anyone into kink…panting. That’s all. I don’t even know anymore.

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