Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

That Sik Luv by Jescie Hall

10 reviews

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

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

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

ebancroft's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I feel like I would have enjoyed this book more, if I hadn’t read a lot of this trope before. I’ve read quite a few dark romance, with a stalker plot before, and sadly I’ve read ones that were just better than this. 

That isn’t to say this wasn’t a good book, it was well written, the plot was fleshed out, I enjoyed the religion aspect of it which I thought was unique and the characters were devised impeccably. But I just couldn’t shake the feeling of I’ve read this before. 

But overall enjoyable and I would probably read this author again. 

And with any books of this type I strongly, strongly urge you to read the trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Torture

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

brooklyn_danielle's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Cursing, Gun violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Torture, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Stalking

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

book_s1ut's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Violence, Torture, Self harm, Rape, Murder, Gun violence, Death, Blood, and Alcohol

all_idoisreadreadread'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I effing loved this book. Every sick, twisted, depraved minute of it. Sometimes stalker stories are super cringe and sometimes they are just downright delicious, and this one tipped the scales in the delicious category. This book isn't for the faint of heart, there are trigger warnings galore, and if you have any you definitely want to check them out before starting this one. But if you don't, go in blind like me and enjoy every depraved second of this story. The characters were fantastic, the story was superb, and the steam was off the ever loving charts. This is the first book I've read by Jescie Hall but it certainly won't be the last. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gore, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Blood, Stalking, Sexual content, Self harm, and Murder

bookishhdreamer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense

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

5.0

Take the trigger warnings seriously. This is a very dark book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Mental illness, Body horror, Murder, Physical abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Rape, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gore, and Religious bigotry

serena_andherstories'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Gore, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Stalking, Torture, and Violence